PARIS, FRANCE (20 November 2025) — On 27-30 October 2025, Manushya Foundation’s resident human right lawyer and member of the Corporate Accountability and Climate Justice team, Cherry Waranya, joined the OECD Watch delegation in Paris for a series of critical meetings at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These discussions brought together over seventy governments, civil society, and business actors to shape global standards on responsible busi

Our new report, “From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability: A Legacy of Injustice for Marginalized Communities – Non-Economic Loss & Damage in Asia and the Pacific”, uncovers how the roots of today’s climate crisis are tangled in the history of colonial exploitation. This extractive system left deep economic and environmental disparities that persist until today. While industrialized nations reaped the benefits of economic growth, colonized territories bore the env

In our latest report, “From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability: A Legacy of Injustice for Marginalized Communities - Non-Economic Loss & Damage in Asia and the Pacific”, we expose the devastating colonial impacts on our Planet. Due to historical and structural inequalities, marginalized communities in our region bear the brunt of the climate crisis while being the least responsible for it. Rural, low income, Indigenous and ethnic communities are paying the high co

🔥 Watch the powerful discussion we held with Global Majority leaders to launch our flagship report earlier last month: “From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability” - This is an unflinching exposé of the legacy of colonization, extractivism, and the emotional, spiritual, and cultural losses suffered by marginalized communities in our region. 🎙️ Global Majority speakers included: 🔸 Surya Deva – UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development 🔸 Cressida Kuala –

#CEDAW ✊🏽 Manushya brings the voices of the Women Fighting Corporate Abuse and Climate Injustice in Thailand to the UN!🇺🇳 🇹🇭 On 19 June, during its 91st Session, the UN CEDAW Committee reviewed Thailand’s performance on women’s and girls’ rights. We made sure the CEDAW Committee heard what the government did not say: Rural, Indigenous, and ethnic women in Thailand are paying the highest price for unchecked business practices, land grabs, and climate inaction! Together wi

How does colonialism still shape today’s climate injustice?Who bears the non-economic loss and damage in Asia and the Pacific? 📅 Today – Monday, 9 June 2025 🕑 2:00 PM ICT (Bangkok Time) 📺 LIVE on ZOOM 🔵 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82751738841 🔥 Don’t miss the launch of our flagship report: “From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability” An unflinching exposé of the legacy of colonization, extractivism, and the emotional, spiritual, and cultural losses suffered by m

🌐As a member of OECD Watch - a global civil society network that formally represents NGOs to the OECD committee promoting responsible business conduct - Manushya joined OECD Watch Global Gathering on April 8-11. ✊At a time where solidarity is needed more than ever, together with nearly 50 colleagues from around 30 countries, we strategised on how to strengthen collaboration and solidarity to break the infernal circle of corporate harm, corporate greed, corporate capture and

Join us as we confront the colonial roots of climate injustice and demand accountability! 📅 Monday, 9 June 2025 🕑 2:00 PM ICT (Bangkok Time) 📺 LIVE on Facebook 🔵 : https://bit.ly/43x0Euu 📺 LIVE on YouTube 🔴 : https://bit.ly/43v0GDr 🔥 Our new flagship report, ‘From Colonial Exploitation to Climate Vulnerability: A Legacy of Injustice for Marginalized Communities - Non-Economic Loss and Damage in Asia and the Pacific’ — a bold exposé of the impacts of colonization and e

✊🏾 At Manushya, we say: Multilateralism must serve the Peoples — not the 1%. Too often, global diplomacy protects the elite, while the Global South is bombed, starved, silenced, and erased. From Gaza to Sudan, from Congo to the Rohingya refugee camps — where is the outcry? Where is justice? 💥 That’s why we fight to #DecolonizeTheUN and reclaim diplomacy as a tool for justice for The Peoples — not geopolitics. We stand for: 🔥 Grassroots voices at the table 🌱 Climate justic

🤔Planetary boundaries, scope 3 emissions, climate finance, carbon credits… Have you ever heard these words? If so, do you know what they mean? 🫣Navigating the climate change landscape can quickly feel overwhelming, between alarming daily news and technical terms. ✊But information is power! We need to appropriate these words and use them to demand strong climate actions! ⏭️Swipe to learn about key vocabulary to understand climate change discourse and hold states and compani