English - CEDAW Southeast Asia

A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
V.1.2.4 Institutions and mechanisms for Implementation and Monitoring
Indicator 14
Indicator 15
Indicator 16
Indicator 17
Indicator 18
Is there a specific agency responsible to coordinate measures to
achieve gender equality or women’s human rights Is the agency
provided with appropriate mandates, powers and resources to be
able to promote gender equality and protect women’s human rights
Are there legal documents that clearly establish responsibilities of
various State agencies (whether legislative, executive, judicial or
administrative) to incorporate gender equality in their operations
Are there legal documents that require systematic collection and
analysis of sex-disaggregated data, monitoring impact of
interventions as well as trends or progress in relation to gender
equality
Does legislation require that strategies and plans be put in place to
ensure promotion and protection of gender equality
Are there agencies, whether State or independent, that monitor or
supervise State compliance with gender equality and/or CEDAW
V.1.2.5 Incorporation and Application of Treaties
Indicator 19
Indicator 20
Indicator 21
What is the status of CEDAW in the domestic legal framework
Can CEDAW’s provisions be invoked directly in judicial or quasijudicial
proceedings as a source of an actionable right
In case of conflict between CEDAW and domestic legal documents,
which will prevail
V.1.2.6 Gender-Based Violence/ Violence Against Women and its Manifestations
Indicator 22
Indicator 23
Gender-Based Violence
Indicator 22(a)
Indicator 22(b)
Indicator 22(c)
Indicator 22(d)
Indicator 22(e)
Domestic Violence
Indicator 23(a)
Indicator 23(b)
Indicator 23(c)
Is GBV prohibited by law
How is ‘gender-based violence’ defined
What sanctions are in place for perpetrators
What measures are in place for victims of GBV
Does the law mandate inter-agency cooperation to
address GBV Is there a clear designation of
coordinated and individual responsibilities of State
agencies to address GBV
Is domestic violence prohibited by law
How is ‘domestic violence’ defined
What measures are mandated by law to address the
needs of victims of domestic violence What interim or
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List of indicators and sub-indicators