Will people who are going to get married receive domestic violence prevention and combat counseling? What forms of communication are there to prevent and combat domestic violence in Vietnam?
Will people who are going to get married receive domestic violence prevention and combat counseling?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 16 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Domestic violence prevention and combat counseling
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2. Subjects of domestic violence prevention and combat counseling:
a) Domestic violence victims;
b) Perpetrators;
c) Children, pregnant women, women raising children under 36 months old, the elderly, disabled people, people who are unable to take care of themselves, and people living in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, and areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions;
d) People who regularly have acts of promoting violence, stigma, and discrimination on gender, sexuality, and gender stereotypes;
dd) People who are going to get married.
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 16 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Domestic violence prevention and combat counseling
1. Contents of counseling for domestic prevention and combat include:
a) Information, knowledge, and laws on domestic violence prevention and combat, marriage and family, gender, gender quality, and regulations of relevant laws; rights and responsibilities of domestic violence victims and other family members;
b) Behavioral skills in families, organization of family life, construction of a happy family, handling of domestic violence, and care for domestic violence victims.
Thus, people who are going to get married are subject to domestic violence prevention and combat counseling. At the same time, the contents of counseling for domestic prevention and combat include:
Information, knowledge, and laws on domestic violence prevention and combat, marriage and family, gender, gender quality, and regulations of relevant laws; rights and responsibilities of domestic violence victims and other family members;
Behavioral skills in families, organization of family life, construction of a happy family, handling of domestic violence, and care for domestic violence victims.
Will people who are going to get married receive domestic violence prevention and combat counseling? What forms of communication are there to prevent and combat domestic violence in Vietnam?
What forms of communication are there to prevent and combat domestic violence in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 15 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Forms of information, communication, and education
Information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat are performed under the following forms:
1. Thematic conferences, seminars, training, and conversations; direct universalization of laws;
2. Mass media, loudspeakers, internet, billboards, and posters;
3. Integration into programs and activities at educational institutions;
4. Organization of communication emulations and campaigns;
5. Integration into activities of literature, art, and sports, activities of unions, residential communities, and domestic violence prevention and combat models;
6. Other forms in accordance with the law.
Thus, communication on domestic violence prevention and combat are performed under the following forms:
- Thematic conferences, seminars, training, and conversations; direct universalization of laws;
- Mass media, loudspeakers, internet, billboards, and posters;
- Integration into programs and activities at educational institutions;
- Organization of communication emulations and campaigns;
- Integration into activities of literature, art, and sports, activities of unions, residential communities, and domestic violence prevention and combat models;
- Other forms in accordance with the law.
What are the purposes in communication to prevent and combat domestic violence in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Purposes and requests in information, communication, and education
1. Information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat are to improve awareness and orient behaviors, contributing to the elimination of domestic violence.
2. Information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat shall ensure the following requests:
a) Being constant, accurate, clear, simple, and practical;
b) Being suitable for qualification, age, gender, tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, and region; focus on children, pregnant women, women raising children under 36 months old, the elderly, disabled people, people who are unable to take care of themselves, and people living in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, and areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions;
c) Focusing on changing the behaviors of perpetrators, people who regularly have acts of inciting violence, stigma, and discrimination on gender, sexuality, and gender stereotypes;
d) Ensuring gender equality and the protection of honor, dignity, and reputation of domestic violence victims and relevant people;
dd) Ensuring the safety of information on personal life, personal secrets, and family secrets.
Thus, communication on domestic violence prevention and combat are to improve awareness and orient behaviors, contributing to the elimination of domestic violence. Information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat shall ensure the following requests:
- Being constant, accurate, clear, simple, and practical;
- Being suitable for qualification, age, gender, tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, and region; focus on children, pregnant women, women raising children under 36 months old, the elderly, disabled people, people who are unable to take care of themselves, and people living in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, and areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions;
- Focusing on changing the behaviors of perpetrators, people who regularly have acts of inciting violence, stigma, and discrimination on gender, sexuality, and gender stereotypes;
- Ensuring gender equality and the protection of honor, dignity, and reputation of domestic violence victims and relevant people;
- Ensuring the safety of information on personal life, personal secrets, and family secrets.
The 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam takes effect from July 1, 2023
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