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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:JS6 recommended that Thailand ensure that the new Constitution include a provision specifically prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. [Para 10] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt all necessary measures to eradicate and eliminate practices and customs which discriminate against women, including stereotypes which undermine their social and legal condition and hinder, at the same time, the implementation of commitments to the CEDAW.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 78) The Women's Development Plan (2012%u20132016) has been developed, in line with the principles of relevant international human rights standards such as the CEDAW and the Beijing Declaration, to provide policy direction for the promotion and protection of women's rights as well as the empowerment of women in the society. To achieve these goals, the Plan identifies five strategies, namely (1) promote the positive attitudes towards gender equality, (2) develop women's capacity and opportunity, (3) promote women's health and reproductive health and rights, (4) promote women's participation in the politics, administration and decision-making process, and (5) enhance the capacity of mechanisms and women's organisations at all levels.
Para 79) The Government launched the Women's Development Fund in 2012 to enhance women's economic opportunities through a revolving fund for women's groups. The Fund also serves as a tool to promote women's leadership and management skills through women's empowerment projects.
Para 80) To further increase gender equality, since 2012, the Cabinet has approved paid leave of up to 15 days for male government officials whose wives have given birth. MOL has also worked to seek cooperation from the private sector to grant the same benefits of paternity leave to their male workers. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Importance is being placed on the problem of premature teen pregnancy. The National Policy and Strategy on the Development of Sexual Reproductive Health has been developed to address the problem through a multidisciplinary approach and promoting sexual reproductive health education for children and youth as an effective preventive measure. Thailand is also in the process of developing the Draft Reproductive Health Protection Act to promote and protect the sexual reproductive rights of all women. It also addresses the right to education of pregnant teenagers to enable them to continue their studies in schools. [Para 75] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS7 noted unskilled workers and those belonging to ethnic minorities without regular identity cards were being particularly disadvantaged in the labour market with a persistence of discrimination in access to work. JS7 recommended that the Government, inter alia, focus on the main causes, such as non-birth registration and education. [Para 47] -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Develop a national plan to guarantee access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for all, including regular and irregular migrant workers.ExplanationNoted. Not consistent with our plans and priorities at this stage. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Empowerment of women
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to enhance women’s economic empowerment and their representation in public and political life. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to strengthen measures aimed at reducing gender-based violence against women and girls, in particular domestic violence and sexual violence. -
State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The HR Committee remained concerned ... reports of ... sexual harassment [in places of detention]. [Para 19]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Forced marriage
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS11, JS12 and JS13 noted same-sex marriage and transgender identity were not legally recognised. LGBTIQ+ women, lesbian and transgender women were particularly vulnerable and suffered discrimination to access health and social services, employment, harassment and bullying. JS10, JS14 and JS26 also expressed concern about persistent discrimination of LGBTIQ+ youth in schools and the education and health systems, genderbased crimes, misrepresentation in media and degrading and humiliating treatment, due to lack of family acceptance, often resulting in mental health conditions. JS15 indicated LGBTIQ+ youth from indigenous communities were affected by homophobia and the lack of acceptance by their families. It further mentioned the increased risks that LGBTIQ women had of being forcibly married and “corrective rape”. [Para 8]
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to provide adequate human and financial resources to fully implement its domestic laws protective of women's rights.ImplementationNational Report:
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.
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt concrete measures to eradicate child labour, abuse and sexual exploitation of children, including its involvement in sexual tourism.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:LaosLaosRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure equal access to education of vulnerable people including women ...ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 41) CEDAW remained concerned about gender segregation in higher education, with low enrolment of women and girls in non-traditional fields of study, such as technology, engineering, mathematics and agriculture. It also remained concerned about the existence of gender bias in the school curriculum and textbooks, reinforcing traditional gender stereotypes.
Para 50) [CEDAW] also expressed concern that rural women: continued to lack access to basic social services, such as education …
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State Under Review:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:Although many policies and measures have been developed, the Government is fully aware of the need to step up its efforts to fill the remaining gaps. Priorities are given to (1) development of curriculum on gender roles to cultivate positive attitudes among children, (2) collection of sex disaggregated data to be used in analyzing situations, formulating gender-sensitive policies, and monitoring implementation, and (3) promotion of gender-responsive budgeting among relevant public agencies to ensure that allocation of public resources is conducive to the realisation of gender equality and women's empowerment. [Para 88] -
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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:It was also concerned by reports that Malayu women were facing double discrimination in many fields of political and social life. [Para 15; CERD] -
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: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: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:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Recognize same-sex marriage by the end of 2022.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:
- 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.