What is domestic violence according to the law in Vietnam? What are the acts of domestic violence according to the law in Vietnam?

What is domestic violence according to the law in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 2 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in 2022:

Interpretation of terms

For the purpose of this Law, the following terms shall be construed as follows:

1. Domestic violence means an intentional act of a family member causing or potentially causing physical, mental, sexual, or economic harm to other family members.

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As regulated above, domestic violence means an intentional act of a family member causing or potentially causing harm to other family members.

Domestic violence may cause physical, mental, sexual, or economic harm to other family members.

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What are the acts of domestic violence according to the law in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in 2022, domestic violence acts include:

- Torturing, ill-treating, beating, and threatening or acts of intentionally violating the health and lives of others;

- Insulting, nagging, or other acts of intentionally insulting the honor and dignity of others;

- Forcing people or animals to witness violence to put constant psychological pressure;

- Ignoring, deserting, not nurturing, or taking care of family members who are children, pregnant women, women who are raising children under 36 months old, the elderly, disabled people, or people who are unable to take care of themselves; not educating family members who are children;

- Discriminating against family members’ body, gender, sexuality, and capability;

- Preventing family members from meeting their family members, having legal, healthy social relationships, or committing acts of isolating and putting constant psychological pressure;

- Preventing the performance of rights and obligations in the family relations between grandparents and grandchildren; between father, mother, and child; between husband and wife; between brothers and sisters;

- Disclosing or spreading information on personal life, secrets, and family secrets of other family members to insult their honor and dignity;

- Forcing sexual intercourse against the will of the wife or husband;

- Forcing performance of erotic acts; forcing other family members to listen to, view, and read pornographic audio, images, and contents, inciting violence;

- Imposing forced child marriage, marriage, and divorce or preventing marriage or divorce illegally;

- Forcing pregnancy, abortion, and fetal sex selection;

- Appropriating or vandalizing the general property of the family or personal property of other family members;

- Forcing family members to overwork, over-study, or make financial contributions more than they can afford; controlling property and income of family members to create a state of physical, mental dependence, or other aspects;

- Isolating or holding family members in custody;

- Forcing family members to leave their legal residence illegally.

What are rights of domestic violence victims in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 9 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in 2022, domestic violence victims may:

- Request competent agencies, organizations, or individuals to protect their health, life, honor, dignity, and legal rights and benefits related to domestic violence acts;

- Request competent agencies or individuals to apply measures to prevent, protect, and support as prescribed by this Law;

- Receive allocation of shelters and confidentiality of such shelters and information on personal life, personal secrets, and family secrets according to this Law and other regulations of relevant laws;

- Receive medical services, psychological counseling, and training in skills in responding to domestic violence, legal aid, and social support as prescribed by law;

- Request perpetrators to remedy consequences and compensate for damage to their health, honor, dignity, and property;

- Receive information on relevant rights and obligations during the settlement of conflicts and disputes among family members or the handling of domestic violence acts;

- Complain, denounce, and file a lawsuit against acts that violate domestic violence prevention and combat laws;

- Other rights according to laws related to domestic violence prevention and combat.

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