Since June 19, 1999, November has been designated by the government as the month to end violence against women. Despite 24 years of advocacy efforts, Thai women still experience violence every day. To raise awareness and discuss misconceptions regarding sexual violence against women, the Nitivajra Institute at the Attorney General’s Office of Thailand recently organised a forum, “Misconceptions And Misunderstandings That Affect Violence Against Sexuality”, via Zoom and social media.
According to a 2021 study by the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMP), which analysed 98 news reports on violence against women from 13 news outlets, results revealed that 38.8% of reports involved rape, 30.6% involved sexual assault within families and 11.2% involved sexual harassment.
In addition, 46.4% of reports stated that perpetrators were people victims knew….
