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Charred bones of rights activist found in Thai lake

A Thai human rights activist holding a banner during a ceremony for disappeared Karen activist Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, known as 'Billy', in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, in April 2014. – EPA pic, September 3, 2019.

THE burnt bones of a community activist who disappeared in Thailand more than five years ago were found under water in a national park, investigators said today, confirming his death for the first time. Rights groups said 30 human rights activists have disappeared or been murdered in Thailand since 2001, and the country is considered one of the deadliest in Asia for environmental defenders.

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