Tuenjai Deetes (Thai: เตือนใจ ดีเทศน์, RTGS: Tueanchai Dithet; born 8 April 1952), formerly Tuenjai Kunjara na Ayudhya (Thai: เตือนใจ กุญชร ณ อยุธยา, RTGS: Tueanchai Kunchon Na Ayutthaya), (Thailand) received the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1992,[1] and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1994.[2] Deetes has worked with Thai hill tribes since the early-1970s.[3] She co-founded the Hill Area Development Foundation in 1986. She is a former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission until she resigned that post in July 2019.[4]
Tuenjai Deetes | |
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 Deetes in 2009 | |
| Born | Tuenjai Kunjara na Ayudhya 8 April 1952 |
| Spouse | Thanuchai Deetes |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Khap Kunjara Urai Peramatsathian |
References
edit- ^ "Adult Award Winner in 1992 - Tuenjai Deetes". global500.org. Global 500 Forum. November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Tuenjai Deetes". goldmanprize.org. Goldman Environmental Prize. November 15, 2007. Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ethirajan Anbarasan (November 15, 2007). "Tuenjai Deetes: a bridge to the hill tribes (interview)". UNESCO.
- ^ Phasuk, Sunai (3 August 2019). "The End of Thailand's Human Rights Commission?". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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