People from Loei province's Wang Saphung district rally at the Stock Exchange of Thailand, calling for scrutiny of Thung Kham gold mining company's governance. A Loei court has dismissed all charges against seven female activists accused of violating public assembly laws, just weeks after a United Nations team called on the government to end attacks on human rights campaigners. She was worried, however, that a new mining law might allow operations to resume, and that nothing had been done to deal with the residual pollution. We've been buying water since 2009 when there was a public health announcement.”Now, the women "are likely to continue to oppose the mining operations," Mr Teerapun said. Rural women activists fighting for land, environment and resources are particularly at risk of violence, threats and harassment since the May 2014 coup, according to a report published last year.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2018 04:59 UTC