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#AllEyesOnIndonesia 🇮🇩 5 reasons Indonesians are taking to the streets again, and why the world must pay attention.
One year after a youth- and worker-led uprising shook the country, injustice remains unresolved. The people refuse to stay silent. Today, hundreds of people from Pati, Central Java are taking their demands to the streets, joined by workers, grassroots movements and civil society groups across Indonesia. Bear witness to their resistance! 👉 Explore the videos to understand more about these demands and why they need our global attention NOW. We stand in solidarity with our Indo

Manushya Foundation
Aug 27


World Day Against Trafficking In Persons: How the marginalized are lured into Southeast Asia's scam economy, then punished for surviving.
This year’s UN theme, “Trapped Behind the Scam,” asks the world to look at the people forced into online fraud. But we must also ask: what trapped them there, and who keeps profiting? Across Southeast Asia, trafficking networks weaponise marginalised communities’ need for dignified work. From Thailand serving as a key transit route 🇹🇭 to Laos’s Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone 🇱🇦 becoming a hub for forced criminality, punitive borders and neoliberal economic policies

Manushya Foundation
Jul 30


International Women Judges Day 2026 👩🏻⚖️ Meet iconic women judges from Southeast Asia 🔥
⚖️ "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." —Ruth Bader Ginsburg Justice is served best when it reflects the diversity of the people it protects. On this day, we pay tribute to the defiance, intellect, and glass ceilings shattered by women who dared to lead the bench. In Southeast Asia, these three women icons redefined the law: 🇵🇭 Cecilia Muñoz-Palma (Philippines): A true pioneer as the first woman appointed as Judge to the Supreme Court of the Philipp

Manushya Foundation
Mar 10
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