UN Compilation >> Thailand, Review Documentation, 12th session, October 2011

In 2006, CEDAW expressed concern about the situation of Muslim women in the south who lacked access to education, social security, health care and economic opportunities and were subjected to early marriage due to cultural norms and that this situation was further exacerbated by unrest in the south. These concerns were shared by UNCT, which also pointed out that many women had limited access to matrimonial property after the death of husbands in accordance with the Muslim personal law. [Para 14]