Stamping out domestic abuse
Stamping out domestic abuse
To mark International Women s Day today, two activists discuss how they are tackling sexual harassment and the policies Thailand should implement to protect victims
published : 8 Mar 2021 at 04:30 TeamPueak launched in 2018. www.teampueak.org
As a spokesperson for the Thammasat University Student Union, Siwakorn Thatsanasorn is sociable and likes to help people out. One day, when she was in her neighbourhood, she noticed a girl who had a head injury and was crying. Out of concern, Siwakorn visited the girl s house and talked to her parents. The girl had to drop out of university because she was pregnant. Her boyfriend didn t want to be responsible for their unborn child and beat her. When I met her, she had low self-esteem as she let her boyfriend do whatever he wanted. I asked her what I could do to help. I also encouraged her to have confidence and love herself and that she could stand on h