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Article

10 Oct 2014

Author:
NGO Coordinating Committee on Development, Community Resource Center, ENLAWTHAI Foundation, and others

Thai groups highlight rise in violations of community rights in mining areas during martial law

“Martial Law and the Management of Natural Resources and the Environment: The case of mining in Thailand - The Culture of People’s Participation Threatened by Martial Law”, 6 October 2014

The management of natural resources and the environment including mining in Thailand has been monopolized by the Thai state…It has given rise to violations of community rights and the rights of people living close to the mining sites…State agencies have invoked Martial Law to employ violence and harsh measures to solve the problem…The exercise of the draconian power has brought attempts to educate the mass to a halt. Consultation with community has been disallowed…With Martial Law in hand, military and government officials and entrepreneurs have combined force to infringe on community and people’s rights. With the suppression of the right to freedom of expression, the entrepreneurs seize the opportunity to launch their one-sided information campaign which favors their business operations…Demands: Repeal Martial Law and restore the opportunity for people’s participation; Put off the readings of mining law and laws concerning the protection of natural resources and the environment as well as people’s rights and freedom until after a fully functioning Parliament is restored after the next democratic election…