👇 Read through the blog to better understand the challenges posed by TAFTA, and how trade and investment rules (Free Trade Agreements) protect corporate interests while exposing communities to mining expansion and long-term harm. ____ Following the termination of the TAFTA arbitration on 27 November, Kingsgate (Australian mining company) and Thai authorities celebrated ‘a new era of renewed cooperation to deliver long term value for Kingsgate’s shareholders and stakeholders’

Early this week, #Thailand took a key step as part of its accession process to the #OECD, by submitting a self-assessment report and analysing compliance of Thai laws with OECD standards. 🔗 Access our Briefer to learn more about Thailand’s accession process: bit.ly/KeyToOECD While Thailand portrays itself as a champion on responsible business conduct, we know too well the reality: exploited migrant workers, Indigenous Peoples evicted from their lands, rural communities suffe

For over 20 years, Phichit and Phetchabun villagers have lived with illness, contaminated water, and the daily fear of what the mine has done to their land and bodies. Since the mine reopened in 2023, the company has moved full speed ahead: boosting production, securing tax breaks, and turning record profits. At the same time, they launched glossy CSR projects and PR campaigns to paint themselves as “responsible”, while past harms faced by communities have remained unsolved.

Today, we honor the courage of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) across Thailand. Women who protect their communities, challenge authoritative power, and fight for justice even when the cost is high. And today, we also celebrate a major victory carved out by our courage. Thanks to the powerful testimonies of WHRDs and the joint advocacy of Manushya Foundation and our feminist partners, the UN CEDAW Committee issued legally binding recommendations that Thailand must act on:

For over 20 years, Phichit villagers have sought justice for the harms they suffered in relation to the activities of the Chatree Gold Mine in Central Thailand. Every step of the way, Thai authorities were bowing down to the 1% elite -  granting licences, approving expansion while ignoring villagers’ call for justice - putting profit over people.  Despite risks, including SLAPP cases, villagers never stop fighting for what is right - for their rights - petitioning authorities

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 living around the Chatree Gold Mine 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the health and environmental harm suffered. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐍𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲, 𝐍𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞! 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: As this injustice cannot go on, we brought their case to th

📣 On September 30, 2006, a mere 11 days after the Democratic Reform Council - led by the King as the Head of State - executed a coup and seized power, the world first heard of Mr. Nuamthong Praiwan.  🚖 At the age of 60, he was a taxi driver and a former employee of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) in the Bang Kruai District. On September 30, he drove his taxi into a CNS tank near the Equestrian Statue area, as an act of protest against the military co

📢 The #𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞 unfolded on 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒, in 𝐓𝐚𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. The event began as a 𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 for the 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 and escalated when the 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. This led to the 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏,𝟑𝟕𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, causing 𝟖𝟓 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡

Following the start of operations of the Chatree Gold Mine in 2001 and consequent harm suffered, Phichit women have played a crucial role in 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 .   Phichit villagers 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬  such as itchy skin, skin rashes, wounds, numbness, cancer and anxiety and 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 . Heavy metals have also been found exceeding standards

#14October1973 🚨𝟱𝟮 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 𝘁𝗵

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