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[English Version] DEEPING INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND LGBTIQ+ FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THAILAND THROUGH THE FULFILLMENT OF SRHR
This toolkit has been developed to support advocacy for furthering the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced and vulnerable migrants in Thailand – with a particular focus on the urban context. This toolkit was developed in partnership with APA Member Equal AF, after two workshops funded by the Julia Taft Project, which gathered civil society organisations and UN agencies from the refugee ecosystem in Thailand to gather inputs and recommendations for the toolkit.
[Thai Version] DEEPING INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND LGBTIQ+ FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THAILAND THROUGH THE FULFILLMENT OF SRHR
ชุดเครื่องมือน้ไี ด้ถูกพัฒนาขึ้นเพื่อสนับสนุนการผลักดันเชิงนโยบายในการส่งเสริมสิทธิทางเพศและอนามัยการเจริญพันธุ์ (SRHR) ของผถูู้กบังคับให้พลัดถิ่นที่เป็นผหู้ ญิงและและผู้มีความหลากหลายทางเพศ (LGBTIQ+) และผู้อพยพย้ายถิ่นกลุ่มเปราะบางในประเทศไทย โดยเน้นไปที่บริบทในเขตเมืองโดยเฉพาะ
Navigating SRHR Challenges: Insight from the LEVEL UP- SRHR for women and LGBITQ+ forcibly displaced persons in Thailand Workshop
This blog post summarizes the discussions and findings at the LEVEL UP workshop. Co-hosted by APA and Equal AF and funded by the Julia Taft grant, the workshop provided a platform for robust discussions on the current landscape of programs and policies that addresses the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of Thailand’s forcibly displaced communities.
Community Consultation: Sexual and reproductive health of women and LGBTQ+ Refugees and Asylum Seekers
This blog post summarizes the discussions and findings at the Community Consultation Workshop that was co-hosted by APA and Equal AF co-hosted on 2 November 2023. The consultation is one of two events looking at the unmet SRHR needs of forced migrants in Thailand and supported by the Julia Taft Fund. Civil society representatives, health service providers, donors and other key community stakeholders joined to collectively discuss and identify significant gaps in SRHR faced by forcibly displaced migrants including refugees and asylum seekers and strategized for inclusive solutions.
RFSU's UPOS-Films on Sexual Health and Rights
Everyone has the right to knowledge about their body, health, and sexuality. This collection of films was produced by RFSU in order to educate people living in Sweden with limited knowledge of sexuality and have been translated into many languages including Thai. The short films are easy to use to start conversations on the various themes of sexual and reproductive health and rights and cover important topics such as abortion, sexual violence, STDs, and more.
Film about Sexual Violence.
Film about the Male Genitals.
Film about the Female Genitalia.
Film about Honor-related Violence & Oppression.
CIVIL SOCIETY LED SELF-CARE INITIATIVES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"Civil society organizations (CSOs) have been piloting self-care interventions in recent years, and the pandemic has brought these interventions to the fore. Self-care interventions provide an important alternative to facility-based or health worker-provided services. CS solutions have become increasingly important to achieving universal health coverage (UHC), and for governments to achieve commitments to Agenda 2030, the Political Declaration on UHC, and International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, amongst others. This toolkit seeks to:
-Identify how Covid-19 has affected access to SRHR/HIV services and information in the Asia Pacific region.
- Highlight case studies of effective self-care initiatives adopted by CS to fill the gap in SRHR/HIV services during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Asia Pacific region.
- Present advocacy messages that can be used in (joint) advocacy efforts of APA members and other civil society actors."
SHIFTING THE SRHR NARRATIVE IN ASIA PACIFIC
Work Description
This report by the Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA) aims to understand the data deficit faced by SRHR advocates in the Asia Pacific region, and the role that civil society organisations (CSOs)play in generating and utilizing evidence for sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) advocacy. The findings highlight the dearth of data relating to CSE, abortion, SOGIESC and pleasure that is collected systematically in the region (and globally). According to advocates, the data that does exist does not provide sufficient insight into the inequalities faced by marginalized communities, nor does it expose the intersections of overlapping systems of disadvantage that compound violations of sexual and reproductive rights.
SAFE ABORTION IN THAILAND : JOINT SUBMISSION TO THE UPR FOR THAILAND'S 3RD CYCLE
Work Description
This UPR submission documents Thailand’s legal framework regulating safe abortion, which is not in line with international human rights standards. This submission also discloses the religious and social stigma on abortion, which remains a controversial ‘taboo’ issue in Thailand. Thus, there is a real lack of access to safe abortion services, due to stigma, discrimination, lack of infrastructure, and high cost related to it.