Promotion of gender equality, family violence laws

21/10/2008
Representatives from 26 northern cities and provinces have attended a training workshop on the Laws on Gender Equality and Family Violence Prevention in northern Bac Giang province on Sept. 23 and 24.

 

Experts from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also popularised legal documents relating to the implementation of the two laws and the national action plan o­n prevention of family violence in the 2010-2020 period.

 

Participants to the workshop also discussed the current situation of family violence and gender selection at their localities, as well as outstanding issues in implementing the laws in the community.

 

The workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

 

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