“Activists in Thailand face threat of violence, death”
…Land and environmental rights activists in Thailand face constant threats of death or violence.
According to human rights defenders group Protection International, more than 50 such activists have been killed in the past decade…
Some of the most volatile situations happen when local communities square off against big corporations they accuse of illegal waste dumping or setting up plantations on illegally acquired land…
In most cases, a combination of corruption, red tape and shady ties involving corporations, local politicians, criminal networks and sometimes even local officials ensures that neither the masterminds nor the attackers are caught…
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