Legal Framework on Family Violence Prevention and Control in Vietnam and Singapore from the Perspective of Protecting Women’s Rights

Lam To Trang

https://doi.org/10.62271/pjc.16.4.865.877

Abstract

Family violence has left many serious consequences for victims in our society. Recent statistics show that the majority of victims of family violence are girls and women in general. That is the reason why women are one of the subjects that need to be given top priority for protection. Among them, physical, sexual or psychological violence by husbands is one of the most common form of violence against women globally. In Southeast Asia, although the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women has been signed, family violence against women is still very much happening. Family violence not only causes women to lose their health, spirit, and dignity, but also leaves a lasting shadow throughout their lives. This article presents a comparative study on the legal frameworks of Vietnam and Singapore on family violence prevention and control from the perspective of protecting women’s rights with the aim of ensuring human rights, social justice and gender equality.

Keywords: family violence, human rights, protection, Singapore, Vietnam, women.