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11 Apr 2018

Thai Court orders defender Andy Hall's payment of 10 million baht in damages to Natural Fruit co.; companies & business associations express concern

A court in Thailand ordered the British labor rights defender Andy Hall to pay 10 million baht ($321,000) in damages to a company that filed a civil defamation suit after he helped expose alleged human rights violations at its factory. The ruling against Andy Hall was the latest development involving four defamation suits filed by pineapple canning company Natural Fruit, which employed migrant Myanmar workers who claimed the company had abused them and broke labor regulations.

Further information is available in the following pages:

Court finds Andy Hall guilty of defamation; activists say verdict a setback in the fight against modern-day slavery

Thailand: Rights defender Andy Hall goes on trial for criminal defamation & computer crimes

Thai court indicts Andy Hall despite NGOs calls to drop charges brought by Natural Fruit; buyers approached

Thailand: Public support for activist Andy Hall grows; trial for case filed by Natural Fruit begins 2 Sept.

Reports and statements on lawsuits filed by Natural Fruit against researcher and activist Andy Hall for alleged defamation

 

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