At the working session, deputies emphasized the need to issue the law, saying domestic violence not only happens in families with little education but also in well-educated families. The law will help prevent violence in families and contribute to implementing human rights and gender equality in society, they stressed. Deputy Vo Van Liem from Vinh Long province said the contents of the law should be considered to comply with traditional customs and culture of Vietnamese families. He added that it is necessary to clarify what are family violence behaviors and distinguish between family violence and social violence. NA deputies also said that it is necessary to take preventive measures against family violence by educating the community about violent behaviour with a view to raising public awareness. Regarding helping victims of domestic violence, deputies said apart from health agencies and social sponsor associations, the state should have a plan to set up agencies providing … [Read more...] about NA deputies debate draft law on Family Violence Prevention and Control At the working session, deputies emphasized the need to issue the law, saying domestic violence not only happens in families with little education but also in well-educated families. The law will help prevent violence in families and contribute to implementing human rights and gender equality in society, they stressed. Deputy Vo Van Liem from Vinh Long province said the contents of the law should be considered to comply with traditional customs and culture of Vietnamese families. He added that it is necessary to clarify what are family violence behaviors and distinguish between family violence and social violence. NA deputies also said that it is necessary to take preventive measures against family violence by educating the community about violent behaviour with a view to raising public awareness. Regarding helping victims of domestic violence, deputies said apart from health agencies and social sponsor associations, the state should have a plan to set up agencies providing consultancy for victims of family violence, especially women and children. However, intervention measures should be consistent in preventing domestic violence cases from becoming worse.
Human rights and gender
Vietnam’s persistent policy aims for human rights and people
PANO – Over the past 70 years, Vietnam has obtained a number of important achievements in human rights. These achievements reflect the fact that that all matters relating to human rights and citizenship have been put into Vietnamese laws, and that the Government and local authorities have always taken human rights for the citizens into account during realization of the Party’s and State’s policies and implementing their missions. Experts offered the above assessments while discussing human rights and practices of human rights at a seminar titled "Vietnam’s human rights achievements over the past 70 years" at the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy, Hanoi on December 9th, 2015. They came to the conclusion that human rights have always been ensured and honoured by the political system, and practices of human rights have been seen in every aspect of life. The Party serves as the "director" The Party serves as the "director" in the process of ensuring and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s persistent policy aims for human rights and people
Vietnam exerts effort to build policies on human rights and gender equality
(VOVworld) - An unofficial group meeting on gender equality took place on Tuesday in Hanoi, focusing on raising the number of female deputies in agencies voted by the people. National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said gender equality is a basic right reflecting social development, therefore Vietnam has always exerted great efforts to build policies on human rights and gender equality. But there still remain some limitations. Ms. Phong asked the United Nations and representatives of international agencies on gender equality to share their experiences in realizing gender equality and increasing the number of female deputies in legislative bodies. Pratibha Mehta, the UN's Resident Coordinator in Vietnam acknowledged Vietnam's efforts to implement gender equality and hoped that Vietnam will do more to realize the set goal. … [Read more...] about Vietnam exerts effort to build policies on human rights and gender equality
Vietnam always respects and ensures human rights and citizen’s rights
PANO - It is an undeniable truth that struggling to regain and ensure human rights and citizen's rights is a consistent goal in revolutionary periods led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). All of the CPV's resolutions and policies thrive for the revolutionary goals of defending national independence, sovereignty, human rights and citizen's rights. The CPV's resolution 2011 states that Socialism, which is being built by the Vietnamese people, is for a prosperous people and a strong, democratic, equal and civilized country. It also highlights people as the centre and subject of development. Moreover, the CPV and government of Vietnam respect and protect human rights, connecting human rights with the rights and interests of the nation. Citizen's rights and obligations are regulated by the country's constitution, in which citizen's rights are not separable from citizen's obligations. In theory, hostile forces and those who have wrong viewpoints deliberately misunderstand the … [Read more...] about Vietnam always respects and ensures human rights and citizen’s rights
Reaching Common Ground: Culture, Gender and Human rights
CPV- As a fundamental part of people's lives, culture must be integrated into both development policy and programming. The State of World Population 2008 report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shosw how this process works in practice. This year is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The report's starting point is that human rights reflect universal values. It calls for culturally sensitive approaches to development because they are essential for human rights in general, and for women's rights in particular. Human Rights In addition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Member States of the United Nations have adopted a wide range of human rights instruments, as well as consensus documents such as the Program of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995). The State of World Population 2008 says that the discussion … [Read more...] about Reaching Common Ground: Culture, Gender and Human rights