Leading Organizations

CAP is a project of the People Serving People Foundation that works primarily with the urban refugee population in Thailand. The mission of CAP is to support and advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, to provide advice, representation, and protection for people making asylum applications to UNHCR Thailand, and to help empower asylum seekers and refugees to realize their rights in Thailand.

The Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) was founded in 2002 to advocate for the promotion of a culture of human rights, access to justice, and justice reforms based on a human rights based approach, as well as to monitor human rights violations in Thailand.

Founded in 2006, Deep South Watch is based at Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus in southern Thailand. It works as a decentralized network with a platform for mobilization and education towards the achievement of peace in areas of violent conflict, notably in the southern part of the country.

EnLAW was founded in 2001 by a group of NGO's working in the environment, energy, human rights, and development sectors. It provides legal assistance to members and supports them to identify flaws in the legal system. It monitors and enhances the enforcement of laws that protect individuals and communities in the exercising of their legal environmental rights.

Fortify Rights works to prevent and remedy human rights violations through technical support for human rights defenders, as well as independent monitoring and advocacy. Their services include on-the-ground training in human rights documentation, legal research, and strategic advocacy support.

The Foundation works for the development and strengthening of the capacities of informal workers by encouraing them to access social protection, as well as campaigning for their legal protection and advocating for policy reform concerning the status of informal workers.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title; Promoting SOGI Rights and Justice in Thailand
It was founded in 2012 to promote and protect human rights and gender equality and to raise public awareness and understanding of gender rights. Their activities include social work for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and the promotion of gender equity at the workplace.

Hug Project protects children from human trafficking, exploitation, and abuse in the northern part of Thailand. It supports local and international law enforcement efforts in fact finding for cases pertaining to child pornography, sexual abuse, and human trafficking. It also offers prevention services such as extracurricular programs and restoration services for victims.

Established in 2000, it is an independent human rights NGO that promotes democracy and peace. Their activities include the defense of civil liberties, economic, social, environmental, and cultural rights. Their Migrant Justice Program and the Labor Law Clinic provide legal assistance for migrant workers and vulnerable populations.

iLaw advances freedom of expression, civil, and political rights in Thailand. It works to increase public awareness and generate debate on proposed new laws and sections of the forthcoming constitution that affect freedom of expression, civil, and political rights. It also monitors abuses of civil and political rights as well as abuses within the judicial system.

Justice for Peace Foundation is a network of human rights and peace activists that protects human rights, promotes access to justice, and aims to end impunity through non-violent efforts. It monitors and advocates for human rights, while encouraging grassroots activism and support of victims of human rights violations in their fight for justice.

Luna-Rose Prisoner Support is a non-profit organization that brings critical humanitarian support to Canadians, Americans, Europeans, Asians, and other foreign national prisoners in Bangkok's prisons. They offer psychosocial and emotional support, links to family, and advocacy.

It is a legal aid organization that promotes the dissemination of knowledge on human rights and the rule of law. It provides legal assistance to citizens and organizations advancing human rights in the country, as well as legal training for volunteers, assistant lawyers, and human rights activists.

Patani Forum works with a new generation of local leaders and activists in the Malay-speaking area in southern Thailand to raise issues deemed important to the people in the area, through advocacy, civic participation, and in-depth analysis of the dynamics of the region and of the ongoing conflict.

PSPF focuses on assisting urban refugees in Bangkok and contributes to the development of ASEAN civil society. Their Center for Asylum Protection (CAP) provides legal advice, representation, and protection for people making asylum applications to UNHCR Thailand. PSPF also provides ethical, sustainable, and safe livelihood opportunities for vulnerable women in Bangkok through their social initiative CHAMALiiN.

Prachatai is an independent daily web newspaper established in June 2004 to provide reliable and relevant news and information to the Thai public during an era of limited freedom and independence of the Thai news media.

Established in 2000, Pratthanadee is a Thai and US registered charity that provides free training for women and girls in Thailand. In addition to training, it provides mentorship and career guidance to over 3,000 undereducated and economically disadvantaged women and girls in central Bangkok and rural Ubon Ratchathani each year.

ACWC is an intergovernmental body comprised of twenty representatives of ASEAN Member States and has consultative status to ASEAN. Its mandate is the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in ASEAN.

AICHR's mandate is the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the peoples of ASEAN. As the overarching human rights body, AICHR is also tasked in coordinating and aligning human rights programs among relevant bodies of the Community to promote their coherence and synergy.

Rethink Thailand seeks to guarantee basic human rights by creating a new thinking space that encourages problem acknowledgement and discussions on real solutions. It uses a collaborative approach to develop audiovisual initiatives and content in partnership with graphic designers, animators, scholars, researchers, and civil activists.

It supports a sustainable civic education reform process that enables the system of civic education to fully perform its function in bringing about a democratic culture and empowering citizens to participate in the democratic process. Their goal is to build a broad coalition that unites governmental and non-governmental agencies around a common platform for dialogue and a more progressive paradigm of civic education.

Launched in 2011 to promote investigative journalism and research, it is an independent media organization that produces an online newspaper accessible for all.

TLHR works to provide legal aid to those arrested, detained, and prosecuted due to Martial Law and announcements of The National Council for Peace and Order, as well as civilians prosecuted in military courts. It also monitors and documents human rights violations.

It is a group of citizens that support human rights and democracy. They defend the right to access information and online citizenship, as well as promote freedom of expression, opinion, and privacy rights.