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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:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify OP-ICCPR. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Establish an effective policy and legal framework to prevent and contrast all forms of discrimination and violence against women, including domestic violence, in order to ensure that women victims of violence receive adequate support and offenders are brought to justice.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 66) Under the purview of the Ministry of Public Health, diverse measures to eliminate violence against women and domestic violence have been undertaken, such as: integrating WHO screening tools into hospital procedures to more effectively identify victims of violence; providing emergency shelters for women; promoting local networks to prevent and address violence against women; and establishing help centres at more than 899 hospitals nationwide. These centres provide care for victims of violence as well as preparedness and skills training to prevent sexual scams and harassment both in Thailand and abroad.
Para 69) In April 2020, the Cabinet approved additional measures to prevent and tackle sexual harassment in the workplace. The Department of Women's Affairs and Family Development is also conducting a thorough review of the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539 (1996) in order to amend the law to suit the modern context, through Focus Group discussions with children and youth, sex workers, relevant government agencies, women and mothers and others.
Para 70) During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand implemented the “Stay Home, Stay Safe, For the Nation” campaign to contain the outbreak. It had the unintended consequence of preventing victims of domestic and gender-based violence from avoiding dangerous situations because they were not able to leave their residences during the Government imposed curfew and travel restrictions.
Para 71) In order to protect the welfare and safety of victims during COVID-19, a number of targeted measures were taken, including increasing personnel at social assistance centres. The Government also provided temporary shelters for victims and homeless single mothers, as well as vocational training at all eight Women and Family Development Learning Centres nationwide.
Para 72) Awareness raising is another important element in preventing violence against women in all settings. To this end, the TIJ, in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General has published in Thai the Updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
UN 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 46) [CEDAW] also remained concerned about the high prevalence of gender-based violence against women and girls, in particular domestic violence and sexual violence, and about the fact that the Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act of 2007 provided for the settlement of a case through reconciliation and mediation at every stage of the legal proceeding. It further remained concerned about the inadequate provision of essential services and support to victims of gender-based violence, especially victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation or labour exploitation, and victims of domestic violence.
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 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.
Para 69) CEDAW also expressed concern about the situation of women migrant workers who were vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, in particular those who were undocumented.
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. …
Para 50) JS13 highlighted that gender-based violence was widespread, supported by stereotypical gender roles which remained strong and led to increasing violence. JS13 and SHero also described domestic violence as deep-rooted that was considered a private matter in Thai culture. Abuse and psychological, physical and/or sexual violence against women were reportedly rampant. Women faced stigmatization and victim-blaming, dismissal by authorities that promoted settlements between victims and perpetrators, an ineffective justice system and inadequate protection. JS13 reported a 34 per cent increase in domestic violence cases during the COVID19 lockdown. JS5 also noted the special vulnerability of indigenous women to violence, including sexual and domestic.
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 68) … Malayu women were subjected to rape and sexual harassment by soldiers.
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 decision-making were restricted by religion, culture and tradition and local values.
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:BhutanBhutanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate its efforts to achieve the targets on reducing infant mortality rate and achieving universal health-care scheme, including improving of the maternal health in remote areas. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:GreeceGreeceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that Section 4 and Section 6 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2008, specifically defining the term "wrongful exploitation", comply with article 3 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children ...
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:Several policies and measures have been taken to protect people in vulnerable situations, for example, the establishment of One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) with hotline services in 2013 to provide immediate social assistance to children, women, elderly and persons with disabilities who confront problems such as human trafficking, child labour, domestic violence, and unplanned pregnancy. [Para 67] -
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:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Train public and educational institutions on human rights, with emphasis on the elimination of violence against women and girls, especially those from indigenous communities and ethnic and religious minorities.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. In addition, Thailand wishes to note that supporting this recommendations, which contains the terms “indigenous”, does not constitute an acceptance that the term “indigenous people” applies to those people belonging to various ethnic groups in the Kingdom who form an integral part of the nation. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:Eliminate the persistent wage gap between women and men. [Para 49; CESCR] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Train educational personnel, both in public and private institutions, and review the Basic Education curriculum to promote a positive and respectful attitude towards diversity, including sexual orientation and gender identity. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue with legislative and policy measures for the progressive realization of gender equality, and to address gender-based discrimination. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out actions aimed at increasing the representation of women in public life, in accordance with resolution 1325 “women, peace and security”. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The HR Committee recommended that Thailand redouble its efforts to prevent and address all forms of violence against women, including by: encouraging the reporting of such violence, establishing an effective complaints mechanism ... and if [perpetrators are] convicted, punished with appropriate sanctions; ensuring access to effective remedies and means of protection to victims; ... [Para 47]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HRCommittee ... expressed concern about reports of discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, .... CEDAW expressed similar concerns. [Para 11]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:In order to reaffirm Thailand’s commitment to combating human trafficking, the Government has extended an invitation to the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children to visit the country in 2011. [Para 113] -
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] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Review its penitentiary policy to become more gender-sensitive and child-friendly, taking on board the interests of mother-prisoners and their minor children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 84) The Government has been continuously implementing the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders, or the "Bangkok Rules" to eliminate discrimination against women prisoners by mainstreaming gender sensitivity in the criminal justice system. Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) was established in 2011 and has played an important role in promoting the implementation of the Bangkok Rules through its researches and capacity-building programmes. TIJ has partnered with the Department of Corrections to initiate the Pilot Project on model prisons to implement the Bangkok Rules. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to adopt gender-responsive policies and programmes to cultivate a conducive environment for women's development and empowerment.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 46) The Labour Protection Act (No. 7) B.E. 2562 (2019) has further increased employee benefits by including a requirement of consent from employees in order to change employers and increasing the right to …, maternity leave …
Para 60) Five years after the enforcement of the Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 (2015), Thailand is now reviewing the said law for maximum efficiency. It is also amending the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security’s Ministerial Regulation on the Criteria and Procedures on the Submission and Consideration of Gender Discrimination Petitions B.E. 2559 (2016) to be more consistent with changing social contexts.
