Viet Nam Human Rights
Vietnam's contributions to global human rights
16/12/19
Over the past seven decades, Vietnam has significantly contributed to human rights.
The country has struggled to defend national independence and
reunification to ensure that all Vietnamese can fully enjoy human rights,
including the right to live in peace, independence, and freedom, and to decide
their own faith and growth.
The world will celebrate the
71st anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights on December 10. The Declaration presented the
international community’s common values of human rights and laid a foundation
for other human rights covenants, including the Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, the Covenant on Economical, Social, and Cultural Rights, and covenants
on the rights of children, women, and persons with disabilities.
Since the war, Vietnam has made every
effort to build a socialist state governed by law, a state of the people, by
the people, and for the people, and improve its laws on human rights.
Effort to promote human
rights of all people
Vietnam’s 2013 Constitution has a chapter
on Human Rights and Rights and Obligations of Citizens. Since 2013 90 legal
documents relating to human rights have been issued to guide enforcement.
Vietnam has fine-tuned regulations and built mechanisms to guarantee human
rights. All socio-economic development strategies and projects have taken into
consideration a people-centered orientation.
Vietnam has ensured human rights in
economic, social, cultural, civil, and political fields. Vietnam achieved many
UN Millennium Development Goals ahead of schedule and is effectively carrying
on with Sustainable Development Goals. An economic growth rate of over 6% has
been maintained for many years, while other socio-economic efforts have
recorded positive results.
The household poverty rate was lowered
to 5.35 percent by the end of last year. Education, healthcare,
and housing have improved. All 63 provinces now have universal nursery and
primary education. Gender equality has made rapid progress.
The percentage of female deputies in the
National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels is 27%, a fairly high
rate compared with other regional countries. Freedom of religion and belief is
practiced, with thousands of religious festivals held every year. Vietnam has
approximately 50 million internet users, one of the highest numbers of internet
users in the world.
Contributions to universal
values of human rights
Vietnam has actively contributed to human
rights and human advancement. Vietnam has proposed initiatives at human rights
forums of the UN, ASEAN, and other groups, particularly relating to women,
children, persons with disabilities, and climate change vulnerable communities.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted Vietnam-proposed resolutions on the impacts
of climate change on children and women in 2016 and 2018.
Vietnam has abided by international
covenants on human rights, including the UN’s Universal Periodic Review.
Vietnam submitted the third-cycle UPR national report and held a dialogue with
other UN members in January, 2019. The national report outlined Vietnam’s law
revisions, human rights achievements, and implementation of the UN’s
recommendations on human rights.
Vietnam has pursued administrative
reform, improved public services, fought corruption, promoted democracy, and
strengthened the capacity of the State apparatus. Vietnam has pledged to
quickly implement SDGs, reduce poverty, and narrow development gaps between
communities.
To mark Human Rights Day 2019 (10 December), Vietnam
promised to continue to support dialogue and cooperation and work with other
countries to promote human rights./.
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The Government of Vietnam always recognizes that respect, protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms are the basic principles of all socio-economic development strategies of the country, and at the same time the accomplishment of its commitments to international and institutional frameworks to which Vietnam is a member.
The fact shows that, by proactively and actively integrating with the world, Vietnam has achieved many successes in socio-economic development, contributing to maintaining regional and international peace and stability, and creating an important basis and premise for ensuring and enforcing human rights.
The white paper on human rights 2018 strongly affirmed Vietnam's position on human rights. The guarantee and promotion of human rights is the responsibility and authority of each nation.
States have the responsibility to develop the domestic legal system in accordance with the basic principles of international law, especially the UN Charter, taking into account the circumstances of each country to ensure that the people can enjoy human rights in the best way.
Cooperation and dialogue between nations to promote and protect human rights is a necessary and objective requirement.
Vietnam supports the strengthening of international cooperation in the field of human rights on the basis of equal, constructive dialogue and mutual respect and understanding, without interfering in each other's internal affairs, for the common goal of promoting and better protecting human rights.
The content and scope of the subject has made a clear development of legal thinking in defining human rights in Vietnam’s Constitution and legal system. The recognition of common human values of human rights is a testament to Vietnam's active participation in the process of international integration.
International integration creates favorable opportunities for rapid and sustainable economic development - a necessary condition to guarantee and promote human rights in Vietnam.
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