(Prachatai English)
BANGKOK – Northeastern NGOs have urged the junta to reconsider the implementation of the Return the Forest policies, stating that they have aggravated serious human rights violations against the poor while the rich are left untouched.
The NGO Coordinating Committee on Development (NGO-COD) of Isan, Thailand’s Northeast, issued a statement on Thursday against the implementation of the junta’s Return the Forest policies, pointing out that thousands of poor farmers will be affected by the authoritarian measures, which force people off the land while keeping them silent under martial law.
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