On 12 November, the Peoples Summit began with an extraordinary flotilla of over 200 boats along the Guajara and Guama rivers in Belem. The boat parade brought together some 5000 participants who had travelled in caravans from various regions in Brazil. #COP30

Statement of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas on the Occasion of COP30, Belem, Brazil #COP30 Read at focusweb.org/statement-of...

Message from Sokalo Gond, President of the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUFWP) on November 10, 2025, at Bharati Sadan Women’s Empowerment Centre, Nagal Mafi, Uttar Pradesh, India. #COP30

Today is a crucial day as we celebrate for International Fisher Women's Day. We would like to send our solidarity messages to all fisherwomen around the world. Long live the struggle of fisher women!

🆕✊ #FOCUSDispatch Sept–Oct 2025 is out! From Focus’s 30th-anniversary gatherings in Bangkok to solidarity calls at the UN in Geneva, from food sovereignty to trade justice, from free speech in Thailand to the struggle for Palestine—movements across the world confront power and build alternatives 🌏🔥

Join us on October 30 at 7pm Bangkok (8am New York/9am Brasilia/1pm Rome/3pm Nairobi/8pm Manila) for a cross-cutting dialogue bringing together insights from the economic justice, food, land and climate agendas. REGISTER here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Look forward to seeing you there!

Chulalongkorn University is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, and joins the Thai people in mourning her demise. We pay tribute to all that she accomplished and her lasting legacy. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Civil society at the Palestine Solidarity March in Geneva demanded an end to corporate impunity and accountability for corporate complicity in the Gaza genocide. #EndCorporateImpunity Our Co-Director Joseph Purugganan, reporting from Geneva. Read at focusweb.org/complicity-o...

📣🌐 Corporations aren’t just observers, they’re complicit! Civil society is taking the demand for accountability to the UN stage. @stoptncimpunity.bsky.social and allies are exposing how corporations are complicit in genocide and grave human rights violations. Read at: focusweb.org/press-releas...

🧵 Focus on the Global South is alarmed on defamation lawsuit initiated by Thailand's Giant Conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) against Witoon Lianchamroon, BIOTHAI Foundation Researcher (1/3)

🌐 Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada FTA: Risk and Threats of Investor Lawsuit to State on People, Environment, and Democracy 🗓️ Thursday, 30 October 2025 ⏰ 19:00-21:00 JKT/BKK | 20:00-22:00 KL/MNL | 08:00-10:00 OTT Register via bit.ly/AseanCanadaW... Interpretation will be available in 🇮🇩🇹🇭

"The EU took the floor to lecture the world about rights and democracy while on a ruthless deregulation campaign, promoting trade agreements that only serve corporate interests. Stop siding with corporate lobbies and secure a strong #BindingTreaty." Sol Trumbo Vila @tninstitute.bsky.social

The United Nations #BindingTreaty negotiations have begun in Geneva! Follow along as we create the Global mechanisms for access to justice with and for affected communities, accountability for corporate violations of #HumanRights and an end to the reign of corporate impunity

Corporate giants and their financiers are maintaining the occupation and genocide in Palestine. As they reap colossal profits, the rights of the Palestinian people are being trampled on. In solidarity with the Palestinian people, we demand an end to corporate complicity and impunity #FreePalestine

Ramping up for the Peoples' Week of Mobilisation and 11th session of the #BindingTreaty negotiations this week We come together, communities, movements and organisations from around the world to internationalise the struggle against corporate power and impunity ✊️

This is far more than a struggle for corporate regulation. It is a struggle for life, dignity and the sovereignty of communities long sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit. Keep the #CorporateLobby out of the #BindingTreaty negotiations. Read our latest joint report with @foeint.bsky.social👇

Rural women feed nations, care for the land, and sustain communities, yet they remain among the most marginalized groups, facing profound violations of their fundamental human rights. UN experts urge governments to act now to uphold their rights and dignity.

The journey to justice continues. ⛵ Our solidarity isn't stopping. We're gathering on October 7 at the Palestine Embassy in Makati to keep the pressure on. Be part of the wave. #SolidaritySailsOn Oct 7 | Palestine Embassy, Makati 🇵🇭

Join a special event co-hosted by Committee of 100 and the Foreign Policy Association, "Is Deglobalization Inevitable?" For more information, visit www.committee100.org/events/is-de...

[Statement] THAILAND: Authorities must overturn sentence against Chonthicha ‘Lookkate’ Jangrew, uphold freedom of expression Read full statement: focusweb.org/statement-th...

30 years of struggle, solidarity, and hope ✊🌱 This September, join us in celebrating Focus’ journey and envisioning the next 30 years. 📖 Book Launch – 24 Sept @seajunction.bsky.social 🏫 Conference – 25 Sept @ Chulalongkorn Uni (Hybrid) 🔗 Register for the conference us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🆕 #FOCUSDispatch August 2025 is out! From mass protests and police brutality in Indonesia to global reflections on care as resistance to piercing indictments of corporate complicity in genocide—this month’s stories trace how power operates, and how movements push back with courage, clarity, & care 🫂

🧵 THREAD Our dreams of a better future are not destined to remain ideas, held tightly and safely in the realm of our hearts and minds. They are seeds we must plant in the soil of our reality, nourish with our collective labour, water with our acts of care, and strengthen through our resistance.

