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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:N/AContents:From October 2018 to June 2021, 304 children and their families in the Immigration Detention Centres have received assistance while awaiting repatriation or travel to a third country. Assistance measures include: allowing the parent (on bail) to stay in the community with their children; allowing mothers and their children to stay on a temporary
basis in the Child Assistance Centres run by the Department of Child and Youth Affairs; searching for foster families for unaccompanied children; and allowing mothers and their children to stay in the Mother and Child Reception Centres run by the Immigration Bureau. [Para 59] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:JapanJapanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Right to health
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to implement additional measures to promote the human rights of women, children and persons with disabilities by improving their access to social services, including health care and education, particularly in rural areas. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a national plan against sexual and gender-based violence and bring its perpetrators to justice. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:QuestionSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:N/AContents:How do you address the stereotypical gender roles that may also contribute to violence against woman? -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JPF … recommended that Thailand increase women’s representation in decision-making structures. [Para 69]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to eliminate discrimination against women.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 11) The HR Committee noted with concern that section 17 of the Gender Equality Act (2015) allowed for exceptions to gender discrimination on grounds of religion and national security.
Para 23) CEDAW also expressed concern about the persistence of multiple barriers impeding women and girls from obtaining access to justice and effective remedies for violations of their rights, in particular for rural women, indigenous women, women belonging to ethnic and religious minority groups and women with disabilities.
Para 33) CEDAW expressed concern about the high concentration of women in the informal employment sector, including as domestic workers, who continued to be excluded from labour and social security protections, such as minimum wage protection, overtime compensation and maternity leave. It was also concerned about the persistence of discrimination on the basis of gender in the workplace, including with regard to recruitment, promotion and retirement age, which, in many factories, was reportedly set at 55 years of age for women compared with 60 years of age for men. It was further concerned about the absence of legislation prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace, notwithstanding reports that it was widespread in the country.
Para 44) [CEDAW] reiterated its previous concern regarding the persistence of strong stereotypical attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, which undermined women’s social status and constituted a root cause of the disadvantaged position of women in many areas, including in the labour market and in political and public life.
Para 45) [CEDAW] remained concerned that there were still stricter conditions for Thai women to confer their nationality on foreign spouses, and that among ethnic minority and indigenous communities, men were reportedly given priority to register for nationality, leaving a disproportionate number of ethnic minority and indigenous women without nationality and with restricted freedom of movement and limited access to education, employment, health care and social protection.
Para 49) CEDAW expressed serious concern that women human rights defenders, in particular those advocating for land rights, protection of the environment and the rights of indigenous women, rural women, lesbian women, bisexual women, transgender women and Muslim women in the southern border provinces, had increasingly become targets of lawsuits, harassment, violence and intimidation by authorities and business enterprises.
Para 50) [CEDAW] also expressed concern that rural women: continued to lack access to basic social services, such as education and health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, as well as access to justice; were not represented in decision-making bodies and structures at the national and local levels and were excluded from policymaking processes on issues that affected them; and faced restrictions to their right to land and natural resources, owing to land acquisition for development projects, use by the mining and other extractive industries and the zoning of national parks.
Para 60) CRPD was concerned about the lack of legislation, policies or programmes designed to protect women and girls with disabilities from multiple and intersectional discrimination and violence, and about the limited opportunities for women with disabilities to be systematically involved in decisions that concerned them directly.
Para 73) … CEDAW remained concerned that Muslim women in the southern border provinces continued to face obstacles to the enjoyment of their rights on an equal footing with men, including with regard to access to education, employment, health care and social security, and that their situation was exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in the region.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 38) … JS25 highlighted that common challenges encountered by women workers, including migrant women, included discrimination on wages, occupational safety and health hazards, precarious work and gender-based harassment and violence.
Para 49) JS13 expressed concern by discrimination against women in employment and workplace, as well as rampant violence and abuse. It also noted that the 2015 Gender Equality Act was ineffective in protecting and ensuring gender equality and the persistence of stereotypes as a contributor to discrimination.
Para 56) … Malayu women and children faced additional barriers in advancing their rights due to their intersectional identities.
Para 58) JS15 highlighted that discriminatory law and policies undermining land, community and environmental rights of indigenous peoples in Thailand had a significant negative impact on women’s lives, including poverty, food insecurity, loss gender inequality of livelihoods and traditional ways of life, and resulted in powerlessness with the landless, stateless indigenous women ... being extremely vulnerable.
