The United Nations Development Programme and the Court of Justice in Thailand, convened the Judicial Leadership Colloquium for Women Judges in Thailand on 28–29 May 2026 in Bangkok. The two-day colloquium brought together 35 women judges from across Thailand, including judges from trial and high courts, senior judicial leaders, and members of the Supreme Court, to strengthen leadership capacities and advance gender responsive justice within the judiciary. 

The colloquium forms part of UNDP’s regional initiative Shift Underway: Women in Justice, supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Through this initiative, UNDP and its partners have convened national and regional judicial leadership dialogues with women judges across Thailand, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and — earlier in May 2026 — Bangladesh. 

Building on lessons drawn from the Judicial Integrity Network in ASEAN (JIN ASEAN), the initiative positions women’s judicial leadership as a strategic entry point for building more people-centred justice systems across the region. 

Read more at: https://www.undp.org/asia-pacific/judicial-integrity/press-releases/women-judges-thailand-convene-advance-judicial-leadership-and-inclusive-justice