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Women's prison orders activist body search probe
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/05/2016
» A women's prison in Bangkok has ordered a probe into the alleged maltreatment of a female student activist and promised to introduce bio-body scan equipment at women's prisons within three months, a senior official said on Friday.
Dept mulls fate of forest encroachers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/12/2015
» The state must try harder to keep national parks clear of illegal occupiers if it is to reach its goal of preserving the forests, said Tanya Netithammakun, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
Forest harm lawsuits 'target poor'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/09/2015
» Activists have urged the government to suspend compensation lawsuits against forest encroachers and consider a more humane formula to address "climate change justice".
Top court rules against encroachers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/08/2015
» The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a lower court's verdict dismissing 23 villagers' complaints against the compensation methods used by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the Royal Forest Department.
Activists condemn forest blitz
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/09/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) campaign to reclaim encroached forest land has come under fire by rights activists who said the move has adversely affected the lives of many forest dwellers.