Husband praises neighbor’s wife, mother forces her children to study a lot… is it domestic violence?

The National Assembly deputies cited many acts of mental violence but difficult to identify and not yet concretized in the draft Law on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence (amended).

On the afternoon of May 31, discussing at the group about the draft Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (amended), National Assembly delegate Pham Duc An (Hanoi delegation) said that the important point when developing the law is raise people’s awareness of domestic violence, how to overcome psychological barriers, and dare to speak out against acts of domestic violence.

In fact, according to the Indian delegate, children dare to denounce their parents, whether the wife denounces the husband or not, this belongs to the change of perception, when the law is implemented, it will be effective. He also wondered when many violent acts were difficult to name specifically to include in the draft law.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung gave his opinion when discussing at the group

Giving opinions at the group as a drafting agency, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VH-TT-DL) Nguyen Van Hung emphasized that the development of this code is not easy, because The problem is very wide, anyone can say it, but it is not easy for an institution to become a legal instrument.

According to Minister Nguyen Van Hung, physical and economic violence can be recognized, but mental violence is not simple. Recalling the process of reporting to the National Assembly’s Social Committee to verify and submit a bill, is it a formality that the wife pressures her husband to work to earn a lot of money? Domestic violence does not.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung raised these issues and asked the delegates to give additional comments on the full range of domestic violence acts to include in the draft law.

Also related to identifying acts of domestic violence, delegate Phan Thi My Dung (Long An union) said that there are specific acts of domestic violence that are easy to recognize. However, there are also behaviors that do not think of them as domestic violence but cause psychological and spiritual crises…

According to Ms. Dung, her husband came home from work but was silent all the time, didn’t say anything, or all day praised his neighbor’s wife for being beautiful and thoughtful, then “angry at the fish cutting board”, sulking for no reason… is also an act. domestic violence, causing the subject to be affected by psychological crisis.

Member of the National Assembly Phan Thi My Dung

National Assembly member Nguyen Thi Mai Thoa (Hai Duong delegation) emphasized the prevention of violence and child abuse in the family environment. According to Ms. Thoa, acts of physical, mental, economic and sexual violence against children need to be more clearly defined, especially mental violence.

According to the delegate, the act of forcing children to study is also an act of mental violence. “Parents who force their children to study too much or insult and curse when their children do not achieve the expected results can be listed in cases of mental violence. Because from parental pressures, expectations Too high of parents leads to psychological stress, puts pressure on children, gradually accumulates.It can be the cause of mental and psychological diseases such as depression or behaviors. extremists, commit suicide” – Hai Duong delegation said.