Illustrative photo. (Source: internet) Hanoi (VNA) – More than1,000 cases of sexual abuse against children occur in Vietnam each year and inthe first quarter of 2017, 33 cases were reported, heard a forum in Hanoi onApril 14.
Organised by the VietnamAssociation for Protection of Child Rights (VAPCR), Child Rights Working Group(CRWG) and child rights net (CRnet), the forum aimed to collect opinions fromindividuals and social organisations for preventing sexual abuse and physicalviolence against children.
VAPCR Chairwoman Nguyen Thi ThanhHoa said social organisations have worked with State agencies to promptly launchpreventative measures and support abused victims.
Some of their activities includeoffering legal consultations for families of the victims, and organisingcommunications campaigns and life skills classes for children.
Dang Hoa Nam, Director of theDepartment of Children Protection and Care under the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs, said law need amendments to better protectchildren, as many regulations are not applied to the group.
Communications campaigns thatencourage parents and children to reports abuse offenders are also necessary,Nam noted.
He also pointed to a lack ofchild protection services in Vietnam, particularly psychological treatments.
The forum proposed eightrecommendations for submission to the National Assembly and Government with aview to helping improve the legal framework and policies as well as boostingthe role of social organisations in the fight against child abuse.-VNA
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