On World Rural Development Day, we stand with the Sab Wai Villagers, Isaan forest-dependent communities from Chaiyaphum who have lived, farmed, and cared for the forest since the 1970s, long before their lands were declared part of Sai Thong National Park. A “green” policy that evicts rural communities and forest guardians is NOT development. It’s a false climate solution 🙅🏽‍♀️ 🇹🇭🌳 Under Thailand's Forest Reclamation Policy, 14 villagers, including nine Isaan women, were

On 19 December 2025, Manushya’s human rights lawyers stood together with the courageous women leaders from Phichit villages in a court-led mediation against Akara Resources, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine. The women Phichit villagers were clear: ➡️ they demand meaningful remedy for the decades-long harm brought by Chatree Gold Mine to villagers’ health and the environment ➡️ they insist on a judicial ruling rather than a settlement where Akara can escape accountability Med