Para 61) Section 71, paragraph 4 of the Constitution ensures Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) at national level, for which guidelines for government agencies will soon be approved by the Cabinet. Para 62) The Women's Development Strategy 2017-2021 comprises five strategies: (1) paradigm shift measures; (2) empowerment measures; (3) enabling condition measures; (4) protective and corrective measures; and (5) measures and mechanisms to strengthen women in development. This Strategy is supported by accompanying Action Plans, the latest of which (2020-2021) boasts vocational training courses and job placement free of charge to women and female youth who lack educational opportunities, face financial hardship or are unemployed.
Para 63) On the issue of women in politics and decision-making, Section 90 of the Constitution requires political parties to take gender equality into account in preparing party lists. As a result, the number of female MPs rose to 15.7 per cent (78 persons) in 2019 from 5.4 per cent (13 persons) in 2014.
Para 64) Thailand also places importance on women’s economic empowerment by promoting gender equality in the workplace and providing advice and assistance to all employers of different sectors to improve gender equality in the recruiting process. Furthermore, the Labour Protection Act (No.7) B.E. 2562 (2019) extended paid maternity leave to 98 days.
Para 65) The Government has also pursued women’s economic empowerment at the regional and international levels. During its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2019, Thailand collaborated with the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (AWEN) in advocating that companies maintained gender balance in the face of present-day challenges.
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Para 13) CEDAW expressed concern that women, in particular rural women, were excluded from participation in the elaboration and implementation of policies and action plans on climate change and disaster risk reduction, notwithstanding the fact that they were disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change and disasters.
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 34) The CRPD expressed concern about the low employment rate among persons with disabilities, particularly among women, and about the prejudice against persons with disabilities.
Para 43) CEDAW expressed concern that the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development had been tasked with additional operational duties, thus further reducing its capacity to function effectively as the national machinery for the advancement of women. It was also concerned with regard to the lack of clarity regarding the mandate and responsibilities of the Department in the light of the new committees established under the Gender Equality Act, such as the Gender Equality Promotion Committee.
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 48) CEDAW remained concerned that no temporary special measures had been adopted to date to increase the representation of women in political and public life. It also regretted the absence of women in the National Council for Peace and Order, which had been governing Thailand following the coup d’état of May 2014. It expressed further concerns about: the low representation of women in legislative bodies, ministerial posts and local government, as well as in the judiciary, the police force, the diplomatic service and academic institutions, in particular at decision-making levels; and the lack of representation of women from ethnic and religious minority groups and indigenous women in decision-making positions. The HR Committee made recommendations in that regard.
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.
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 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 decision-making were restricted by religion, culture and tradition and local values.
Para 70) According to JS22 and JS28, the dialogue between the Thai government, the BRN (a militant non-state group) and other actors in the conflict was put on hold indefinitely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local communities and civil society actors were not effectively engaged in peace dialogues as their views were disregarded. The participation of women was limited even though they were significantly affected by the conflict.
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to strengthen the works towards preventing and combatting child pornography and human trafficking, as well as implement assistance programmes for victims.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:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Early marriage
- Sexual abuse
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Eliminate the legal provision that states that the age limit of marriage could be lowered to 13 years old in cases where children were sexually abused and could consequently marry the perpetrators.ExplanationThailand accepts the recommendation to eliminate the legal provision on lowering the age limit of marriage for children who are sexually abused. The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has already conducted a study and proposed to amend relevant provisions in the Criminal Code on offence relating to sexuality to the Ministry of Justice.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 54) CEDAW noted that section 277 of the Criminal Code had been revised to ensure that perpetrators of rape of a child under 15 years of age were not exempt from punishment. However, it remained concerned that, under section 277 (5) of the Criminal Code, the court might use its discretion to reduce the sentence of the offender and that girls as young as 13 years of age who were sexually abused could still be legally married to the perpetrator. It expressed further concern that harmful practices such as child and/or forced marriages and polygamy continued to take place, in particular in rural and remote areas.
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:CommentSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Concerned about the record of Thailand on the protection of the rights of migrants, especially women and children at detention facilities. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the Civil and Commercial Code to recognise same-sex marriage.ExplanationNoted. Despite the interest in, and the importance the Government has placed on, the promotion and protection of the human rights of people from diverse groups including LGBTI+ persons as well as the recent developments to modernize the country’s legislation in this area, this recommendation elaborates specific elements for the law and time frames that is too restrictive to be consistent with the current dynamic of the on-going discussions or which may not be attainable within the next cycle. However, our efforts to make constant progress in this area will continue. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Right to marry
- International human rights instruments
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:N/AContents: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]