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Election Commission urged to ban 'deviant' politicians
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/11/2023
» The Friends of Women Foundation and its allies are calling on the Election Commission (EC) to work with parliament to jointly draft a new code of ethics that will bar candidates accused of sexual harassment or assault from participating in politics.
Attacks on women 'still a major worry'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/11/2022
» More than 8,500 women experience either physical or sexual violence each year, mostly in domestic or family environments, according to the Public Health Ministry.
App to help aid workers facing violence
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2022
» The Foundation for Labour and Employment Promotion yesterday launched the "Smart Domestic Workers" mobile application to help protect domestic workers from violence and harassment.
Parties told to vet members more strictly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2022
» A network of civil groups on Thursday stepped up calls for political parties to tighten the potential election candidate screening process after a Move Forward Party (MFP) Bangkok city councillor became embroiled in a sex scandal.
Silent sins exposed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/07/2022
» About 71% of women and girls with disabilities who are sexually abused do not have access to the justice system.
Ethnic customs 'may harm girls'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/12/2021
» Certain local customs are actually forms of sexual violence, including a tradition among an ethnic group in the northern province of Phrae that approves of the marriage of girls as young as 13 years old, according to a lawyer and human rights activist.
Faculty urged to hurry probe
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/06/2021
» Chulalongkorn University's faculty of law is under pressure to speed up a probe into a LINE group linked to the sexual harassment of female students.
New app for victims of sexual violence
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/04/2021
» Women who fall victim to sexual violence can now obtain counselling and seek help in private, according to the Department of Women's Affairs and Family Development.
Hit broadcasters of rape where it hurts
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2021
» Fines do not stop TV producers from romanticising rape in soap operas but boycotts of products that generate vital advertising revenue might do the trick, says a women's rights group.
The war on abuse begins at home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/04/2019
» A bill that is aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence by promoting the development of family has been passed by the legislative body and will be submitted for royal endorsement.