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Thailand’s Seafood Slaves: Human Trafficking, Slavery and Murder in Kantang’s Fishing Industry
This report builds on over three years of in-depth research and field investigations to first expose abuse and then critically assess claims that slavery and 'pirate' fishing in...
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‘Whether you go illegally or legally in the end it’s the same, you’re cheated’ - A study of formal and informal recruitment practices of Lao workers migrating to Thailand
The research presented in this report would not have been possible without the cooperation of numerous individuals, organisations, and companies. The research team is...
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School closures in the Mekong Region
សំណុំទិន្នន័យនេះមិនមានការពិពណ៌នាទេ
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COVID-19 crisis and the informal economy Immediate responses and policy challenges
At the end of April 2020, the number of COVID-19 infections had exceeded 2.8 million cases worldwide, with the death toll nearing 195,000, and 210 countries and territories...
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The Role of Special Economic Zones in Improving Effectiveness of Greater Mekong Subregion
The paper first reviews the global literature on SEZs and the history of SEZs in the GMS, with emphasis on particular features of border SEZs when two bordering countries have...
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Nakhon Phanom community demands justice from SEZ development
In 2015 the military government decided to complement the bridge with a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). As one of ten provincial SEZs declared in that year, the Nakhon Phanom SEZ...
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Industrial Estate to Be Established in the Narathiwat Special Economic Zone
Director of the Narathiwat Provincial Industry Office Buddhikorn Wichadit said that the Policy Committee on Special Economic Zones, chaired by Prime Minister General Prayut...
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A Visit to the Mother River
The Mekong, which local people call their Mother River (or Mae Khong), is central to Chiang Khong’s way of life. However, its environment has been damaged as special economic...
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Mekong Communities Speak Out for Their Natural Heritage
More than 500 people gathered along the banks of the Mekong River in Chiang Khong, Thailand on February 5 to take a stand against plans to blast away the Khon Pi Luang rapids...
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Chiang Khong district
Chiang Khong The Logistics City With a well-equipped infrastructure, including the roads linking the ASEAN R3B Road through the Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge 4 The gateway to...
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2019 Trafficking in Persons Report: Thailand
The Government of Thailand does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated...
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The river ‘is not for sale’ warn Mekong villages
The locals of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand describe their lives as “three days of fishing, two days of drying the nets”. They fish the river in the rainy season, then as the...
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Savan Park SEZ official website
Savan Park which is the name of this development is zoned as a free trade industrial and commercial centre under the Prime Minister's Decree 148 and investors who set up base in...
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About AICHR: Structure, work and history of AICHR
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was inaugurated by the ASEAN Leaders on 23 October 2009 at the 15th ASEAN Summit in Cha-Am Hua Hin, Thailand. This...
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Consultative Relationship with the AICHR
30 Civil Society Organizations which have consultative relationship with the ASEAN
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AICHR Holds Round Table Discussion With CSOs on the Implementation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 (AHRD), the Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC) joined the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission...
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China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion
China's economic and political influence is growing all over the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, its own backyard. China's Belt and Road Initiative is extending that...
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ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom...
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Report of the Human Rights Council on its thirty-third session
Part One: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statement adopted by the Human Rights Council Part Two: Summary of proceedings
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Thirteenth General Programme of Work 2019–2023. WHO Results framework
This provides an overview on the Thirteenth General Programme of Work by WHO. The WHO Results Framework will be adopted between 2019 and 2023. This document summarizes the...