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Thailand pushes to legalise sex work, but upcoming elections cast a shadow

Thailand introduces a draft bill to legalise sex work and address human rights concerns in the industry. But the legislation’s fate is uncertain due to the upcoming elections and parliamentary deliberations.
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Thai court dismisses community appeal against waste-to-energy plant

A Thai court has ruled that a local provision allowing for the construction of a waste-to-energy plant near a Saraburi community does not violate the law, despite concerns from local residents.
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Supreme court revokes Dong Mafai permit, ending Thailand’s longest mining conflict

After three decades of conflict and four killings in the struggle to stop a stone mining company from excavating a local mountain, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favour of the Khao Lao Yai - Pha Chan Dai Community Forest Conservation Group.
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Photos courtesy of เหมืองแร่หนองบัว
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Two years after legalisation, access to safe abortion still elusive for Thai women

Despite the legalisation of abortion in Thailand two years ago, access to free and safe abortion services remains a challenge for women in the country, according to the rights group Tamtang.
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Death of ethnic human rights defender: Thailand’s Supreme Court accepts family’s case against army

BANGKOK - Thailand's Supreme Court on Monday accepted the petition for damages by the family of ethnic Lahu activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot dead by soldiers in 2017.
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Muslim community opposes plans for a waste-to-energy plant

On 13 January 2023, the Pollution-Free EARTH, a pollution watchdog group in Thailand, reported on the first public hearing for a newly proposed waste-to-energy plant near a Muslim community in Tha Bun Mi, Koh Chan district, Chonburi...
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Photo: Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH)
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Authorities harass a landless farmers community, local NGO reports

SURAT THANI - According to a report by the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT), government officials have been trying to intimidate a community of landless farmers in Surat Thani province several times over the past year.
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“We shall not forget” justice remains elusive ten year after Sombath disappears

Still no investigation progress in the case of the missing Laotian human rights defender Sombath Somphone. Family and activists continue to demand justice on the 10th year anniversary of his disappearance...
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Photo: Sombath Somphone & Beyond Project
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Thai community wins over 1.4 million USD in compensation against recycling company

Today, the Rayong Provincial Court ruled that residents of Nong Pawa, a small rural village several hours east of Bangkok, receive substantial compensation for the impacts caused by hazardous chemicals which leaked from a nearby recycling company...
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