“Special but not special”: View of local farmers on Mukdahan’s special economic zone
Local people’s demands for development in Mukdahan’s Don Tan district are at odds with the development of a special economic zone in the province.
Tag: land rights
Restore the rights of unfairly criminalized villagers in the Sai Thong National case
Manushya Foundation and the ThaiBusiness & Human Rights Network call on the Thai authorities to drop all charges against the 14 residents of Sab Wai village in the Sai Thong national park case.
226 civil society groups urge government to drop charges against Chaiyaphum forest community
International civil society organizations urge the government to drop all charges against 14 land and human rights defenders from Chaiyaphum’s Sab Wai village.
Villagers, not investors: Chaiyaphum forest community fights for land and livelihoods
For decades, the state has been giving and taking away land rights, and forest communities have consistently been caught in the crossfire.
Isaan Lives: A ‘penniless lawyer’ fighting for change
Up against old fashioned laws and a generational divide in the justice system, a pro-bono lawyer defends human rights in the Northeast.
Chaiyaphum land rights activist sentenced to 12 months in jail
The prosecution of a prominent land rights activist is part of a legal campaign that may lead to the eviction of dozens of families living in Sai Thong National Park. Since 2014 forest communities across the country have been targeted as part of the military government’s forest reclamation policy.
Nakhon Phanom community demands justice from SEZ development
Locked in a legal battle with a government bent on building a Special Economic Zone over their homes, a community is split over how to secure their land rights.
Ubon Ratchathani forest community seeks solution for long-standing land dispute
Residents of a national forest reserve in Ubon Ratchathani Province want to have a final resolution over a land dispute that has been dragging on for more than forty years.
Ubon Ratchathani forest community vows to fight eviction
A forest community in Ubon Ratchathani Province is determined to resist eviction by the authorities.