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

PARIS, FRANCE (20 November 2025) — On 27-30 October 2025, Manushya Foundation’s resident human right lawyer and member of the Corporate Accountability and Climate Justice team, Cherry Waranya, joined the OECD Watch delegation in Paris for a series of critical meetings at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These discussions brought together over seventy governments, civil society, and business actors to shape global standards on responsible busi

You can’t spell Resistance without Rest! 🪷Here are 𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱:  ✨ Tibetan Singing Bowl  💆 Thai Massage with Wooden Tools  🍫 Cocoa Making as Mind Therapy  💖 Happiness Board During our recent UPR Capacity-Building Workshop in Hat Yai, we facilitated a Wellbeing session where activists and Indigenous leaders across Southern Thailand could pause and reconnect through practices rooted in loc

Over two days, courageous activists and Indigenous leaders from across Southern Thailand joined forces to prepare for the next comprehensive review of Thailand’s human rights record — under the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) in November 2026. These activists have started to draft their own UPR thematic submissions, and the energy was unstoppable! It’s truly a wonder to witness communities reclaim their power to reshape Thailand’s human rights landscape. 🌏 From the South of

Today, 12 November 2025, our friend and ally Mayu Chena, together with eight fellow activists, faces the Pattani Provincial Court in the MELAYU RAYA case, accused of sedition and criminal association simply for celebrating Malay identity, culture, and pride. 🚨Their “crime”? Organising the MELAYU RAYA 2022 cultural gathering at Wasukree Beach, Pattani, where over 20,000 young Malay Muslims came together in traditional attire, honouring their heritage and unity. Instead of emb

Thanks to the support of Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for the UPR, we kicked off our second #UPR Capacity-Building Workshop yesterday in Hat Yai! So many courageous, brilliant activists joined us from all over 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, including Indigenous leaders from Pattani and the Ranong province, raising their voices to speak truth to power. 🇺🇳 Yesterday’s sessions

Together with representatives from the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF)  and the International Commission of Jurists , our Founder and Executive Director Emilie Palamy Pradichit  briefed the Ambassadors on the pressing human rights issues in Thailand, including the country’s involvement in the transnational repression of activists and the daily risks faced by political refugees and human rights defenders. We also proudly celebrated the Human Rights Tulip Award, which Manushya

From Zohran Mamdani to Kaohly Her — youth, women, people of colour, diaspora, and people in exile are decolonising power and reimagining democracy for all! As Decolonial Intersectional Feminists, we celebrate the rise of leaders who reflect the richness, power, and possibilities of our communities. 🗳️ From Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest mayor-elect of New York City to Kaohly Her, the first Hmong American and first woman mayor of Saint Paul

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

Our #UPR  Capacity-Building Workshop last week was full of passionate discussions, learning moments, and advocacy planning… but we also made sure to have time and space for collective wellbeing and relaxation. Thanks to our partner LBT Wellbeing  (𝗟𝗕𝗧 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴), participants were able to enjoy several 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 throughout the two days of the workshop, including:  Thai herbs for body and mind care  Traditional Thai massage

📣 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

👉 More happy moments and snapshots of the the energy and joy of the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 that joined us during our #UPR Capacity-Building Workshop on 23-24 October for two days of learning, advocacy, and solidarity. Held in collaboration with Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), the LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for

📣 On 23-24 October, Manushya Foundation, in collaboration with Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), the LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for the UPR, we brought together 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. The workshop aimed to strengthen their capacity to engage in 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹

📢 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

#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