Sanctions for administrative violation of gender equality in culture, information and physical training and sports in Vietnam

Article 11 of Decree 55/2009/ND-CP stipulates sanctions for administrative violation of gender equality in culture, information and physical training and sports in Vietnam as follows:

- Caution shall be served or a fine of between VND 200,000 and 500,000 shall be imposed for either of the following acts:

• Hurting the honor and dignity of men or women to obstruct them in composing or criticizing literary and art works, performing and participating in other cultural activities and physical training and sport activities for gender prejudice reasons.

• Conducting by oneself or inciting others to conduct backward practices and customs of gender discrimination in any forms.

- A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 shall be imposed for threatening to use force or using moral intimidation in order to obstruct men or women in composing or criticizing literary and art works, performing and participating in other cultural activities and physical training and sport activities gender prejudice reasons.

- A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and 5,000,000 shall be imposed for either of the following acts:

• Using force to obstruct men or women in composing or criticizing literary and art works, performing and participating in other cultural activities and physical training and sport activities for genres prejudice reasons.

• Disallowing men or women to compose or criticize literary and art works, perform and participate in other cultural activities and physical training and sport activities for gender prejudice reasons.

- A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

• Composing, circulating, publishing, or allowing the publication of. works which advocate or propagate gender inequality or prejudice in any genres or forms;

• Spreading ideas and backward practices and customs of gender discrimination nature in any forms;

• Running advertisements for social services, notices, messages or small ads which advocate or propagate gender inequality or gender prejudice.

More details can be found in Decree 55/2009/ND-CP, which comes into force from August 1, 2009.

Ty Na

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