Viet Nam

GI_Population(Footnote/Source)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects 2022, Online Edition. Estimates 2021.

PL_Female Population (thousands)

49,332

PL_Total Population (thousands)

97,468

Existence of a governance structure or coordination mechanism(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2021/10… ">UN Women, Country Gender Equality Profile Viet Nam 2021 (CGEP)</a>

GC_Existence of a governance structure or coordination mechanism

Yes

GC_Existence of a governance structure or coordination mechanism - Remark

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) coordinates matters related to GBV
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports coordinates matters related to DV
Inter-Sectoral Coordination Programme on Providing Coordinated Support to Victims of Human Trafficking (MOLISA, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Defense) (signed in July 2022)

JS_Availability of administrative data on justice

Yes

JS_Availability of administrative data on justice- Remark

Data collected by the Ministry of Justice

JS_Number of legal aid service organizations for VAW/G survivors(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://tgpl.moj.gov.vn/Pages/danh-ba-phap-ly.aspx">Legal Aid Department of Viet Nam</a>

JS_Number of legal aid service organizations for VAW/G survivors (Remarks)

legal aid centers in 63 provinces

JS_Number of legal aid service organizations for VAW/G survivorssure

63

LP_Constitutional Provisions on VAW

No

Equality in Marriage and Divorce(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/documents/wbl/2022/snapshots/Viet… Bank Group, Women, Business and the Law, 2022, Viet Nam</a>

LP_Equality in Marriage and Divorce

Yes

LP_Equality in Marriage and Divorce - Remark

Law on Marriage and Family

Law against Sexual Harassment(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Vi-pham-hanh-chinh/Nghi-dinh-144-202… No. 144/2021/ND-CP, Regulations on prevention and control of domestic violence, 2021</a>

LP_Law against Sexual Harassment

Yes

LP_Law against Sexual Harassment - Remark

Decree 144 on Sexual Harassment

LP_Law Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

No

LPNational Action Plan on VAW(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://vietnam.unfpa.org/en/news/viet-nam-determined-tackle-domestic-v…, "Viet Nam is determined to tackle domestic violence", 24 March 2022 </a>

LP_National Action Plan on VAW (latest one that is currently into force)

Yes

LP_National Action Plan on VAW (latest one that is currently into force) - Remark

National Programme on GBV Prevention and Response 2021-20253, and National Programme on DV Prevention and Control (until 2025)

LP_National Strategy on VAW (latest one that is currently into force)

No

LP_Provision against Marital Rape

Yes

LP_Provision against Marital Rape(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=80835&cs=… on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (2007)</a>

LP_Provision against Marital Rape - Remark

Article 2 of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (2007)

LPStand-alone EVAW Law(Footnote/Source)

Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=80835&cs=…; and <a target="_blank" href="https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/english/tin-van/national-assembly-passes-revi… ">amended in 2022</a>

LP_Stand-alone EVAW Law

Yes

LP_Stand-alone EVAW Law - Remark

Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control

LP_Minimum age of female Marriage

18

LP_Minimum age of Male Marriage

20

Minimum Age of Marriage (Yes or No)(Footnote/Source)

Source: Law on Marriage and Family (2014)

PDVA_Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence (%)

9

PDVA_Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence(Footnote/Source)

Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-64 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner since age 15.

Source: MOLISA, GSO and UNFPA (2020), Results of the National Study on Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2019 - Journey for Change.

PDVA_Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence (%)

32

PDVA_Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence(Footnote/Source)

Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-64 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime.

Source: MOLISA, GSO and UNFPA (2020), Results of the National Study on Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2019 - Journey for Change.

PDVA_Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months (%)

8.9

PDVA_Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months(Footnote/Source)

Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-64 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months.

Source: MOLISA, GSO and UNFPA (2020), Results of the National Study on Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2019 - Journey for Change.

PL_Availability of administrative data on police

Yes

PL_Availability of administrative data on police-remark

Data are collected by the Ministry of Public Security

HA_Availability of administrative data on health

Yes

HA_Availability of administrative data on health - Remark

Data are collected by the Ministry of Health

CEDAW- Gender-based violence

(1) Revise the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code and criminalize all forms of violence against women, including marital rape, dating violence, violence in public spaces and sexual harassment;
(2) Encourage women to report cases of violence and abuse by destigmatizing victims and raising awareness about the criminal nature of such acts, and ensure that all reported cases are effectively investigated and that perpetrators are prosecuted and adequately punished;
(3) Provide mandatory training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, police officers, health professionals and social workers on the strict application of legal provisions criminalizing violence against women and girls;
(4) Ensure that victims have access to support services, including free legal aid, medical and psychological care, shelters, counselling and livelihood support;
(5) Systematically collect statistical data on all forms of violence against women, disaggregated by form of violence, age, disability, ethnicity and relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, and on the number of complaints, prosecutions, convictions and sentences imposed on perpetrators, as well as on reparations provided to victims.

CEDAW- Trafficking

(1) Carry out a study to investigate the scope, extent and root causes of trafficking in women and girls for sexual and labour exploitation, both within the country and abroad, including through the systematic collection and analysis of data on such exploitation;
(2) Take effective measures to eliminate the root causes of trafficking and prostitution, including poverty, in order to remove the vulnerability of women and girls to such exploitation;
(3) Review the Law on Administrative Violations Sanction (2012) and the Law on Administrative Penalties (2012) with a view to decriminalizing women in prostitution;
(4) Take measures to prevent and eliminate child prostitution and to ensure that perpetrators of child prostitution are prosecuted and adequately punished and that girls in prostitution are not treated as offenders but as victims.

Recommendations from the CEDAW Committee(Footnote/Source)