top of page

RESEARCH & ADVOCACY DOCUMENTS

Screenshot 2025-06-02 161638.png

From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability: A Legacy of Injustice for Marginalized Communities – Non-Economic Loss and Damage in Asia and the Pacific

May 2025

JOINT UN Submission ESCR-NET.png

Exposing the Human Rights Cost of "Green" Energy (ESCR-Net)

May 2025

1.png

A Post-Western Digital Rights Manifesto

February 2025

image0 (3).jpeg

Joint Civil Society UPR Report:

Exposing the Lao Government's Deceptive Claims of Supporting Women, Indigenous, and Cultural Rights

October 2024

Cover.jpg (1).jpg

Submission of Manushya Foundation to the Global Digital Compact

August 2024

Gender Inequality in Climate Action and Development.png

Gender Inequality in Climate Action and Development in Laos and Thailand

April 2025

AI launch.png

Balancing Progress and Human Rights: Is Thailand Ready for Artificial Intelligence That Respects Human Rights?

December 2024

image1 (1).jpeg

Joint Civil Society UPR Report:

Echoes of Injustice: Civil and Political Freedoms Under Siege in Laos

October 2024

MailchimpOECD.zip - 3.png

Report on Sustainable Thailand's Smile: Responsible Business, the Only key to OECD Membership

August 2024

1.png

The Devastating Impacts of Laos' Hydropower Ambitions on Luang Prabang's Environmental and Cultural Heritage

April 2025

image0 (2).jpeg

Freedom on the Net 2024: Internet Freedom Remained Under Threat in Thailand

November 2024

CEDAW Laos Report - Manushya&Keyboard - Sept.2024.png

Joint Civil Society CEDAW Report:

Women Exposing Injustice and  Fighting for Accountability in Laos

September 2024

Screenshot 2024-06-24 171134_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Executive Summary

June 2024

Malaysia_edited.jpg
Indonesia_edited.jpg
Singapore_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Malaysia Country Profile

June 2024

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Indonesia Country Profile

June 2024

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Singapore Country Profile

June 2024

Thailand_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Thailand Country Profile

June 2024

Vietnam_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Vietnam Country Profile

June 2024

Lao_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Lao PDR Country Profile

June 2024

Philippines_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Philippines Country Profile

June 2024

Myanmar_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Myanmar Country Profile

June 2024

Country Specific Banners + Booklets (2)_edited.jpg

Dawn of Digital Dictatorship:

Cambodia Country Profile

June 2024

Report on Loss and Damage Fund: Avoiding the Financing Trap for Global South, Case study of Thailand
April 2024

Report on Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia
March 2024

_Joint News Release FOTN 2023 (1).png

Freedom on the Net 2023: Internet Freedom Remained Under Threat in Thailand
12 October 2023

Submission to UNWG on Just Transition, Human Rights and Extractive Sector.png

Submission to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights on Extractive Sector, Just Transition and Human Rights, May 2023

CSOSI Report 2021 (TH).png

2564 ดัชนีความยั่งยืนขององค์กรภาคประชาสังคมในประเทศไทยประจำปี 
December 2022

Thailand-01.png

2021 CSO Sustainability Index
Thailand Report
December 2022

Cover Peoples Declaration 18112022 (A4 Document).png

People’s Declaration for a Just, Feminist, Green and Inclusive Transition on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, and Forests
18 November 2022

Cover - FOTN 2022.png

Freedom on the Net 2022: Internet Freedom Remained Under Threat in Thailand
19 October 2022

UN Complaint for Urgent Action in support of Nada Chaiyajit_ManushyaFoundation-7Oct22.png

UN Complaint for Urgent Action to the United Nations on the Judicial Harassment faced by
Nada Chaiyajit, Thai Human Rights Defender
7 October 2022

CEDAW_Report-ManushyaFoundation-Final-7Oct22.png

Joint Civil Society CEDAW Report to inform the List of Issues to be considered by the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women during the Pre-sessional Working Group for its 85th Session
(31 October to 4 November 2022)​
7 October 2022

Covers - Sab Wai Villagers_Submission of Information to the Special Procedures (June 2022)

