Domestic violence acts according to the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control 2007 of Vietnam

According to Article 2 of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control 2007 of Vietnam, the acts of domestic violence consist of:

One, corporal beating, ill-treating, torturing or other purposeful acts causing injuries to one’s health and life;

Two, insulting or other intended acts meant to offend one’s human pride, honor and dignity;

Three, isolating, shunning or creating constant psychological pressure on other family members, causing serious consequences;

Four, preventing the exercise of the legal rights and obligations in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, between parents and children, between husbands and wives as well as among brothers and sisters;

Five, forced sex;

Six, forced child marriage; forced marriage or divorce and obstruction to freewill and progressive marriage;

Seven, appropriating, demolishing, destroying or other purposeful acts to damage the private properties of other family members, or the shared properties of family members;

Eight, forcing other family members to overwork or to contribute more earning than they can afford; controlling other family members’ incomes to make them financially dependent;

Nine, conducting unlawful acts to turn other family members out of their domicile.

These acts shall also be applicable to family members in cases of divorcees or living together as husband and wife without marriage registration.

View more at: The Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control 2007 of Vietnam was promulgated on November 21, 2007 and officially effective from July 01, 2008.

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