Abuse against women still prevalentActivists hold up placards with messages against domestic violence during a campaign in the capital. Despite having such significant roles in their families, many women in Thailand are still facing domestic violence in their homes. Statistics from the 1300 hotline of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security shows that, more than 40% of domestic violence cases reported to the hotline involved women survivors. Women survivors made up 41% of domestic violence cases reported during February to June 2018, then increased to 43% in the same period in 2019, and continued to rise to 46% in 2020. However, it should be carefully noted that these reported cases are just the tip of the iceberg of violence against women.

Source: Bangkok Post November 24, 2020 23:15 UTC