Our #UPR Capacity-Building Workshop last week was full of passionate discussions, learning moments, and advocacy planning… but we also made sure to have time and space for collective wellbeing and relaxation. Thanks to our partner LBT Wellbeing (𝗟𝗕𝗧 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴), participants were able to enjoy several 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 throughout the two days of the workshop, including:  Thai herbs for body and mind care  Traditional Thai massage t

👉 More happy moments and snapshots of the the energy and joy of the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 that joined us during our #UPR Capacity-Building Workshop on 23-24 October for two days of learning, advocacy, and solidarity. Held in collaboration with Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), the LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for

📣 On 23-24 October, Manushya Foundation, in collaboration with Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), the LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for the UPR, we brought together 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. The workshop aimed to strengthen their capacity to engage in 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹

#PeoplePower ✊🏽 #UPRThailand Yesterday, Manushya Foundation, together with Young Pride Club, มูฟดิ - MovED (the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination), the LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for the UPR, we kicked off our first 2025 #UPR capacity-building regional workshop, bringing together community leaders and activists from 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 🇺🇳 Participants are learning how to engage in the Universal Periodic Review

📑 We have just submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment exposing the devastating impacts of the Luang Prabang Dam on Laos’ environment, communities, and cultural heritage. 🇱🇦 As Laos aims to operate 100 dams by 2030 in its bid to become the “Battery of Southeast Asia,” this so-called development is threatening a UNESCO World Heritage Site and displacing more than 500 families—without proper consultation or

Our report for the fourth UPR Review, Echoes of Injustice: Civil and Political Freedoms Under Siege in Laos, is here to reveal the staggering gap between the Lao government's facade of human rights and the reality it desperately tries to hide. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is essentially a beauty pageant for countries, where they showcase their so-called "best" human rights records—think of it as a glorified talent show for tyrants. Meanwhile, the Lao government smiles

51 years ago today, the 14 October 1973 Uprising took place, which remains one of the most important events in modern Thai history. A major victory for the people, the protests resulted in the end of Thanom Kittikachorn’s military dictatorship regime. The significance of the event is further amplified by the university-student leaders' success in unifying the entire country for a common goal. Besides the victory, let's also not forget that, on that day, while being ordered to

#UNForumBHR #CorporateAccountability 🚨 Manushya Foundation is at the 11th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva! #bizhumanrights ❗ Emilie Palamy Pradichit, Founder & Executive Director of Manushya Foundation, and Nada Chaiyajit, Manushya's Human Rights Campaign Advisor, are fighting for real corporate accountability at the UN BHR Forum in Geneva, denouncing Thailand's weak NAP-BHR, calling States to #StopNAPping and to enact #mHREDD, standing up agains

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