Masauko Thawe is a civil society leader and a human rights defender. He is the Regional Coordinator (Southern Region) of the Malawi Chapter of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). He is a staunch advocate of human rights in Malawi and in the African region. He is the Executive Director for Youth Arm Organisation, a pioneering youth rights organisation in Malawi. He also serves as District Coordinator (Blantyre) for the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), an institution that defend the rights of the people in Malawi.