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THAILAND: Justice denied in the case of the murder of Charoen Wat-aksorn

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Statement : On 21 June 2004, Charoen Wat-aksorn was assassinated as he alighted from a bus returning to Prachuab Khiri Khan after he gave testimony about environmental destruction in Bo Nok and Ban Krut to the Senate in Bangkok. Charoen was a prominent human rights defender and leader of the Love Bo Nok group who fought for over ten years until his death against coal-fired power, large-scale shrimp farming and other environmental destruction in Prachuab Khiri Khan. As a result of a lengthy and persistent struggle by Charoen's widow, other members of Love Bo Nok, and additional human rights and environmental activists, five persons were arrested and prosecuted for involvement in his murder. Read More...

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