Complaint for Urgent Action for Protection of the
14 Sab Wai Villagers, facing human rights violations due to Thailand’s False Climate Solutions
4 August 2022

Joint Submission to the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Right to Privacy in the

Joint Submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: Mass surveillance, Digital Contact-tracing, Social Media Monitoring, and Data Requests in Southeast Asia
June 2022

COVER-Follow-Up UN Complaint on Attapeu XPXN Dam collapse.png

Follow-Up UN Complaint to seek Justice for the Survivors of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Dam collapse in  Attapeu Province, Laos
28 February 2022

Joint Submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Human Rights D

Joint Submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Human Rights Due Diligence, Tech Sector Responsibilities and Business Transparency
February 2022

Joint Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection

Joint Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression: Freedom, Independence, Diversity of Media and the Safety of Journalists in Southeast Asia
January 2022

Front Cover - Thailand UPR III Factsheet.png

Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
THAILAND #UPR III 2021
15 October 2021

Screen Shot 2566-11-29 at 20.54.21.png

2020 CSO Sustainability Index
Thailand Report
December 2021

Cover CERD Shadow Report.png

Joint Civil Society Shadow Report on the Implementation of ICERD: Replies to the List of Themes CERD/C/THA/Q/4-8 105th CERD session (15 November - 3 December)
25 October 2021

REPORT - FOTN 2021.png

Freedom on the Net 2021: Internet Freedom Remained Under Threat in Thailand
30 September 2021

3.9-Rights of the Child - Thailand UPR III Factsheet.png

Rights of the Child:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

FTAs Thailand UPR Factsheets - Thailand UPR III.png

Adverse Impact of Bilateral and Regional
Free Trade Agreements:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

Human Trafficking UPR Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Human Trafficking:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

Safe Abortion Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Safe Abortion:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

PLHIV Factsheets - Thailand UPR III.png

The Rights of People Living with HIV and Drug Users: Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

Sex Workers Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

The Rights of Sex Workers:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

Indigenous Women Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Indigenous Women:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

LGBTIQ+ Persons Factsheet.png

Situation of LGBTIQ+ Persons,
including LGBTIQ+ Youth & Children:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
29 September 2021

False Climate Change Solutions Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Thailand's False Climate Solutions
with Bad Forest Conservation Laws:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
13 September 2021

People & Planet Over Profit Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

People and Planet Over Profit:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
13 September 2021

1.1-Civic Space Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Civic Space in Thailand #WhatsHappeningInThailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Khon Isaan - Thailand UPR III.png

Khon Isaan:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Indigenous Peoples Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Digital Rights - Thailand UPR III.png

Digital Rights in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Women Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Women Who Are Subjected to Male Violence in Intimate Relationships in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Persons with Disabilities Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Labour Rights UPR Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Labour Rights in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Migrant Workers Rights Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Migrant Workers Rights in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Elderly Rights Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Elderly Rights in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

AS and Refugees Factsheet - Thailand UPR III .png

Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Torture UPR Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Torture and Enforced Disappearance in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Prison Conditions Factsheet - Thailand UPR III .png

Prison Conditions in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Death Penalty Factsheet - Thailand UPR III .png

Death Penalty in Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Deep South Factsheet - Thailand UPR III.png

Armed Conflicts and the Human Rights Situation in the Southern Border Provinces of  Thailand:
Thailand's Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle
9 September 2021

Joint UPR Submission - LGBTIQ youth .png

The Rights of LGBTIQ+ Youth and Children in Thailand: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's
Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Joint UPR Submission - SOGIESC Rights.pn

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, And Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Rights in Thailand: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's  Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Joint UPR Submission - Land Rights.png

Land-Related Rights, Forest Conservation Laws & Climate Change Policies:
Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's  Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Joint UPR Submission - IP women.png

The Rights of Indigenous Women in Thailand:
Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's  Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

_Joint UPR Submission - Armed Conflict.p

Armed Conflict & The Human Rights Situation in The Southern Border Provinces in Thailand:
Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's  Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Joint%20UPR%20Submission%20-%20Digital%2

Digital Rights in Thailand: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Joint UPR Submission - Safe Abortion.png

