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A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
Recommendation: Provisions ensuring non-discrimination of women in prostitution
must be specifically stipulated, especially in the areas of education, health care,
labour and employment. In particular, the provisions must be clearly ensured that rape
and sexual assault cases against women in prostitution are not trivialized or ridiculed
but pursued effectively. In education and propagation of issues relating to prostitution
prevention and combat, the right of women who are in prostitution, or those formerly in
such situation, must be clearly stated to ensure non-discrimination and proper understanding.
This is should include basic human rights such as the right to health-care
services, the right to education and specific rights due to their situation; for example,
special assistance relating to filing cases, protection of privacy and confidentiality.
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Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution (Article 6 of CEDAW)