Urgent Alert: Environmental and community W/HRDs are facing repeated death threats in Nongbua Lamphu Province
Bangkok, 23 September 2020. Protection International is extremely concerned about the repeated death threats that leaders from the Women and Men Human Rights Defenders (W/HRDs) community in Nongbua Lamphu Province (north-eastern Thailand) are facing as they continue their struggle to permanently shut down a quarry mine affecting their health and environment. Since 13 August 2020, […]
Nong Bua Lamphu Province within Northeast Thailand Declares Victory, Reclaiming Justice After 26 Years of Struggle
[Bangkok] 7 September 2020.- On 4 September, the women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs) of the Khao Lao Yai-Pha Jun Dai Forest Conservation Group achieved a tremendous victory in their 26-year struggle against quarry mining by reclaiming the mining zone and proclaiming it a community forest zone. At least 300 W/HRDs from the local […]
Industrial Waste Management Company to Withdraw SLAPP Lawsuit against Environmental W/HRD Sumeth Rainpongnam as Public Pressure Mounts
Update on W/HRD Trial Observation: Industrial Waste Management Company to Withdraw SLAPP Lawsuit against Environmental W/HRD Sumeth Rainpongnam as Public Pressure Mounts 4 September 2020 [Bangkok] – Following the case’s preliminary hearing, the SLAPP lawsuit filed by an industrial waste management company against the environmental W/HRD, Sumeth Rainpongnam, will likely be dropped. After two failed […]
[Thailand] After Almost 3 Decades of Struggle, Local Community W/HRD Group in Nong Bua Lamphu Hopes to See a Permanent End to Environmentally Destructive Mining Operations
Over two hundred villagers of the Khao Lao Yai-Pha Jun Dai Forest Conservation Group organized a blockade to shut down mining operations after the Provincial Governor failed to agree to the Group’s demands. 17th August 2020, Bangkok – After more than two decades of struggle against quarry mining in Dongmafai Subdistrict, Suwannakuha District, Nong […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People and International Youth Day: Updates on the Latest Court Hearing on the Killing of Indigenous Young HRD Chaiyaphum Pasae
Protection International’s updates on the latest court hearing of Chaiyaphum Pasae VS Thai Army before a verdict is given on the killing of indigenous young HRD Chaiyaphum Pasae Bangkok, 12 August 2020 – On 4 and 5 August 2020, Bangkok’s Civil Court held the latest hearing of the lawsuit between the Thai army and the […]
[Thailand] PI and Enlaw Foundation coordinated UNOHCHR visits to KhonRakKroksomboon Group
Environmental human rights defender under the physical threats and judicial harassment in Prachinburi Province On 23-24 July 2020, representatives from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South East Asia visited community-based women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs) from Khon Rak Kroksomboon Group and Khon Rak […]
[Thailand] PI and Enlaw Foundation coordinated for UNOHCHR visit to KhonRakKroksomboon Group
PI and Enlaw Foundation coordinated for UN OHCHR visit to the Khon Rak Kroksomboon Group Environmental human rights defender under the physical threats and judicial harassment in Prachinburi Province On 23-24 July 2020, representatives from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South East Asia visited […]
Human Rights Defender Sumeth Rainpongnam vows to keep struggling for clean air and water, despite risking his life and facing a 50-million-baht lawsuit
Mr Sumeth Rainpongnam, a 48-year-old farmer, and the Khon Rak Kroksomboon group are upholding their community’s right to a safe environment, despite violence and a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) Bangkok, 13th July 2020 – Although the latest attempt at mediation made by the Prachin Buri Court, last Wednesday (8th July 2020), yielded no […]
Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand (SPFT) opposes ill-conceived land rights policy, calls on realistic allocation of land to achieve sustainable livelihood for the landless
On 26-27 June 2020, the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand discussed land rights issues with the Parliamentary Committee on Land Issues and Land Deeds, led by Sathit Wongnongtoei, during its official visit to the province of Surat Thani. Bangkok 3 July 2020 – The Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand (SPFT) – one of Protection International’s […]
National Human Rights Institutions and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Insights from Indonesia and Thailand
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) that comply with the Paris Principles are in a unique position to guide and advice Governments on their human rights obligations, including their duty to protect human rights defenders. Even if their mandate may be limited on paper, there is a whole range of actions they can undertake to contribute […]