🇹🇭 The People of Thailand are enraged ‼️ After the Election Commission denies the recount petition in Chon Buri arguing “lack of corruption evidence”, youth leaders organized a multi-sectoral protest in front of the Bangkok Art & Culture Center. Once again, the EC chooses to be conveniently blind to numerous election-related violations in what is now widely considered as “the most corrupt national elections in Thailand’s history”. As young feminist defender Pim clamours, Do

Multiple things can be true at once: We can respect what Valentine’s Day means to many… while also questioning how capitalism has co-opted love and shaped today’s culture of dating and partnership into something performative, exclusionary, and transactional. On a day that often pressures people to prove their worth through consumption, coupledom, and conformity to cis/heteronormative scripts, we hold space for those who feel excluded. So if you spent today alone, working, hea

📲 Can you imagine showing your face & ID just to keep your social media account? That’s what the Philippines and Thailand are pushing for with mandatory social media account verification. While promises of “online safety” and “battling disinformation” look good on paper, we must treat it for what this truly is: an extension of state surveillance and a deliberate attack on political freedoms. As Manushya Foundation’s Digital Rights Advisor Jean Linis-Dinco highlights in our b

Experienced election fraud in your voting precinct? Take power back. Report it now! 🗳️ A public complaint desk has been set up to compile cases and submit them to the Elections Commission (EC). If they won’t do their job, the people will. If you witnessed intimidation, irregularities, blocked access, vote manipulation, or other election violations, don’t let it disappear into silence. Demand justice! ✊ Report election-related violations here: bit.ly/RecountNow #WeAreManushya

Today, Thai citizens across different generations and backgrounds came together to stage an election protest in front of the Elections Commission (EC) Headquarters. Led by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration who also spearheaded the historic youth protests in 2020. ‼️ Their demand: A recount from the controversy-filled national elections where a party led by military coup supporters supposedly dominated. 🔥 EC stated they will come out with a decision in 2 days. B

🔎 All Eyes on the Supreme Court: A critical moment for democracy and freedom of expression ⚠️ Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is moving forward with an ethics case against 44 former Move Forward MPs (now People’s Party), in connection with their past sponsorship of a proposal to amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code (Lèse-Majesté). [This is an ongoing case] If the case proceeds to the Supreme Court and is accepted, those accused could face severe polit

Our Manushya on-the-ground reporter Pipaw asked defenders at our UPR Capacity and Movement-Building Workshop in Khon Kaen and shares simple joys that keep the spirit strong. ✨ นักกิจกรรมในภาคอีสานดูแลกายและใจของตัวเองกันอย่างไร? 🪷 มาฟังเรื่องราวจากผู้สื่อข่าวภาคสนามของเรา ทีมManushya ✨ This weekend’s gentle healing ideas: 🥓 Thai BBQ - because good food feeds both your belly and your heart 🌳 A walk in the park - nature has a quiet way of restoring us 🌬️ Letting go - happin

Debunking dangerous myths that keep the reality of Female Genital Mutilation hidden in Southeast Asia On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C), we stand in solidarity with survivors and communities challenging this grave human rights violation. It is happening prominently across Southeast Asia, far more than official date and governments reveal. 🌏 An estimated 80 million women and girls in Asia have undergone some form of F

People with disabilities are an important part of our society. Still, their needs are too often ignored in daily life, and even more in politics.   Before choosing who to vote for, take a moment to see which political parties truly support inclusive policies.   👉 Our friends at Disabilities Thailand have broken it down clearly. Learn more about each party’s disability policies at https://bit.ly/DisabilityRightsTHElex   📅 8 Feb, use your voice and take power back. Vote for a

In a week marked by what many call the most corrupt national elections in the country’s history, people in Thailand turned out and voted Yes to replace the 2017 Constitution, a charter born from military junta rule. THAT’S People Power and resistance! The overwhelming YES vote is a clear declaration from the people: We are tired of politics controlled by dynasties, junta-linked leaders, and elite interests. We need a Constitution BY the People, FOR the People NOW! 🔥 ⚖️ 𝗧𝗵�

On 28 January, Theeranet Chaisuwan (Chair of P-Move or People Movement for A Just Society and Committee Member of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand) and Jamnong Noopan (Vice-President of the Four-Region Slum Network and P-Move Advisor) organized a peaceful protest demanding land and housing rights and speaking up against the unjust impacts of state policies and projects on affected communities. Dusit Police investigators claimed they supposedly violated the Public

Manushya represent! 🩷 Our community human rights lawyers Rasa Taokew and Cherry Waranya, with Board Member Ton Sirisak, proudly joined Thai CSOs of the Constitution Advocacy Alliance (CALL) at the Vote Right(s) Now event. Together, we called for stronger environmental and community rights in the upcoming Constitutional Referendum, right in front of political party representatives. Our main call: “Nothing about us, without us!” ✊🏽(shout out to Greenpeace Thailand’s Write for

🇲🇲 #SpringRevolution  ✊🏽 Five Years of Resistance, Five Years of People Power Five years since Myanmar’s illegal military coup, the people’s resistance continues to defy brutal repression. While the military attempts to manufacture legitimacy through sham elections, the people of Myanmar continue to resist with unwavering courage and collective power. Women have stood at the heart of the Spring Revolution: leading protests, organising underground networks, sustaining human

On 8 Feb, Vote ✅ for Change and A People’s Constitution! ✊ Manushya Foundation proudly stands with civil society and grassroots leaders in calling for genuine change and the opportunity to create a true people-led Constitution. Thailand’s upcoming constitutional referendum on 8 Feb must be watched closely. In recent years, the state has escalated transnational repression, human rights violations, and environmental abuses, making this vote a critical test of democratic partici

ICYMI: Meta launched another PR stunt in the form of its so-called 2024 Human Rights Report. In our latest opinion piece, Manushya Foundation’s Digital Rights Advisor Jean Linis-Dinco breaks down how Big Tech’s accountability theatre fuels exploitation, reproductive justice backlash, and genocide. 👉 Read the full blog here: bit.ly/MetaPRStunt #WeAreManushyan  ♾️ Equal Human Beings #Technocolonialism   #BigTechCensorship   #BigTechSuppression   #StopDigitalDictatorship