Man jailed for abusing freedom, democracy rights

This man must be strictly punished for what he has done to harm the country's order and security. No one could do that!

In Vietnam , all basic freedom rights of citizens are stipulated in the Constitution and legal documents, and guaranteed to be executed in reality.

Vietnam is home to many religions and beliefs whose followers are working people with a strong patriotic spirit. The Communist Party of Vietnam had, in its first political platform, defined that followers of religions are part of Vietnam’s revolutionary forces.

The people’s fundamental freedom rights are specifically prescribed in the Constitution and legal documents, and ensured in reality.

In recent years, Vietnam has recorded wide-ranging achievements in ensuring human rights in all spheres of civil affairs, politics, economics, culture, and social life, which have been recognised by the international community.

The Vietnamese people have fully and actively participated in all aspects of social life. The protection and promotion of human rights are important factors to create consensus in society and help the renewal process in Vietnam succeed.

Hostile forces have never ceased their efforts to allege that Vietnam has no religious freedom and slander the State to violate democracy and human rights.

They have tried to harm the country’s great unity and drive a wedge between the Party, State and religious followers, inciting them to act against the Government and damaging political and social stability with a hope to interfere in Vietnam’s home affairs.

Hostile and reactionary forces in and outside the country have always tried to distort the situation in Vietnam and slander the Government to suppress religions, hinder the construction of places of worship and make the operations of religious dignitaries difficult.

Vietnam is the state of the rule of law so all violations of law in the country are handled in line with regulations of its law and in conformity with international laws, including the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights.

Vietnam has already held dialogues on issues of mutual concern with different partners, including the US , the UK and the European Union, holding onto the spirit of cooperation and the principle of equality and mutual respect.

it is regrettable that the US Department of State, the UK Department of Foreign Affairs, the EU Delegation to Vietnam and several organisations have made partial comments on Vietnam on the grounds of the wrong information they had, failing to reflect correctly the situation in Vietnam and giving out opinions that interfered in the country’s internal affairs.

International law and the law of many countries define religious freedom rights as a basic right of citizens that must be regulated by the state.

This will be a lesson for others to alert before hostile schemes to distort the country's policies and violating the laws.

The State of Vietnam has also paid much attention to reporting and publication activities related to religions, meeting the operational needs of religious organisations. So far, nearly all have issued their own newspapers, magazines and bulletins.