Conditions of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam

Conditions of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Principle of prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam

According to Article 4 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, the principle of prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam include:

- Make prevention the main focus, taking the domestic violence victim as the center.

- Respect and protect legal rights and benefits of relevant people; ensure the best benefits of children; prioritize the protection of legal rights and benefits of domestic violence victims who are pregnant women, women who are raising children under 36 months old, the elderly, disabled people, and people who are unable to take care of themselves; perform gender equality.

- Focus on activities of disseminating, educating, counseling, and mediating in preventing and combating domestic violence.

- Promptly detect and prevent and strictly handle violations against laws on prevention and combat against domestic violence as prescribed by law.

If the domestic violence victims are children, during the handling process, there must be the participation of the representatives of state management agencies of children or people who are assigned to protect children.

- Increase the responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and heads; focus on inter-sectoral cooperation in preventing and combating domestic violence.  

- Promote the role and responsibilities of individuals, families, and communities.  

- Perform the responsibility to set an example in preventing and combating domestic violence regarding officials, public employees, and people of the people’s armed forces.

2. Conditions of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam

Conditions of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence are prescribed as follows:

- Heads of the facilities must:

= Have full civil act capacity and at least a bachelor's degree,

= Have received specialized training related to services registered for provision,

= Have not been criminally prosecuted or received fines for acts of domestic violence;

- Staff who directly participate in the provision of domestic violence prevention and combat services must:

= Have graduated from high school or higher,

= Have received advanced training in the knowledge of and skills in preventing and combating domestic violence organized by competent state agencies or facilities permitted by competent state agencies;

- In case of providing shelters for domestic violence victims or domestic violence education and control services, facilities must have the required physical facilities and locations.

Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence shall register their contents and operating scope with state management agencies of domestic violence prevention and combat. 

Organizations and individuals that invest in the budget, personnel, and physical facilities to perform services and activities prescribed in Section 3 may receive tax incentives, fee incentives, credit incentives, and other incentives as prescribed by the law.  

(Clause 2, Article 40 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022)

3. Duties of facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 40 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, facilities that provide domestic violence and combat services established by agencies, organizations, and individuals following the law operating for non-profit purposes to provide one or several of the following services and activities:

- Domestic violence prevention and combat counseling;

- Provision of shelters and other essential needs for domestic violence victims;

- Domestic violence education and control;

- Provision of health care and psychological disease prevention for domestic violence victims;

- Other activities related to prevention and combat against domestic violence.  

The Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022 takes effect from July 1, 2023.

Nguyen Thi Hoai Thuong

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