Public awareness of domestic violence has been improved and relevant cases have been reduced over the past 10 years since the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control was put into place.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (second, left) speaks at the event (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Public awareness ofdomestic violence has been improvꦯed andrelevant cases have been reduced over𝓡 the past 10 years since the Law onDomestic Violence Prevention and Control was put into place.
The results were revealed at a conference reviewingthe 10-year implementation of the law held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports,and Tourism (MCST) in Hanoi on December 12. MCST Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien said that the combatagainst domestic violence has received the support and cooperation of manyagencies, organisations, and individuals, with cases addressed in line withlaw. He, however, pointed out the complex and serious developmentof domestic violence, adding that statistics for domestic violence cases providedby agencies tend to vary, thus failing to reflect reality. The minister noted that domestic violence has notonly affected individual victims, but also caused economic losses estimated at1.78 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) each year. A recent survey shows that up to 58 percent ofmarried women said they had suffered from at least one form of domesticviolence. According to the Supreme People’s Court, betweenJuly 1, 2008 and July 31, 2018, all-level people’s courts handled more than1.38 million divorce cases, of which 1 million cases are related to domesticviolence. The Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Controlwas adopted by the 12th National Assembly during its second session on November21, 2007 and took effect since July 1, 2008. Other delegates at the conference shared the viewthat administrative punishment prescribed in the legal document has provenineffective, and sometimes even become barriers to settlement work. Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu DucDam asked the MCST to continue to acquire feedback in order to completenecessary procedures for the adjustment to the law. –VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (second, left) speaks at the event (Source: VNA) 
