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A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
and to protect victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, from re-victimization;
(b) engage in research, information and mass media campaigns and social and economic
initiatives; (c) alleviate factors that make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable
to trafficking, such as poverty, underdevelopment and lack of equal opportunity; (d) put
in place educational, social or cultural measures to discourage the demand leading to trafficking
in persons; (e) strengthen information exchange among and training for law enforcement,
immigration or other relevant authorities; (f) strengthen border controls; and (g) ensure security
and control of travel documents.
Extradition
Article 16 of the Organized Crime Convention provides that offences covered in the Organized
Crime Convention are included in any existing extradition treaty between State Parties and as
extraditable offences in future extradition treaties. State Parties to the Organized Crime
Convention that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of an extradition treaty
must recognize the offences covered as extraditable between themselves. In relation to its
own nationals, if a State Party does not extradite an alleged offender solely because of nationality,
it must, on request of the other State Party seeking extradition, begin an immediate investigation
for the purpose of prosecution.
In consideration of Article 6 of CEDAW and the Trafficking Protocol, which was endorsed
by the CEDAW Committee for ratification by Viet Nam, 271 the following selected indicators
were chosen for this article:
V.4.2.1 Trafficking
Indicator 34
Indicator 35
Indicator 36
Indicator 37
Indicator 38
Indicator 39
Indicator 40
Indicator 41
Indicator 42
Indicator 43
Is trafficking of women prohibited
Is there a definition of ‘trafficking’ in legislation
What sanctions are in place for commission of trafficking
Is there legislation protecting would-be brides from being victimized by
traffickers Is mail order bride system prohibited
Are trafficked women penalized
Does legislation put in place measures to combat trafficking
What legislative measures are in place to address needs of victims of
trafficking and their families
Are there interim and permanent protective measures required by law
for the protection of the victim/survivor of trafficking
Does legislation exist ensuring that women who have been trafficked
and their children are able to claim citizenship, residency and other
rights
Is inter-agency cooperation to address trafficking mandated by law Is
there a clear designation of responsibilities of ministries and agencies to
eliminate trafficking
147
271
Ibid.
Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution (Article 6 of CEDAW)