Para 60) JS13 and JS5 noted the severe challenges that indigenous women had in accessing their rights, as well as the multiple forms of discrimination on the grounds of indigeneity and gender within their communities and mainstream Thai society. It highlighted that they faced racial discrimination, exclusion from participation in public life, lack of access to healthcare and education and were vulnerable to human trafficking and domestic violence.
Para 62) JS13 noted that women migrant workers faced more discriminatory work environment and worsened working conditions.
Para 69) JPF also expressed concern about informal justice systems “hukum pakat” based on religious and cultural principles in three Southern Border Provinces, which discriminated against women and girls. Malayu Muslim women’s political participation and decisionmaking were restricted by religion, culture and tradition and local values.
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:BoliviaBoliviaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to combat forced labour and sexual trafficking.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) Thailand has accelerated implementation of the Strategy to Promote and Protect Children and Youth in the Use of Online Media 2017-2021 by an Act on amendment of the Penal Code (No. 24) B.E. 2558 (2015) regarding sexual offences and adding to the definition of pornography.
UN Compilation:
Para 30) While taking note of the significant efforts undertaken to address trafficking in persons and forced labour, the HR Committee remained concerned that trafficking in persons and forced labour remained and that they gave rise to significant problems, particularly regarding sexual exploitation, …
Para 63) [CRPD] expressed concern about the situation of persons with disabilities living in poverty, who were often at risk of exploitation and abuse, including begging and trafficking in persons for purposes of labour and sexual exploitation, as well as about violence against and abuse of persons with disabilities, particularly girls and women with disabilities. It regretted the absence of a disability perspective in policies for protection from violence, abuse and exploitation.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 33) ECLJ stated that whilst the majority of trafficking victims were Thai nationals, there were victims from neighbouring countries, who were forced, coerced or deceived into labour or sexual exploitation. HKCIJ noted the impact on women victims, including starvation, unsanitary conditions and trauma from sexual exploitation. ECLJ highlighted that children were also targeted for use in prostitution and online pornography. HKCIJ noted that girls from tribal groups and ethnic minorities, stateless and refugees were most likely to be trafficked.
Para 53) HKCIJ and JS33 highlighted the vulnerability of children to online sexual abuse and violence such as cyberbullying, online grooming, theft of information, and trafficking mostly for sexual exploitation
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:JS6 noted that Thailand did not recognize any sex or gender transitions, as a result of which transgender people encounter difficulties on a daily basis, including when seeking employment, pursuing education and even travelling abroad. [Para 12] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt all necessary measures to tackle the root causes of the problems of child prostitution, sexual tourism, use of children in pornography and trafficking in women, stepping up its efforts to improve the economic situation. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Expedite the drafting and the adoption of the gender equality bill.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 19) Since the first cycle review, a number of human rights related legislations has been passed or amended to further strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights. Some notable ones are as follows:
- The Gender Equality Act of 2015 (effective on 9 September 2015) aims to protect everyone, including persons with sexual expression that is different from biological sex, from gender-based discrimination. The Act establishes mechanisms, namely Gender Equality Promotion Committee to promote gender equality in all agencies, Committee on Consideration of Unfair Gender Discrimination to receive complaints and order sanction or compensation for the victims of discrimination, and Gender Equality Promotion Fund for compensation or redress. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures towards modifying those social, cultural and traditional attitudes that are permissive of violence against women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 81) Thailand attaches importance to eliminating violence against women. Apart from the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence Act of 2007, additional legal measures have been adopted to further protect women. Recent developments are, among others, the Amendment to Article 397 of the Penal Code regarding the punishment of acts involving sexual harassment or intimidation both in public and domestic realms (effective in February 2015) and the measures to prevent and address sexual violations and harassment in the workplace (approved by the Cabinet in June 2015). -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:The National Committee on the Policy and Strategy for the Advancement of Women, chaired by the Prime Minister, is the central body responsible for policies and measures on women. The 10th Women's Development Plan (2007–2011) highlights several priority areas to enable women to fully realize their human rights. [Para 70] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Thailand address the root cause of trafficking by increasing its efforts to improve the economic situation of women.[Para 26] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Study the possibility of ratifying [...] ICCPR-OP1; OP-ICESCR; OP-CRPD.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 36) Thailand is in the process of ... ratifying the Optional Protocol to the CRPD (cabinet approval expected by May 2016) ... -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Voluntary CommitmentSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Thailand will withdraw its reservation to article 16 of the CEDAW. [...]ImplementationNational Report:
