A hotline on domestic violence has been set up by the Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) and the Embassy of Sweden to provide free consultations to men involved in these scenarios.
The hotline was part of a project on heightening the rights of lesbians in Vietnam and encouraging the involvement of men in fighting domestic violence.
According to Nguyen Van Anh, Chairwoman of the Foundation Committee of CSAGA, there were many activities from communications campaigns on domestic violence in the country, all of which were mostly aimed at the victims-women. Meanwhile, men, who were in most cases the aggressors, were still outside of these campaigns.
"Many men said that they felt bad after they beat their wives and girlfriends. But they also said that they didn't know how to deal with family conflicts; they thought that violence was the best solution and that it was totally allowed," Van Anh said.
However, she said that if these men knew that domestic violence would not only hurt their wives and children but also destroy their families and even lead to criminal charges, they would have probably practiced a little more restraint.
"The hotline is set up to help men find their way to love instead of hatred and violence," she said.
Experts will be on the line, whose number is 04.3 775 9330, from 8am to 9pm all week days except for Sundays and holidays. In addition, those who call the hotline can access an automatic around-the-clock answering machine./.
The hotline was part of a project on heightening the rights of lesbians in Vietnam and encouraging the involvement of men in fighting domestic violence.
According to Nguyen Van Anh, Chairwoman of the Foundation Committee of CSAGA, there were many activities from communications campaigns on domestic violence in the country, all of which were mostly aimed at the victims-women. Meanwhile, men, who were in most cases the aggressors, were still outside of these campaigns.
"Many men said that they felt bad after they beat their wives and girlfriends. But they also said that they didn't know how to deal with family conflicts; they thought that violence was the best solution and that it was totally allowed," Van Anh said.
However, she said that if these men knew that domestic violence would not only hurt their wives and children but also destroy their families and even lead to criminal charges, they would have probably practiced a little more restraint.
"The hotline is set up to help men find their way to love instead of hatred and violence," she said.
Experts will be on the line, whose number is 04.3 775 9330, from 8am to 9pm all week days except for Sundays and holidays. In addition, those who call the hotline can access an automatic around-the-clock answering machine./.
