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
Treaties on human rights
Bản in : Vietnam actively joins efforts in promoting human rights
With a view to contributing further to the joint efforts of the international community in promoting and protecting human rights across the world, Vietnam has enhanced its international cooperation and joined bilateral and multilateral forums in the field, while making every effort to ensure basic human rights are respected. The country has always affirmed its commitment and demonstrated its determination and responsibility to ensure the enforcement of human rights. According to Vietnam’s national report on human rights under the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Vietnam submitted and presented a number of reports on its implementation of several conventions such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in 2000-2009; the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) in 2008-2011, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The country is working on a report … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam actively joins efforts in promoting human rights
UN reaffirms consistent policy on human rights
The permanent Vietnamese representative to the UN has underlined the country's consistent policy on human rights at a UN consultation for States to strengthen the treaty held in New York yesterday. Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, who chaired the first discussion at the meeting, said that for Vietnam, ensuring human rights is the country's priority and can be seen in the law as well as the country's implementation mechanisms. Vietnam is a member of almost every convention on human rights. These include civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as children's and women's. He described it as a basis for the country to create laws and mechanisms to implement them with the help of the State, the people and social organizations. The Ambassador stressed Vietnam's participation in the consultation shows the country's policy of securing human rights and its commitment to implementing its international duties while contributing to international cooperation on human rights. … [Read more...] about UN reaffirms consistent policy on human rights
Vietnam enhances human rights
(VOVworld)- The UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam has praised Vietnam's achievements and efforts in promoting human rights. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Pratibha Mehta said Vietnam has joined most major international conventions on human rights and ,ade a great effort to promote fundamental rights. Ms Mehta said the Vietnamese government has actively participated in international human rights mechanisms which aim at overseeing human rights cases including the government's compliances with key treaties on human rights. In 2009, Vietnam's Universal Periodic Review report was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council. 93 of its 123 proposals on improving human rights were adopted. The UN Resident Coordinator highlighted Vietnam's constant efforts to improve its legal and judicial systems, build a state governed by law and strengthen national institutions to promote human rights. Vietnam has also sought public opinions concerning draft laws and paid special attention to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam enhances human rights
Vietnam aims to ensure better human rights
(VOVworld)- A workshop on international and regional human rights mechanisms and links between human rights enforcement and investigation agencies began today/Monday in the central city of Da Nang. The workshop is part of a project to enhance the country's capacity to enforce international treaties on human rights between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Addressing the opening session, Ha Kim Ngoc, Assistant to the Foreign Minister, described human rights as a common objective and the result of people's struggles throughout various stages of development. He stressed on the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy of striving for better human rights for its people. During the two day workshop, the participants will share information and their experiences and propose recommendations to ensure and promote human rights in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Vietnam aims to ensure better human rights