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Recommendation
99. The Government places importance on the promotion and protection of the human rights of LGBTI+ persons, with significant developments, as follows: • After five years of implementation, the Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 (2015) is
being amended to ensure more efficient protection and promotion of the rights of all, including LGBTI+ persons, and to support the work of the Committee on the Determination of Unfair Gender Discrimination (The Committee on DUGD). • The Civil Partnership Act (B.E. .…) was drafted to allow LGBTI+ persons to register as life partners, thus entitling them to certain rights and benefits equal to married couples under the Civil and Commercial Code. The draft Act promotes the right to marriage and family and at present, the Ministry of Justice is in the process of reviewing the draft before resubmitting it to the Cabinet. • Since 2019, the Committee on the Empowerment of Families has amended its definitions related to family to include same-sex married couples. [Para 99]
being amended to ensure more efficient protection and promotion of the rights of all, including LGBTI+ persons, and to support the work of the Committee on the Determination of Unfair Gender Discrimination (The Committee on DUGD). • The Civil Partnership Act (B.E. .…) was drafted to allow LGBTI+ persons to register as life partners, thus entitling them to certain rights and benefits equal to married couples under the Civil and Commercial Code. The draft Act promotes the right to marriage and family and at present, the Ministry of Justice is in the process of reviewing the draft before resubmitting it to the Cabinet. • Since 2019, the Committee on the Empowerment of Families has amended its definitions related to family to include same-sex married couples. [Para 99]
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