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The collaboration of women grounds the dramatic change of
Muslim women in the southern border provinces. For example, in July
of the year 2017, the network submitted a shadow report according to
the CEDAW convention and delegates participated in the report of the
situation of the rights of Malay Muslim women in the southern border
provinces of Thailand to the CEDAW committee in Geneva.
In addition, the network give main priority focus to domestic
violence and gender-based violence), especially in the case of women
who are affected by the daily violence situation that comes from family
members and close friends which relates to dimensions, interpretations
of religion and traditional beliefs
Including events that affect the narrative and structural changes
in the southern border areas, such as the latest arrange marriage cases
between 41-year-old Malaysian men and 11-year-old Thai girl in the
southern border areas where the network joins the campaign for to end
child marriage.
This may resulting in a review of the minimum age criteria for
marriage in areas that use Islamic law, family and heritage to be modified
to comply with Thai law and Human rights principles as well as positive
contributing to the lives of victims of violence.

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