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'Period rights are human rights'
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/02/2021
» Varangtip Satchatippavarn was aware of the stigma surrounding menstruation since her first period. Period stigma is a misconception that regards women's monthly bleeding as dirty and disgraceful -- a taboo. Whenever Varangtip purchased sanitary napkins, the sellers would put them in double bags, so that other people could not see them. Varangtip also experienced allergic reactions to some sanitary pads, so she changed brands several times. To solve her allergy issue, the 26-year-old eventually launched her own sanitary napkin brand, Ira Concept, which is organic and 99% biodegradable.
Human rights movement
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 25/11/2020
» To mark the 70th anniversary of the UN decision to observe Human Rights Day, the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand will join the Ministry of Justice's Rights and Liberties Protection Department and the Pichet Klunchun Dance Company to reflect on social issues through a striking dance performance titled 7 Decades Of Human Rights, on Dec 8 at Alliance Française Bangkok.
Human rights without handicaps
Oped, Eddie Ndopu, Published on 10/08/2022
» When the United Nations was built from the rubble of World War II, it would have been inconceivable for someone like me -- a young, black, gay wheelchair user -- to be considered for a top job in the organisation.
Human rights need priority
News, Editorial, Published on 30/05/2023
» Apolice investigation into the killing of a Lao exiled political activist in Ubon Ratchathani province on May 17 is moving quietly.
Human rights litmus test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2024
» The arrest of seven members of a Russian-Belarusian rock band known for having an anti-Putin stance will be a test case for the Srettha Thavisin government's position on human rights.
Sad day for human rights
News, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2019
» The decision of two human rights commissioners, namely Tuenjai Deetes and Angkhana Neelapaijit, to resign from the independent agency after a long period of compromise is a heavy blow to the commission and many underprivileged people, especially those marginalised by the state.
Shared values for human rights
Oped, Darkey Africa and Bhanubhatra Jittiang, Published on 21/03/2025
» Twenty-twenty-five is a notably very historic year for the growing bilateral relations between South Africa and Thailand, with the Mandela Centre at Chulalongkorn University clocking a year since its establishment.
Boosting human rights in Thailand
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/10/2021
» Thailand's human rights record will be the subject of global scrutiny on Nov 10. The members of the UN Human Rights Council will examine the country's performance during its third universal periodic review (UPR). It will be an extraordinary event for Thailand as it is battling both domestic political turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic, which has allegedly led to numerous unwarranted violations of human rights.
When art intersects human rights
Life, Puttanee Kangkun, Published on 28/11/2022
» Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form? And what value does that bring to the situation?
Celebrating human rights in 2023
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 02/02/2023
» This year is a time to remember and reiterate two key instruments which have shaped responses to human rights implementation since the end of World War II in 1945. It was the task of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), based on a Resolution of the UN General Assembly adopted in 1948, to identify and list a number of key rights of a global nature.