Thailand: Clean Up Klity Creek

Email (Bangkok) – The Thai government has failed to clean up toxic lead in a stream in western Thailand, threatening hundreds of families with serious and irreversible health problems, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Supreme Administrative Court’s order nearly two years ago to clean up Klity Creek, the first of its kind in Thailand, has been ignored by the government while villagers remain exposed to lead in water, soil, vegetables, and fish. (Bangkok) – The Thai government has failed to clean up toxic lead in a stream in western Thailand, threatening hundreds…

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