NEW ARTICLE: Democratic Space Under Siege: Protests and Crackdown in Indonesia Indonesia’s civic space is closing under repression, but movements are pushing back. The “17+8 People’s Demands” set timelines for urgent and long-term reforms that could reshape accountability and democracy.

“Care and Resistance” brings together five diverse movements — Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa), LILAK (Philippines), West Street Recovery (U.S.), MST (Brazil), and SPFT (Thailand) — to share how care is embedded at the core of their struggles.

Stand in Solidarity with Indonesian Protesters against Inequality, Corruption, Repression, and Impunity! Read the full statement: focusweb.org/stand-in-sol...

Statement: From Allende to Albanese: The Legacies of Colonialism, Imperialism and the Struggle to Tame the Corporation Read at focusweb.org/from-allende...

🧵 THREAD International solidarity renews hope and also proves that alternative worlds rooted in justice and care are not just possible — they are very much within our grasp.

“Care and Resistance” brings together five diverse movements — Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa), LILAK (Philippines), West Street Recovery (U.S.), MST (Brazil), and SPFT (Thailand) — to share how care is embedded at the core of their struggles.

🧵 THREAD Movements are not just brief moments of rebellion; they are enduring efforts that light the way forward.

“Care and Resistance” brings together five diverse movements — Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa), LILAK (Philippines), West Street Recovery (U.S.), MST (Brazil), and SPFT (Thailand) — to share how care is embedded at the core of their struggles.

🧵THREAD Under capitalism, people are valued only if they can generate profits for corporations and drive economic growth. The system tries to shape everyone into the same mould, treating us as tools for industry. Those who don’t fit in are systematically neglected and marginalised.

🧵THREAD “Care and Resistance” brings together five movements to share and exchange how they are embodying care at the core of their fights. 📸 Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa)

🧵THREAD Across the globe, movements are not only organising and resisting oppressive systems but also pushing the boundaries of collective care to shape new realities in the fight for justice and liberation.

FfD4 in Seville presented commitments but left critical gaps in putting democracy, social justice, climate and environmental justice at the heart of the global financial architecture. Key demands include debt cancellation, a UN tax convention, and system change. Read at focusweb.org/financing-fo...

Across the globe, movements are embodying the radical changes needed to create realities beyond the capitalistic wireframe. Their daily struggle to end the exploitative systems which leave the majority behind is intertwined with intentional care: the revolutionary and unwavering commitment to—

Mapusa Mogi : A 100m long Ceramic Mural by Orijit Sen An ongoing community-centric public art project in Goa Read more about this project and support their Kickstarter campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/.../mapusa-m....

🧵THREAD As the world collapses under the pressures of capitalism, far-right authoritarianism, climate breakdown, and deepening inequality, movements are not sitting idle. Across the globe, they are organising and resisting oppressive systems and pushing the boundaries to embody new realities.

🆕✊ #FOCUSDispatch July 2025 is out! July was a month of rising resistance in the face of a deepening crisis. From war on the Thai-Cambodian border to unjust trade deals, debt distress, land grabs & shrinking civic space — movements across Asia push back with clarity & solidarity.

Towards a Permanent Peace — Statement of Focus on the Global South on the Cambodia-Thailand Border War Read at focusweb.org/towards-a-pe...

Forum for Trade Justice Press Release: The UK-India CETA: For Illusory Gains in Exports, India loses Massive Policy Space to Protect its Health, Data, and Livelihoods Read at focusweb.org/forum-for-tr...

Week's upcoming events🧵is here #MilkTeaAlliance We start in hope that the talks between the Thai & Cambodian gov't this week brings an end to the violence on the border. On that note we joined 59 other orgs in issuing a statement calling for a ceasefire & negotiated resolution to the conflict 1/

As Marcos Jr. delivered his 4th SONA, iDEFEND and grassroots groups took to the streets to demand justice, dignity, and accountability. Amid red-tagging, rights violations, and shrinking civic space, they declared: "Igiit ang gobyernong may pananagutan, labanan ang krisis sa kabuhayan at karapatan!”

In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) Reaction to PBBM's 4th SONA #SONA2025

🔥Building Back People Power. Help Make It Happen! Over 50 grassroots movements are co-creating the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka (September 2025). We’re working to ensure that frontline struggles lead the way—across continents and in 17+ languages.

From @fian-international.bsky.social: Twelve States that are part of “The Hague Group” have committed themselves to taking action to end genocide, occupation, and impunity by Israel in Palestine. The right to food must be at the heart of these efforts, as the self-determination and...

❗️FTA Thai-EU: Leveraging Human Rights Standards through Trade Negotiations By Parliament’s committee on Foreign Affairs 📌July 18, 2025 | 12.30-16.00 | at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) More information at: www.facebook.com/focusonthegl...

Trade Justice Pilipinas Press Statement A Wake-Up Call Against Trump’s Weaponization of Trade Read at focusweb.org/trade-justic...

Letter: Urgent need for Indian intervention on the proposals on the future of genetic resources in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) Read at focusweb.org/letter-urgen...

Over 70 national and international civil society organizations have signed and sent a letter to governments of RCEP member-states demanding the continued exclusion in the agreement of the toxic Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism. focusweb.org/civil-societ...