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In 2021, soldiers and police found large amounts of illegal drugs on the border in Fang district of Chiang Mai, according to a member of the National Human Rights Commission. The soldiers and police investigated nearby areas, which happened to be where 51 Lahu hilltribe members lived. The authorities then collected DNA samples from the 51 residents, suspecting they might have been involved in the drug network. Now, the NHRC member claims several human rights infringements occured during the testing. The NHRC member, Wasan, says three of the 51 tested were minors. He also claims some of those tested were […]

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