Rights groups are backing the military regime's social reform agenda after a spate of sexual harassment cases.
The calls for the protection of women comes after three alleged cases of abuse occurred in less than a month. The alleged offenders in the three cases were caught yesterday.
The first incident took place at Thung Song Hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat on July 12, when a 70-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an subcontracted employee working for a firm that operates the X-Ray computer scan at the hospital.
Chatcharin Kraiwattanapong, the 26-year-old suspect, allegedly confessed to the offence.
The second case occurred in Bangkok's Nong Chok district on July 18, when a 20-year-old university student was allegedly attacked by the driver of a song taew truck in which she was travelling.
Satawat Kaewsukho, 21, was arrested in Phetchabun, but denied the allegation.
The third incident took place at a school in Chai Nat on July 21, when three male students, aged between 14 and 15, allegedly raped a 13-year-old student in the toilet of a teacher's home. Another boy acted as a lookout.
The parents of the victim filed a police complaint on Friday, which led to the arrest of the four alleged offenders.
Jadet Chaowilai, director for the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation, said the issue of violence against women should be raised as a national agenda item so the problem can be tackled systematically.
The NCPO should carry out social reform to draw attention to the issue and tackle it in a broad-based way across various sectors, including education and the justice sector.
The public must realise the issue is a danger and everyone must help to prevent the offence, he said.
The curriculum across all education levels must address the issue, he said. Media outlets, particularly TV, should refrain from broadcasting rape scenes and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) should keep an eye on them, he said.
The women's and children's rights advocate, Pavena Hongsakula, said offenders in such crimes must be arrested quickly to set an example.