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Sounding the alarm on environmental issues comes at a steep price
Tzabiras, Marianna http://www.ifex.org/international/2014/04/23/earth_day/
Publisher: IFEX
Date Written: 23/04/2014
Year Published: 2014
Resource Type: Article
On 20 April 2014 Human Rights Watch issued an urgent call for information on the whereabouts of Thai activist Por Cha Lee Rakchongcharoen, known as "Billy". The prominent ethnic Karen activist has been involved in a lawsuit with authorities over land use at a national park in Thailand. Locals have faced intimidation from park officials, and an activist connected to Billy's network was killed in 2011 after helping Karen villagers report on alleged abuses, illegal logging, and poaching committed by park officials.
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