LOEI PROVINCIAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST HRDS IN THAILAND
The Loei Provincial Court dismissed charges against 6 community-based human rights defenders of Khon Rak Ban Koed (KRBK) for a civil lawsuit that was filed by the Tungkum mining company in 2015. Members of KRBK had hung a banner in front of the village gate that read “This Village Doesn’t Want Mining” which the mining […]
Thailand: The struggles of land and environmental rights defenders
Land and environmental rights defenders in Thailand are struggling to make their voices heard, particularly since the 2014 coup d’état. Since then, the shrinking space to address their concerns has been drastically compromised. Human rights defenders (HRDs) in Thailand have been systematically criminalized, prosecuted, and even killed for their human rights and environmental work. In 2015, […]
Human Rights Defenders Battle Civil Lawsuit in Thailand for Hanging Banner
In Thailand on 24 February 2016, 70 villagers travelled to the Loei Provincial Courthouse to show their support for the 6 community-based human rights defenders from Khon Rak Ban Kerd (KRBK) involved in a civil lawsuit at the Loei Provincial Court. According to affidavit number PorPan 574/2558 filed by Tungkhum Co. Ltd, the gold-mining company is seeking […]
Thailand: End Impunity and Ensure Justice for Community under Attack
Protection International calls for action on the first anniversary of the murder of the human rights defender Chai Bunthonglek, a member of the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand. His fight for communal land titles continues despite impunity and several attacks on other peasants’ rights defenders. Protection International Thailand calls for action to support and protect community-based human rights […]
THAILAND – The Southern Peasants Federation claims their rights to cultivate land
The Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand – SPFT (Southern Peasant Cooperatives) demands the Government of Thailand to cease the renewal of land concession permits on state land which has the legal status of natural forest land suitable for farming. This land has been exploited by major palm oil firms for the last 30 years. In their struggle […]
New Security Incident at Klong Sai Pattana: Direct threats against the community and SPFT leaders
Protection International has been informed that, on the night of 27th October, at the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT) member community Khlong Sai Pattana, Chaiburi district, Suratthani province, 40 palm trees were chopped down and removed from the community area. The following day, when two community members went to the Chaiburi Police Station to file a police report […]
Thailand. Justice will be served in the case of 15th May 2014 horrifying attack against community-based HRDs in Loei.
Between the 13 and the 16 October, nine residents of the Nanongbong village have been heard in the Loei Provincial Court on the case against two suspects allegedly behind the 15th May 2014 attack on the Nanongbong village. On that night, around 10.00 p.m., a group of approximately 300 armed men entered Nanongbong village, part of Khon Rak Ban Koed Conservative […]
European Parliament adopts resolution on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Thailand.
Today 8th Oct, in a plenary session, MEPs discussed and voted on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Thailand. The European Parliament expresses its concern at the “deteriorating human rights situation in Thailand following the illegal coup of May 2014” and urges the Thai authorities to lift repressive restrictions on the right to liberty and the peaceful […]
Protection International’s Documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at Q! Film Festival in Jakarta
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, held from 12-20 September 2015. The film will be screened in the festival’s “Mover and Shaker” section, which is a category dedicated to human rights content set up in collaboration with the Human Rights National Commission (HRNC). The Story Since 2010, PI’s local Protection Desk Indonesia has […]
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” to be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, held from 12-20 September 2015. The film will be screened in the festival’s “Mover and Shaker” section, which is a category dedicated to human rights content set up in collaboration with the Human Rights National Commission (HRNC). The Story Since 2010, PI’s local Protection Desk Indonesia has […]