Company Response
Akara did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Akara to respond to the allegations in the report. The company did not respond.
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Timeline
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Thailand: Court ordered Akara Resources to compensate villagers for environmental & health damages caused by Chatree Gold Mine, marking country's first environmental class action victory
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Thailand: Court finds operator of Chatree Gold Mine liable for environmental and health harms; orders compensation
Thailand’s Ratchada Civil Court has ordered Akara Resources, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine and a subsidiary of Australia-based Kingsgate Consolidated, to compensate 382 nearby residents for health and environmental harms linked to the mine’s operations. The court also ordered the rehabilitation of contaminated water sources.
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Thailand: Gold mining companies lie and mislead UN rights experts on allegations of human rights & environmental abuse, report claims
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Kingsgate's responses to human rights & environmental allegations raised by UN rights experts
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Akara's responses to human rights and environmental allegations raised by UN rights experts
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Thailand: UN rights experts seek responses from gold mining companies on alleged human rights & environmental abuse in Chatree Mining Complex
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Thailand: Kingsgate reopens mine; denies responsibility for water & land contamination
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Akara did not respond
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Kingsgate did not respond
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The community-led class action lawsuit fighting gold-mining in Phichit, Thailand
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