By Vu Quoc Ngu | June 17, 2015
As many as 988,000 Vietnamese in 940,000 cases have received legal aid services since the Law on Legal Aid took effect in 2007, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thuy Hien.
Speaking at a seminar co-organized by the Ministry of Justice, the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam and the UN Organization for Drug and Crimes (UNODC) in Hanoi on June 16 to review the implementation of the law, Ms. Hien said the law has created a legal framework for providing legal aid for those who could not afford to hire lawyers.
After the law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2007, Vietnam set up 63 legal aid centers in provinces and cities, 199 branches in district level and 5,343 clubs at communal level.
57 legal firms, 220 legal offices and 40 legal consultation centers have registered to participate in providing legal aid.
So far, 1,136 lawyers, 572 officers and 175 consultants as well as 9,400 volunteers are involved in legal aid services nationwide, Ms. Hien said in her report.
Recently, one member of the country’s legislative body National Assembly said that the roles of lawyers in criminal cases are still limited. Only around 20% of suspects in criminal cases in Vietnam have lawyers.
The Vietnamese parliament is working on the amendments of the Law on Criminal Procedure Code with the aim of improving human rights. Many legislators propose enhancing the roles of lawyers to allow them to attend interrogations and the right of suspects to remain silent to prevent legal miscarriages.
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June 17, 2015
988,000 Vietnamese Receive Legal Aid Since 2007: Deputy Minister
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
After the law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2007, Vietnam set up 63 legal aid centers in provinces and cities, 199 branches in district level and 5,343 clubs at communal level.
57 legal firms, 220 legal offices and 40 legal consultation centers have registered to participate in providing legal aid.
By Vu Quoc Ngu | June 17, 2015
As many as 988,000 Vietnamese in 940,000 cases have received legal aid services since the Law on Legal Aid took effect in 2007, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thuy Hien.
Speaking at a seminar co-organized by the Ministry of Justice, the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam and the UN Organization for Drug and Crimes (UNODC) in Hanoi on June 16 to review the implementation of the law, Ms. Hien said the law has created a legal framework for providing legal aid for those who could not afford to hire lawyers.
After the law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2007, Vietnam set up 63 legal aid centers in provinces and cities, 199 branches in district level and 5,343 clubs at communal level.
57 legal firms, 220 legal offices and 40 legal consultation centers have registered to participate in providing legal aid.
So far, 1,136 lawyers, 572 officers and 175 consultants as well as 9,400 volunteers are involved in legal aid services nationwide, Ms. Hien said in her report.
Recently, one member of the country’s legislative body National Assembly said that the roles of lawyers in criminal cases are still limited. Only around 20% of suspects in criminal cases in Vietnam have lawyers.
The Vietnamese parliament is working on the amendments of the Law on Criminal Procedure Code with the aim of improving human rights. Many legislators propose enhancing the roles of lawyers to allow them to attend interrogations and the right of suspects to remain silent to prevent legal miscarriages.