Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Nearly 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence by their husbands

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung cited the results of a national survey published in 2021 showing that nearly 1 in 3 women (32%) experienced physical/or violent violence by their husbands. sex.

On the afternoon of April 16, the National Assembly Standing Committee (UBTVQH) discussed the draft Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (amended), which is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for comments at its third session (May-May). 2022).

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung: Nearly 1 in 3 women experience physical/or sexual violence by their husbands – Photo: Doan Tan

Under the authorization of the Prime Minister to present a report on the draft Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (amended), Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VH-TT-DL) Nguyen Van Hung stated: It is clear that besides the results achieved, domestic violence is still a painful and difficult problem in Vietnam. The results of the national survey published in 2021 show that nearly 1 in 3 women (32%) experience physical/or sexual violence by their husbands.

It is worth mentioning, of which 90.4% of women experiencing physical or sexual violence by their husbands do not seek help, only 4.8% seek help from the police.

Also according to Minister Nguyen Van Hung, statistics show that in 2019, domestic violence against women caused a loss of 1.8% of GDP (an increase of 0.2% compared to 2012). Not only women, but domestic violence against children and the elderly is also common. Among children who were sexually abused, 21.3% were abused by their own family members.

“Domestic violence tends to be more serious, diverse and complex, which has been leaving heavy consequences for many families, causing great damage to the whole society. The amendment of the current law. Action is really necessary” – Minister Nguyen Van Hung emphasized, and said that if not solved in time, domestic violence will threaten the sustainable development of the family, erode the values ​​of the family. value of the nation’s fine traditional culture, weakening the development motivation and being a barrier to the country’s sustainable development process.

Representative of the agency examining the bill, Chairman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh expressed his agreement with the need to amend the law. However, Ms. Nguyen Thuy Anh suggested that the drafting agency, in the process of amending the law, continue to stick to the approach to human rights and ensure human rights, especially for specific subjects such as women and children. Children and the elderly, prioritize the legitimate aspirations of people experiencing domestic violence, respect the rights of citizens when dealing with violations of domestic violence, and care about cultural issues, family, psychological characteristics of target groups as well as regional and ethnic characteristics.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that the introduction of the law must create fundamental changes in domestic violence prevention

Expressing the view that it is necessary to amend the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control, National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue said that this is not only a matter of great concern of the Party and State but also of the whole society.

“Because the consequences of domestic violence both physically and mentally are very great, especially for women, children and husbands who also suffer from domestic violence. Surely this bill will receive a lot of attention. great focus of the National Assembly and the whole society,” emphasized the National Assembly Chairman.

National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue proposed to clarify the responsibilities of agencies and organizations in presiding over and coordinating this work, and said that if not detected and handled promptly, whose responsibility is it? and if it is not clear, it is difficult to distinguish when the consequences of the incident are very serious. “Every brother worries but does not know the responsibility, sometimes it is not as good as a brother. Most cases of domestic violence are discovered by the press,” said the National Assembly Chairman.

Commenting on specific content, the President of the National Assembly assessed that the bill did not clarify the protections for victims of mental violence, sexual violence, “sexual violence without intercourse”, while thick The mental torture is often more severe than the physical.

Citing experts’ opinion that sex selection of the fetus is also domestic violence, the National Assembly Chairman shared: “In many cases of unwanted pregnancies, husbands are horribly abused. Or love The situation of stepmothers abusing stepchildren of husbands, and then stepfathers and lovers abusing and abusing stepchildren are very disturbing to society, so the judicial branches need to pay special attention to this subject.”

The National Assembly Chairman asked Minister Nguyen Van Hung and ministries of the justice sector to review the painful phenomenon of stepmothers abusing stepchildren of husbands, stepfathers, and even abusive lovers. stepchild of wife.

“In the old days, the old people used to say the phrase ‘for generations to have a cake with bones.’ Of course, now that society has developed differently, I have gradually overcome it, but the elders haven’t said anything wrong. Cases like children 3 At the age of being nailed to the head by a mother’s lover, who is responsible for detecting, preventing and handling it in time?” – National Assembly President asked the issue and suggested relevant agencies to research , identify and take action to remedy this problem.

The National Assembly Chairwoman also suggested that the bill should clearly stipulate the issue of socialization in domestic violence prevention and control because this is a particularly important issue that needs the consensus of the whole society for the law to come into existence. must make a fundamental change in domestic violence prevention.

From another angle of domestic violence, Minister of Education and Training (Education and Training) Nguyen Kim Son pointed out the fact that there is a phenomenon where parents expect too much from their children, which leads them to require them to study. until 2-3 am as well as expecting children to get 10 points every day. Or having to follow the career of parents, becoming proud of parents has created pressure, exceeding children’s capacity and ability. . Therefore, the draft needs to be more explicit about not putting too much pressure on work and study.

Mr. Nguyen Kim Son commented that the bill that stipulates the prohibition on the act of abandoning parents, the elderly do not care for and abandon children, it is also necessary to add the same behaviors as parents but do not fulfill their responsibility to teach children or children. Should the school’s responsibility to cooperate with the school be domestic violence? “Parents not only have the responsibility to raise their children, but also have the responsibility to teach and teach excessively, which should also be considered violence against students” – Minister Nguyen Kim Son suggested.

Bao Tran