Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop was held on December 7 in Hanoi to enhance legal understanding among women and facilitate their access to legal assist🧜ance.
The event was organised by the UN Women Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
In her opening remarks, Shoko Ishikawa, UN Women Country Representative in Vietnam, said that the revision of the Law on Legal Aid has enhanced access to legal aid services for Vietnamese women.
Director of the Legal Aid Bureau under the Ministry of Justice Nguyen Thi Minh said the 2013 Constitution has ensured women’s legitimate right to legal aid access– particularly those who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking.
Relevant bodies have implemented numerous programmes to provide legal assistance for women and children affected by domestic violence and human trafficking, Minh said.
However, the legal framework on the field needs to be revised, Minh added.
Tran Nguyen Tu from the bureau highlighted shortcomings in the current framework. There was low awareness of legal rights among female domestic-violence victims, and a lack of skills in legal aid staff, Tu said.
Meanwhile, Dao Le Thu from Hanoi Law University stressed the need to expand the scope of legal aid beneficiaries, covering near-poor households and women who are victims of gender violence.
She also suggested finances be mobilised from various sources to fund staff training sessions.
Participants emphasised that Vietnam should apply international standards on legal aid and learn from international projects in the sector.-VNA
Vietnam commits to doubling its efforts, along with international cooperation, to create equal opportunities for women to get involved in political, social, and economic activities.
UN Women will continue providing its policy consultancy and assistance for the Vietnamese Government to effectively implement the country’s domestic and international commitments on gender equality and women empowerment.
Vietnam has reiterated its commitment to the strategic goals set by the Beijing Plan of Actions on empowering women at the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59).
The implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action over the past 20 years has brought about positive gender equality progress and contributed to national development, said Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan.
A project to apply the principles of empowering women at workplace has drawn the participation of 23 enterprises nationwide since it was launched in early 2014.
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At the workshop (Source: vovgiaothong.vn)
