Timeline
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Supreme Court clears Andy Hall of all charges in last remaining case brought against him by Thai pineapple company Natural Fruit
Hall comments on Supreme Court decision: "I have never intended to harm any legitimate business interests through my work and have always remained genuinely open to reconciliation with all those who may feel aggrieved by my campaigning style, to put an end once and for all to this continuing irrational cycle of litigation against me and my colleagues."
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Thailand: British activist Andy Hall cleared in defamation case filed by pineapple company
Andy Hall faced a series of defamation charges after contributing to a 2012 report on labour rights concerns at a Natural Fruit factory in Thailand.
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Thailand: Natural Fruit drops $9.6 million civil defamation case against activist Andy Hall
The pineapple company Natural Fruit dropped on Wednesday 28 October a $9.6 million civil defamation case against a British human rights activist who had alleged abuse of migrant workers in the kingdom's fruit industry.
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Q&A: Criminal and Civil Prosecutions - Natural Fruit vs. Andy Hall
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Thailand: Court accepts civil defamation lawsuit against labour rights activist filed by Natural Fruit
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Thailand’s Supreme Court acquits Andy Hall in criminal defamation & computer crimes case filed by Natural Fruit
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Thailand: Appeals Court upholds lower court's verdict, ordering migrant rights' defender Andy Hall to pay 10 million baht to Natural Fruit
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Thailand: Andy Hall submits appeal against civil defamation conviction ordering him to pay THB 10 mln. to Natural Fruit Co.
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Thailand: Appeals court dismisses Andy Hall's counterclaim against state officials that alleged unlawful prosecution over defamation case
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Thailand: English translation of seminal judgement in favour of migrant worker & business and human rights defender Andy Hall which states work of defenders is in public interest
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Thailand: Defender Andy Hall comments on judgement & underlines court ruled defenders' activity was to be promoted in Thai society
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Appeals Court Judgement - Natural Fruit Company v Andy Hall
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Thailand: Appeal court dismisses criminal defamation charges against labour rights defender Andy Hall
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Thailand: UN experts condemn use of defamation laws to silence human rights defender Andy Hall
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Thai court orders immediate issuance of arrest warrant for Andy Hall
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S Group makes a donation to support defender Andy Hall's appeal of court decision
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Thai court rules against labour rights activist Andy Hall in defamation lawsuit over report alleging human rights abuses at Natural Fruit's factory
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Interview with Andy Hall on his counter-suit against the Thai authorities & Natural Fruit
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Press Release: Migration activist Andy Hall to launch litigation against Thai state prosecutors, police & Natural Fruit Co.
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British rights activist sues Thai authorities
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Joint communication from UN Human Rights Council special procedures to Thai Government
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Response from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the UN
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Criminal & civil cases against Andy Hall
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Thai Supreme Court clears labour rights researcher Andy Hall in one defamation case; conviction in another related case stands
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Q&A: Criminal and Civil Prosecutions - Natural Fruit vs. Andy Hall
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Human rights in Thailand: Andy Hall's legal battle to defend migrant workers
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Andy Hall interview with Al Jazeera
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Cheap has a high price: Responsibility problems relating to international private label products and food production in Thailand
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