Forms of information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat in Vietnam

Forms of information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat in Vietnam

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, information, communication, and education 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.

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Contents of information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, the contents of information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat are as follows:

- Policies and laws on domestic violence and combat.

- Human rights, civil rights, and gender equality in families.

- Fine traditions of Vietnamese people and families; examples of good people and good deeds in building a happy family and preventing and combating domestic violence.

- Knowledge of marriage and families; behavioral skills in families; skills in protecting and supporting domestic violence victims; skills in preventing and handling domestic violence acts.

- Domestic and international experience in preventing and combating domestic violence.

- Other contents related to domestic violence prevention and combat.

Purposes and requests in information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, the purposes and requests in information, communication, and education on domestic violence prevention and combat are as follows:

- Information, communication, and education 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.

Principle of prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence 2022, principle of prevention and combat against domestic violence 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.

Mai Thanh Loi

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