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Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 7

rural areas often do not have sufficient Mr. Vanachakij believes that domestic violence
knowledge about laws and choose to adopt against both women and children remains
perspectives in line with socially accepted norms prevalent in Thai society at large. It is a
that permit domestic violence. This is either manifestation of publicly accepted violence,
because they do not know about relevant legal such as that which is exhibited in the press,
mechanisms or because the majority of police film and other media, as well as firsthand
officers feel that the issue of domestic violence is witnessing of domestic violence by children
not worthy of police attention and authority, in their homes. He worries that this culture of
he explains. violence has affected youth and promoted an
increased likelihood that children will grow up
to become abusers themselves.

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