(1) Systematically assess the impact of measures adopted to combat gender-based violence against women and girls, and continue exploring and adopting innovative approaches to address the root causes of such violence, including those targeting men and boys;  

(2) Ensure that victims of domestic violence have adequate access to shelters, crisis centres, protection orders, as well as legal remedies, instead of reconciliation and mediation;  

(3) Increase the availability, accessibility and quality of essential services and support to victims of gender-based violence, including legal assistance and appropriate health care services and psychosocial support;  

(4) Systematically collect data on gender-based violence against women and girls, disaggregated by age, ethnicity, geography and relationship between victim and perpetrator.

(1) Take concrete and specific measures to address the root causes of trafficking in women and girls by improving the economic situation of women, as previously recommended by the Committee (CEDAW/C/THA/CO/5, para. 28);  

(2) Ensure early detection and referral to appropriate services of women and girls who are victims of trafficking, including by providing systematic training to all relevant law enforcement officials on the effective implementation of the new guidelines on victim identification;  

(3) Ensure the rehabilitation and social integration of victims, including by providing them with effective protection, assistance and remedies and providing financial and other forms of support to civil society organizations assisting women who are victims of trafficking;  

(4) Ensure that women who are victims of trafficking are exempted from any liability and provided with adequate protection, such as witness protection programmes and temporary residence permits, irrespective of their ability or willingness to cooperate with the prosecutorial authorities;  

(5) Ensure that traffickers and other actors involved in trafficking, including government officials, are prosecuted and adequately punished;  

(6) Reinforce international, regional and bilateral cooperation with countries of origin, transit and destination to prevent trafficking, including by exchanging information and harmonizing legal procedures to prosecute traffickers with countries of origin, transit and destination, in particular with countries in the region. 

(1) Amend section 277 (5) of the Criminal Code to ensure that the minimum age of marriage is established as 18 years for both girls and boys throughout the State party and take all measures necessary to eliminate child and/or forced marriage in practice;  

(2) Criminalize female genital mutilation and conduct awareness raising campaigns, in particular in the southern border provinces, on the adverse effects of such practices on women and girls, taking into account joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (2014) on harmful practices;  

(3) Conduct research on the extent of the practice of abduction of girls for the purposes of forced marriage, ensure that it is prohibited in law and in practice, and develop a comprehensive strategy to address the issue