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Day 1 of our UPR workshop in Khon Kaen kicks off! The collective energy was undeniable ✊🏽🔥
This capacity and movement-building workshop in Isaan, Northeastern Thailand is the last in a nationwide series equipping communities across the country to take their struggles to the UN ahead of Thailand’s Fourth UPR in November 2026. Some moments today that truly moved us: ✊ Breaking down how engaging UN mechanisms can be a real tool for people-powered change on the ground ✨ Learning alongside fierce grassroots defenders from across movements: feminist environmentalists, ch

Manushya Foundation
Jan 21


Manushya proudly uses Isaan Bags in Isaan 👜
This week in Khon Kaen, our UPR IV workshops are powered by bags made by rural women artisans from Isaan: strong, durable, and made to last, just like the movements we’re building. 👉 Follow Isaan Bags and support local women-led craftsmanship! #WeAreManushyan ♾️ Equal Human Beings #UPRThailand #LoveLocal

Manushya Foundation
Jan 20


Wellbeing as Strategy ✊🪷 Inside Manushya’s UPR Capacity & Movement-Building Workshop in Chiang Mai
On the road to a people-led Thailand’s #UPR IV, care is at the center of our movement-building strategy ✊ That’s why wellbeing is a signature part of every Manushya workshop! At our recent UPR Capacity & Movement-Building Workshop in Chiang Mai , we closed the year by holding space for collective care through decolonial, community-rooted wellbeing practices. Activists from across Northern Thailand were invited to rest and recharge through: 🌿 Herbal body soaks 🤲 Traditional

Manushya Foundation
Dec 22, 2025


🧕🏽 Meet Sue: A youth leader from Myanmar advocating for migrants rights
Sue is a youth leader from Myanmar and a member of the Human Rights Club at Mae Fah Luang University (Chiang Rai). She participated in our recent UPR Capacity-Building Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In the wake of Myanmar’s military coup, thousands have been forced to flee violence, leading many to seek safety and livelihoods in Thailand. To survive, they cross borders often without secure legal status and face heightened risks of exploitation and rights violations. Yet de

Manushya Foundation
Dec 18, 2025


Refusing to Be Silenced: Southern Voices Rise Ahead of Thailand’s UPR IV
Regional UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop for Southern Thailand HAT YAI, THAILAND – On 11-12 November 2025, Manushya Foundation, together with Young Pride Foundation , the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED) , LBT Wellbeing , and the Thai Coalition for the UPR , successfully hosted its second Regional UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop. This marked the second step in a nationwide collective journey of four regional workshops taking place between October 2

Manushya Foundation
Nov 21, 2025


Local Voices, Global Impact: Activists Unite in Bangkok for Thailand’s UPR IV
Regional UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop for Central and Eastern Thailand BANGKOK, THAILAND – On 23-24 October 2025, Manushya Foundation, in partnership with Young Pride Foundation , the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED) , LBT Wellbeing , and the Thai Coalition for the UPR , successfully hosted its first UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop. This training marked the beginning of a series of 4 regional workshops taking place across Thailand between Octobe

Manushya Foundation
Nov 18, 2025


🔥REGIONAL UPR CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP IN BANGKOK (23-24 October 2025)
#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

Manushya Foundation
Oct 24, 2025


Human rights violations in the Southern Border Provinces denounced by an international human rights
#FightRacism 🚨 The Thai government's efforts to control the armed conflict in the Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) gave rise to...

Manushya Foundation
Feb 8, 2022


International Day of Education - is Thailand doing enough?
👩🎓 Yesterday, we celebrated the International Day of Education. ✨ At Manushya Foundation, we recognize the need for universal...

Manushya Foundation
Jan 25, 2022


Thailand's UPR & CERD Review: What does the Government need to do now?
✊🏻 (English Below) วันที่ 19 มกราคม 2565 ผู้เชี่ยวชาญและนักปกป้องสิทธิมนุษยชนร่วมกันเสวนาวิชาการ ซึ่งจัดโดย แอมเนสตี้ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล...

Manushya Foundation
Jan 22, 2022
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