Participants discuss about victim-centered methods in the prosecution of violent cases in the criminal justice system (Photo: https://toquoc.vn/) The three-daycourse, jointly organised by the United Nations (UN) Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Asia-Pacific, UN Women in Vietnam and the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), aims to meet the urgent need foraccess to justice for women and children experiencing violence.
Itis part of the activities in the framework of the programme “Ending violence against women to strengthen the provision of essentialservices to women experiencing violence" implemented by UN Women.
Addressing theevent, Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, underlined the vital role played by prosecutors in ending impunity for actsof violence against women and girls.
Successful prosecutions can send a consistent message about society'sintolerance of these behaviors, she said.
The VWUhas worked hard on monitoring and social criticism for laws and policiesrelated to women, children and gender equality, according to Vice Chairwoman ofthe VWU Nguyen Thi Minh Huong.
Theunion has also implemented programmes and projects and maintained models tosupport women and children experiencing violence or those who were trafficked,and promote coordination with relevant ministries and sector in the work, sheadded.
Duringthe training course, participants share practical experiences, difficulties andchallenges in the work, and discussed about victim-centered methods in theprosecution of violent cases in the criminal justice system.
Theywere updated on types of violence against women, barriers that victims facewhen accessing the criminal justice system, and the causes behind the situation.
Expertsalso emphasised the importance of coordination between stakeholders such as theprocuracies, courts, lawyers, legal assistants, police, social workers, andstaff of women unions, in supporting victims of violence and abuse.
Findingsfrom the national study on violence against women in Vietnam in 2019 show thatnearly two-thirds (62.9percent) of women experienced at least one or more types ofviolence in their lifetime by their husbands and/or mates. However, over 90 percent of women, who experienced physical and/or sexual violence fromhusbands did not seek any help from formal service providers./.
Findingsfrom the national study on violence against women in Vietnam in 2019 show thatnearly two-thirds (62.9percent) of women experienced at least one or more types ofviolence in their lifetime by their husbands and/or mates. However, over 90 percent of women, who experienced physical and/or sexual violence fromhusbands did not seek any help from formal service providers./.
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