Thailand: Defamation Charges for Exposing Labour Abuse

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"Human rights defenders, activists, journalists and former employees are facing criminal defamation lawsuits for their public comments on labour rights abuses faced by many workers at Thammakaset Co. Ltd, a chicken farm in central Thailand. Nan Win, a former farm worker and Sutharee Wannasiri, a human rights specialist and former employee of Amnesty International Thailand, go on trial on 24 May 2019 while Tun Tun Win, a migrant worker from Myanmar, will stand trial on 5 June 2019. They are three of at least 22 individuals who have faced criminal and civil proceedings initiated by this company..."

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Source/publisher: 

Amnesty International (ASA 39/0420/2019)

Date of Publication: 

2019-05-24

Date of entry: 

2019-06-04

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, Thailand

Language: 

English

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text

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    • Good