📣 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

On this 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆, Manushya Foundation exposes how Thailand’s  Forest Reclamation Policy  has criminalized the Sab Wai villagers — 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿. Small-scale farmers are unfairly blamed and criminalized for driving deforestation instead of being recognized as guardians of the forest who have sustainably cared for these lands for generati

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

#𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: The Tragedy of the 𝗟𝗮𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 Reflects the Failures of the Lao Government and Related Companies. 🌏 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞

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