Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the above remarks on Thursday in response to reporters’ question about Viet Nam’s reaction to the Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2018 of the US Department of State. The fundamental rights of the Vietnamese citizens are clearly stated in the country’s Constitution and laws in accordance with the international conventions on human rights to which Viet Nam is a signatory and these rights have been respected and ensured in practice, Hang said. Thanks to its efforts, Viet Nam has gained important human rights achievements acknowledged and appreciated by the international community, she added. Last year, the country’s per capita income increased to US$ 2,587 or up US$ 198 from 2017 while poverty rate dipped by 1.35% to 5.35% from the previous year. The social insurance coverage rose by 2.31% to 87.7% in 2018 and 70% of the country’s population are internet users. It is estimated that … [Read more...] about US Human Rights Report still includes unobjective assessments on VN’s actual situation
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Vietnam makes much progress in human rights practices
A workshop to announce Vietnam’s third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Country Report on Human Rights Practices was held in Hanoi on December 3 with the participation of Vietnamese officials and representatives of involved UN representatives. At the workshop The workshop acknowledged that Vietnam has implemented 175 out of the 182 recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) second-cycle UPR which it accepted in June 2014. According to Vietnam’s third-cycle UPR Country Report, the realization of the recommendations has left positive impacts on all aspects of society in Vietnam, especially in making human rights-related laws, ensuring social welfare, improving people’s living standards, and promoting cooperation and dialogues on human rights at regional and international levels. Since the 2014 UPR, Vietnam’s achievements in socio-economic development and progresses in human rights practices have been acknowledged by the … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes much progress in human rights practices
VN responds to U.S. human rights reports
The statement was made by Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on May 4 in reply to reporters’ question about Viet Nam’s reaction to the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the U.S. Department of State. Despite recognition of Viet Nam’s achievements in protecting human rights, the reports still made some assessments that are not objective and do not reflect correctly the actual situation in the country. The nation’s efforts and achievements in this field have been recognized and highly evaluated by the international community, she added. “Like with other countries, Viet Nam is willing to discuss with the U.S. within the existing frameworks on issues of mutual concern in the frank, open and mutual respect spirit,” stressed the Spokeswoman, adding that the country considers this as an effective method to strengthen mutual understanding and address the issues in which both sides have differences./. By … [Read more...] about VN responds to U.S. human rights reports
US human rights reports fail to reflect correctly situation in Việt Nam
Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The US State Department’s 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices made some assessments that are not objective and do not correctly reflect the actual situation in Việt Nam, despite the report’s recognition of Việt Nam’s achievements in protecting human rights. Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng made the remarks yesterday in response to reporters’ questions about Việt Nam’s reaction to the reports. Hằng underlined Việt Nam’s consistent policy of ensuring and promoting human rights in conformity with international treaties on human rights to which Việt Nam is a party. The country’s efforts and achievements in this field have been recognised and highly evaluated by the international community, she added. “Like with … [Read more...] about US human rights reports fail to reflect correctly situation in Việt Nam
US human rights reports fail to reflect correctly situation in Vietnam
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang made the remarks on May 4th in response to reporters’ question about Vietnam’s reaction to the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the US Department of State.Hang underlined Vietnam’s consistent policy of ensuring and promoting human rights in conformity with international treaties on human rights to which Vietnam is a party.The country’s efforts and achievements in this field have been recognised and highly evaluated by the international community, she added.“Like with other countries, Vietnam is ready to discuss with the US within the existing frameworks on issues of mutual concern in the frank, open and mutual respect spirit. Vietnam considers this as an effective method to enhance mutual understanding and solve the issues in which the two sides still have differences,” the spokeswoman … [Read more...] about US human rights reports fail to reflect correctly situation in Vietnam