SHero was honored to participate as a trainer in the “Safe Migration Workshop,” organized by the Foundation for Education and Development (FED) in Mae Sot, Tak Province.

The training focused on the core principles of safe migration, emphasizing access to protection and the preservation of human dignity for all.

During the session, we introduced practical tools for risk assessment and encouraged participants to explore common challenges often encountered in new environments, including legal uncertainties, language and cultural barriers, and limited access to essential services.

A key highlight of the session was raising awareness and deepening understanding of gender-based violence (GBV), a widespread and deeply rooted issue that has been normalized in many contexts.

The discussion emphasized the urgent need to denormalize such violence through education, survivor-centered approaches, and collective commitment to systemic change.

We sincerely thank FED for the opportunity to be part of this important initiative.

We also commend all volunteers for their dedication, active participation, and meaningful exchange throughout the workshop. Empowering those on the front lines is a vital step toward creating safer, more informed, and more equitable migration pathways for all.

SHero at CEDAW91 – Amplifying Survivor Voices from Geneva

Today, SHero Thailand participated in the 91st Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, Switzerland, delivering an oral statement as a civil society organization dedicated to advancing the rights of individuals affected by gender-based violence.

What is CEDAW?

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a core international human rights treaty to which Thailand is a State party. Under this mechanism, countries are required to regularly report their progress and challenges in advancing women’s rights to the United Nations Committee of Experts.

Civil society organizations like SHero play a critical role in this process by submitting Shadow Reports and delivering Oral Statements to the Committee. These interventions provide an opportunity to present realities that may not be captured in the State’s official report and offer concrete recommendations grounded in field-level experience.

SHero has submitted two shadow reports to this session. The first, co-authored with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), focuses on legal issues and barriers to justice. The second, submitted confidentially, was developed in partnership with grassroots organizations working in Thailand’s border regions. It highlights the specific challenges faced by migrant women, stateless persons, and refugees.

In its oral statement today, SHero addressed the systemic barriers that marginalized women face in accessing justice—particularly those who are pushed out of formal systems due to structural discrimination. The statement also raises concerns about laws and policies that hinder, rather than help, the protection of survivors.

Additional statements were delivered by other women human rights defenders, covering issues such as Indigenous

women, women in the conflict-affected southern border provinces, LGBTQIA+ communities, and women with disabilities.

Livestream Today – CEDAW Informal Public Meeting for NGO Interventions

3:00–4:00 PM (Geneva | UTC+2)

8:00–9:00 PM (Thailand | UTC+7)

Watch live: http://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wrlq8lp2

We invite you to witness this powerful moment as survivors and human rights defenders raise their voices on the global stage.

Throughout this week, SHero and fellow civil society actors continue to push for accountability and gender justice at the United Nations.

The workshop was organized by OHCHR – Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which provided international legal knowledge, reporting techniques, and experiences from experts from various countries.

SHero participated as one of the civil society organizations preparing a Shadow Report, a civil society report that will be submitted to the CEDAW Committee at the United Nations, to be considered in conjunction with the Thai government report.

For SHero, this report is an important opportunity to raise the voices of GBV survivors, especially those who have been excluded from the justice system, such as:

stateless persons
displaced persons
migrant workers
and other marginalized groups who are often invisible in national policies

We have seen the pain of many victims/survivors who have no access to reporting, protection, or even remedies in the system. Just because they are undocumented, have no status or no voice in society.

This workshop has prepared us better to write the report and see how international legal instruments can be a force for justice in our country.

And lasting change must start by listening to the voices of those directly affected.

SHero would like to thank OHCHR for the opportunity and valuable knowledge to create this Shadow Report.

We will work hard to raise the voices of GBV victims/survivors and push for women in border areas and those without legal status to no longer be neglected.

Because justice should not be a privilege of a few but a basic right of all.