"Thai Court Accepts Cambodian Land Grabbing Case, Orders Mediation", 5 Sep 2018

A Thai court has accepted a landmark lawsuit filed by plaintiffs representing a class of over 700 Cambodian farming families accusing Asia’s largest sugar producer of grabbing their land and destroying their livelihoods...[T]he judges have asked the plaintiffs and the defendant, the Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, to attempt mediation on September 6.  If mediation fails, litigation will proceed...As the two sides prepare for mediation, the plaintiffs are calling on Mitr Phol’s buyers to use their leverage to ensure that the company provides redress for the harms and human rights violations it caused...