Angkhana Neelapaijit and Anchana Heemmina File Civil Case against PM’s Office and Royal Thai Army for Their Involvement in a Disinformation and Smear Campaign

Two Women Human Rights Defenders seek public apology and millions of baht in compensation for the damages caused by Pulony.blogspot.com, a website funded by the public, taxpayer money [Bangkok] – On 4 November 2020, Angkhana Neelapaijit, former National Human Rights Commissioner of Thailand, and Anchana Heemmina, former NHRC subcommittee member on the Southern Border Provinces […]

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 […]

Protection International se joint à plus de 200 organisations qui demandent instamment aux banques de développement de primer les droits humains lors du sommet de la finance mondiale – Finance in Common

3 septembre 2020 Dans une lettre adressée à l’Agence française de développement, plus de 200 organisations du monde entier demandent que les principes d’un développement fondé sur les droits humains et pilotée par les communautés soient inclus et priorisés dans l’ordre du jour et dans les résultats du sommet « Finance in Common », un rassemblement de […]

Protection International joins nearly 400 Organizations in the Americas demanding respect for the autonomy of the Inter-American Commission

We, the signatory organizations, users of the Inter-American system of protection of human rights, express our profound concern regarding the decision announced by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) not to renew the mandate of the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). We consider that this decision […]

[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 […]

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 […]