Human Rights Measure

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Human Rights

Guidelines for Staff and Personnel in Quarantine Centres

Date Enacted: May 2020
Country: Vietnam

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs “in cooperation with technical assistance” from UNICEF and UN Women “developed and disseminated” guidelines aimed at “ensur[ing] safety for children and women in quarantine centres.” Among other things, the guidelines address “protection from violence and sexual abuse” including through the provision of information and designated “private and safe space for children and women to be able to call the National Child Protection Helpline 111.”