Borders are supposed to protect. So why are human rights defenders still being hunted in exile? Human Rights Watch has noted that, “Thailand has become a ‘swap mart’ for dissidents across the region, where governments cooperate to target critics beyond their own borders.” This is transnational repression (TNR). When states reach across borders to surveil, intimidate, silence, detain, forcibly return, or even physically harm those who speak out. From digital surveillance and o

When diplomatic pressure cancelled the world's leading digital rights forum, we made a choice: keep going. Join us for a critical conversation that was meant to take place in Zambia, now coming to you through a webinar. 🌐 How the UN Cybercrime Treaty is Advancing Transnational Repression in Southeast Asia 📅 Monday, 29 June 2026 📍 LIVE on Manushya’s Facebook and YouTube 🕝 2:15 - 3:45 PM Kathmandu 🕞 3:30 - 5:00 PM Bangkok 🕧 6:30 - 8:00 PM Naarm 🌏 Across Southeast Asia, g

On 29 April 2023, Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom, a young Lao democracy activist speaking truth to power through online platforms like Power by Keyboard (ຂັບເຄື່ອນດ້ວຍຄີບອດ) 📱, was shot in the mouth and chest at point-blank range in a Vientiane café. Three years later, Lao authorities still deflect and hide behind convenient stories of “romantic” or “business” conflicts, while suspects walk free and no one has been held accountable. ⚖️❌ Let us be clear: this was not an isolated a

📱 Our digital spaces are becoming the new frontline of transnational repression. The UN should not be giving it legal cover. Join us ONLINE at RightsCon 2026, as Manushya Foundation hosts “𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙉 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖”. A bold conversation on how the language of “cybersecurity” is increasingly being used to justify surveillance, censorship, and cro

#WorldRefugeeDay 🫂 June 20 is World Refugee Day — a moment for the world to pause and truly listen to the voices of those forced to flee...