Para 35) Thailand withdrew reservations and interpretative declarations to different human rights instruments in the past 4 years as follows: ... the reservation to Article 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 18 July 2012 ... -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its efforts to abolish the continued practice of genital circumcision.ExplanationThailand supports this recommendation as they are in line with our obligations under international law and policies to promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:FinlandFinlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Include the right to non-discrimination of people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in sexual health education. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:LatviaLatviaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures, both in law and in practice, to combat violence against women and child early and forced marriage. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:TurkmenistanTurkmenistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCISOICIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take further measures on strengthening the protection of the rights of children, women and persons with disabilities. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JPF highlighted the prevalence of cyber-bullying and sexual harassment against women human rights defenders in southern border provinces and recommended investigating, prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators. JS2 also noted gender-specific attacks against women human rights defenders in the form of verbal abuse and online attacks and harassment. It recommended that Thailand ensure a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and protect women human rights defenders from gender-specific attacks. [Para 31]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Further strengthen efforts towards birth registration for all, with a view to effectively reaching out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 114) On the issue of the reduction of statelessness for children, Thailand has recently enacted the Civil Registration Act (No.3) B.E. 2562 (2019), which authorises registrars to accept the birth registration of children whose origins cannot be identified or who cannot show official proof of Thai nationality. Moreover, if there is proof that the child has resided in Thailand continuously for at least ten years, they now have the right to request Thai citizenship.
UN Compilation:
Para 51) CEDAW remained concerned that despite the measures adopted by Thailand, a significant number of children had not had their births registered or lacked birth registration documents and were thus vulnerable to becoming stateless. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take necessary measures to better combat sexual exploitation of children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) Thailand has accelerated implementation of the Strategy to Promote and Protect Children and Youth in the Use of Online Media 2017-2021 by an Act on amendment of the Penal Code (No. 24) B.E. 2558 (2015) regarding sexual offences and adding to the definition of pornography.
UN Compilation:
Para 30) While taking note of the significant efforts undertaken to address trafficking in persons and forced labour, the HR Committee remained concerned that trafficking in persons and forced labour remained and that they gave rise to significant problems, particularly regarding sexual exploitation, …
Para 63) [CRPD] expressed concern about the situation of persons with disabilities living in poverty, who were often at risk of exploitation and abuse, including begging and trafficking in persons for purposes of labour and sexual exploitation, as well as about violence against and abuse of persons with disabilities, particularly girls and women with disabilities. It regretted the absence of a disability perspective in policies for protection from violence, abuse and exploitation.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 33) ECLJ stated that whilst the majority of trafficking victims were Thai nationals, there were victims from neighbouring countries, who were forced, coerced or deceived into labour or sexual exploitation. HKCIJ noted the impact on women victims, including starvation, unsanitary conditions and trauma from sexual exploitation. ECLJ highlighted that children were also targeted for use in prostitution and online pornography. HKCIJ noted that girls from tribal groups and ethnic minorities, stateless and refugees were most likely to be trafficked.
Para 53) HKCIJ and JS33 highlighted the vulnerability of children to online sexual abuse and violence such as cyberbullying, online grooming, theft of information, and trafficking mostly for sexual exploitation
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Right to marry
- Gender equality
Type:Voluntary CommitmentSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:Thailand will:
(b) Take steps towards revising legislations to be in line with its international human rights obligations and recommendations by treaty bodies, namely:
(ii) The Civil and Commercial Code regarding the restrictions on certain persons with disabilities to enter into marriage;
(iv) Section 17 of the Gender Equality Act 2015;
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee recommended that Thailand combat child sex tourism, including by establishing and implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework and strengthening international cooperation and advocacy with the tourism industry. [Para 28; CESCR] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Recommended revision of legislation to protect the rights of persons that enter into the sex industry; application of the Thai Labour Act and Social Security Act to all Entertainment Places and allowing self-employed sex workers to join the Social Security Scheme and access to comprehensive health services for migrant sex workers. [Para 32]