2016

Vietnam Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights

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This country report looks at the state of Vietnam, the world’s 14th-most-populous country, which has one of the most progressive legal framework in the region when it comes to sexual and reproductive rights (SRR). Aside from being among the first to sign the International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in 1994 and the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995, and signing and ratifying a number of important international documents on human rights such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), human rights of individuals are recognized, respected, protected and guaranteed in the Vietnamese constitution.  Several documents deal with SRR policy in Vietnam, and they are right-based in general – the National Strategies on Reproductive Health Care (RHC) for the period 2001-2010 in 2000, the National Strategies on Population and Reproductive Health for 2011-2020, and the law on HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control (2006), considered one of the most progressive HIV/AIDS laws in the world. However, despite these frameworks, implementation and reinforcement of these laws and policies are in many cases problematic; the current study looks at these issues and difficulties, as well as offering recommendations on all aspects of SRR, including those that affects adolescents.

Vietnam

  • Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV);
  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
  • Institut Kapal Perempuan;
  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
    Forum Papua (FRIP/IYFP);
  • Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI);
  • Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta;
  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
  • RUTGERS Indonesia;
  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)
Vietnam Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights

This country report looks at the state of Vietnam, the world’s 14th-most-populous country, which has one of the most progressive legal framework in the region when it comes to sexual and reproductive rights (SRR). Aside from being among the first to sign the International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in 1994 and the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995, and signing and ratifying a number of important international documents on human rights such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), human rights of individuals are recognized, respected, protected and guaranteed in the Vietnamese constitution.  Several documents deal with SRR policy in Vietnam, and they are right-based in general – the National Strategies on Reproductive Health Care (RHC) for the period 2001-2010 in 2000, the National Strategies on Population and Reproductive Health for 2011-2020, and the law on HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control (2006), considered one of the most progressive HIV/AIDS laws in the world. However, despite these frameworks, implementation and reinforcement of these laws and policies are in many cases problematic; the current study looks at these issues and difficulties, as well as offering recommendations on all aspects of SRR, including those that affects adolescents.

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF),
  • Morocco Family Planning Association

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
  • Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC);
  • SAHAYOG;
  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
  • WeSpeakOut;
  • The YP Foundation (TYPF)

Lao PDR

  • Lao Women’s Union;
  • The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Health
    Sciences (UHS)

Sri Lanka

  • Bakamoono;
  • Women and Media Collective (WMC),
  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
  • Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG);
  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
    Kelantan (ReHAK);
  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Singapore

  • End Female Genital Cutting Singapore
  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network