<p>Apichaya Akkaratatta discusses domestic violence in Thailand, the roots of the issue, why it has been overlooked, and why the society allows it to continue.</p>

<p>Shero Thailand, a non-profit organization which aims to eliminate gender-based violence in Thailand, launched the Lawyers for Women&rsquo;s Rights (LWR) network on 29 January 2022 to train lawyers to provide legal aid and advocate for survivors of gender-based violence.</p>

<p>Prachatai English spoke with human rights lawyer, activist, domestic abuse survivor, and founder of SHero, an organization combatting domestic violence,&nbsp;Busayapa &ldquo;Best&rdquo; Srisompong, about how Thai police handle complaints of domestic violence.</p>

<p>Business leaders have a key role to play to address intimate partner violence as a workplace issue.&nbsp;When workplaces understand, recognize and respond to violence against women, women can continue to work and access the support they need, a UN Women report says.</p>

<p>Dubravka Šimonovic, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes, and consequences, attended an media briefing with representatives from the press and NGOs on 26 November, in which she called for an improvement to the criminal justice system for victims of sexual violence and for absence of consent to become the global standard for the definition of rape.</p>