16 Days: Just say no to sexual violence

Legal Judical
Published by
The Bangkok Post

This Friday is not only Human Rights Day but also the last day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that began on Nov 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On that same day in Thailand it was revealed that one of the photographers hired by the Miss Universe Thailand (MUT) pageant had sexually harassed a number of contestants. Reporting such an incident while risking their reputations and social scrutiny was indeed a courageous move by the victims and organisers. Public disclosure of sexual harassment is not common in Th…

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