Founded in 2011, Duay Jai is a local rights group supporting victims of arbitrary detention, rights violations and alleged torture by security personnel in the Deep South. Yureesa Sama, the organisation’s secretary-general, works to provide mental health support to families affected and traumatised by the conflict.
At the age of 18, Natthapan Saengtab crashed her motorcycle into a stranger’s car. It set off a chain of events that would see her parents lose their land, sending the family on a downward spiral. But against all odds, the fateful accident set Natthapan on the path to becoming a prominent land rights defender in southern Thailand.
Founded in 2011, Duay Jai is a local rights group supporting victims of arbitrary detention, rights violations and alleged torture by security personnel in the Deep South. Yureesa Sama, the organisation’s secretary-general, works to provide mental health support to families affected and traumatised by the conflict.
At the age of 18, Natthapan Saengtab crashed her motorcycle into a stranger’s car. It set off a chain of events that would see her parents lose their land, sending the family on a downward spiral. But against all odds, the fateful accident set Natthapan on the path to becoming a prominent land rights defender in southern Thailand.
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