Training Workshop on Criminal Justice Processes on the Protection of Women

Organized by UN Women, Office of the Attorney General and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) Full details ▼
Event type: Conferences, meetings, symposiums
Start date: 23 January 2019 | Start time: 01:00 UTC +00:00
End date: 25 January 2019 | End time: 09:00 UTC +00:00
Location: Landmark Hotel, Bangkok

Event description

TIJ UN Women

UN Women in Thailand has worked with the Office of the Attorney General and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) in capacity building of prosecutors and multi-sectoral team working on criminal justice system, information campaign and research contributing to policy recommendations to eliminate violence against women and improve the protection of women in the criminal justice system. The partnership will continue in 2018 and 2019 focusing on strengthening legislation, building capacity and sharing knowledge of practitioners to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and increase access to justice.

Building on the strong partnership and collaboration between TIJ and UN Women, the parties will continue to implement the joint project entitled “Women’s Empowerment and Access to Justice Phase II” in 2018 and 2019 in order to eliminate all form of violence against women, promote access to justice and advocate for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

In this connection, UN Women, the Office of the Attorney General and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) organize the Training Workshop on Criminal Justice Processes on the Protection of Women for prosecutors in Thailand. This is to share and brainstorm knowledge and experience on criminal justice processes on the protection of women, challenges in law enforcement to develop inclusive, practical and standardized operational guidelines; and to improve skills and enforcement of women and family related legislations.