Safe Abortion in Thailand: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Cover pages.png

Individual Complaint to the UNWGAD Concerning the Case of Houayheung "Muay" Xayabouly
15 December 2020

Joint UPR Submission - Elderly Rights (2

Elderly Rights in Thailand: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to Thailand's Third UPR Cycle
39th Session of the UPR Working Group
25 March 2021

Cover CSOSI 2019.png

2019 CSO Sustainability Index
Thailand Report 
December 2020

Cover CERD.png

Joint Civil Society Report - List of Themes to be considered by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
November 2020

cover 1.webp

Freedom On the Net 2020 - Manushya's Report for Thailand
14 October 2020

Free Muay - Cover.png

Complaint to the United Nations on the Human Rights Violations Faced by Ms. Houayheuang Xayabouly (Muay), Lao Woman Human Rights Defender
March 2020

Package-LaosUPRFactsheets-Manushya_2020.webp

Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle - Lao PDR #UPR 2020
January 2020

CSOSI Report cover.png

2018 CSO Sustainability Index
Thailand Report 
December 2019

EEC Cover.png

Study on the Socio-Ecological Crises in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)
December 2019

ESCRNet_CAWG_Position_UN_Treaty_October_

ESCR-Net Position Paper on the Revised Draft of Treaty on Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights
October 2019

OurVoicesOurFuture-FinalReport-IWNT&Manu

Community-led & Participatory Research Report: Raising our Voices to Save our Future 
September 2019

DOs & DONT's - Thailand's Cybersecurity

Thailand's Cybersecurity Act: DOs & DON'Ts
September 2019

Study-ThailandCybersecurityAct-Manushya2

Thailand's Cybersecurity Act: 
Towards a Human-centered Act 
protecting online freedom and privacy,
while tackling cyber threats
September 2019

UNSR Submission.png

Sai Thong National Park Case: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders & Relevant Special Procedure Mandates
June 2019

Working Paper - Gender Lens.png

Working Paper of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Applying a Gender Lens to the UNGPs in the Context of Thailand
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Trade Agreements & Investments.png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Adverse Human Rights Impact of Thai Outbound Investments
March 2019

New_Lao PDR UPR Submission cover.png

Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Lao PDR Third UPR Cycle 35th Session for the UPR Working Group
21 July 2019

Joint CIVICUS MF FA UPR Joint Submisson

Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Lao PDR Third UPR Cycle 35th Session for the UPR Working Group
18 July 2019

Summary Comments NAP-BHR - EN.webp

Summary of Joint Comments on the Final Draft National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in Thailand (NAP-BHR)
June 2019

NAP Comments.webp

Comments on the final draft National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights (BHR) in Thailand
March 2019

WorkingPaper-Cover-IPs.png

Working Paper of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Rights of Indigenous Peoples In Business Contexts in Thailand
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Trade Agreements & Investments (1).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: The Impact of Investments and Free Trade Agreements on the Rights and Livelihoods of Communities
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters HRDs.png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: The Protection of Human Rights Defenders
March 2019

Area2-Cover-CommunityRights.png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Community Rights, Management of Natural Resources and the Environment
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Community Rights (2).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Land-Related Rights in the Context of Business & Human Rights
March 2019

Area2-Cover-IPs.png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Business Contexts
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Labour Rights (1).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: The Protection of Migrant Workers
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Labour Rights.png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Promotion of Decent Working Conditions
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Labour Rights (2).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Discrimination Against Marginalised Communities
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Labour Rights (3).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Exploitative Labour Practices
March 2019

NBA - BHR Chapters Labour Rights (4).png

Thematic Assessment Chapter of the Independent CSO NBA on BHR in Thailand: Gender-Based Discrimination
March 2019

Design Advocacy Documents - Right to Dev

Manushya Foundation's Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on the Situation in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
March 2019

Design Advocacy Documents - Right to Dev

Manushya Foundation's Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, for the Asia regional consultation on Practical Implementation of the Rights to Development: Identifying and Promoting Good Practices
(12-13 December 2018, Bangkok)

bottom of page