Vietnam is playing its increasingly active role in the global human rights system, Dennis Curry from the UN Development Programme said at a seminar on Dec. 10 in response to World Human Rights Day.
Vietnam steadfastly pursues the policy of ensuring full enforcement of basic rights and freedom for each citizen, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has written in an article.
Vietnam’s performance towards the Millennial Development Goals, particularly those regarding poverty reduction, gender equality and education, over the past years has won international recognition.
Vietnam’s achievements in ensuring human rights over the past 70 years came under spotlight at a seminar held by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (NPA) in Hanoi on December 9.
Experts gathered at a policy forum in Hanoi on November 25 to share information on sexual violence against women and girls and seek solutions to this problem.
The Prime Minister approved a master plan to implement the recommendations Vietnam has accepted in line with the UN’s second-circle universal periodic review (UPR) on human rights.
Domestic and international experts gathered at a workshop on November 12 in Hanoi to seek ways to boost the study and education of human rights in Vietnam.
ASEAN and the EU agreed to intensify human rights cooperation and policy dialogues at a series of events during an ASEAN delegation’s visit to Belgium’s Brussels from October 19 to 25.
The Vietnamese delegation took an active part at the just-concluded 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Vietnam should learn from other countries’ experience and clarify its specific demand and circumstance to select the most appropriate model for a national human rights body, an expert has said.
Vietnam pledges to make more efforts to fulfill its obligations as a member to the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, and work closely with related agencies in the field.
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) started a two-day special meeting in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila on September 16.
The Vietnam Supreme People’s Court and the US Supreme Court are hoped to further cooperation, especially in judicial experience sharing and court personnel training.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to the US from July 6-10 is a historic event, marking a new milestone in the Vietnam-US relationship.
The Vietnam delegation, led by Ambassador and Head of Vietnam’s
Permanent Mission to the UN Nguyen Trung Thanh, actively participated in
and contributed to discussions of the United Nations Human Rights
Council’s 29th session, which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland on July
3.
Vietnam pledges to actively collaborate with other countries and
international organisations to counteract terrorism and guarantee
fundamental human rights.
A Vietnamese delegation is participating in the 29th session of the
United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) which started on June
15 in Geneva, Switzerland, in its capacity as member of the HRC’s in the
2014-2016 tenure and as co-coordinator of ASEAN at the council in 2015.
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