At the MoU signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – The Australian Human Rights Commission will helpVietnam’s Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) integrate lessons onhuman rights into the public school curricula, per a memorandum of understandinginked between both sides in Sydney on February 26.
Training for educational managers, developing the Vietnamese version ofRightsapp - the first mobile application that allows users to quickly access theUnited Nations’ human rights treaties and agreements, and building aninteractive learning portal on human rights will be included in the programme.
At the signing ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Vice Chairman of theVietnamese Party Central Committee’s Theoretical Council and HCMA Director,described this as an important event as it marks bilateral cooperation inpromoting and protecting human rights through education, consolidating thefriendship between Vietnam and Australia.
Thang affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and Government always pay attention torespecting, protecting and implementing human rights.
Particularly, the Constitution amended in 2013 reflects Vietnam’s respect forhuman rights and ensures better implementation of citizens’ fundamental rightsand obligations.
Vietnam has joined bilateral and multilateral forums on human rights. Inaddition, it has signed and ratified seven of the nine core UN human rightstreaties, and set up regular dialogue mechanisms on human rights with manycountries, including Australia.
To raise public awareness of human rights through education, Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc approved a project to integrate lessons on human rights intothe public school curricula during 2017-2025. Under the programme, the HCMA isresponsible for working with agencies to have human rights taught in all publiceducation facilities by 2025, he added.
For her part, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission RosalindCroucher said Australia attaches much importance to relations with Vietnam andher commission will work with the HCMA to carry out the project in an effectivemanner.
Thang is visiting Australia from February 25-27. Before working with theAustralian Human Rights Commission, he visited the University of Sydney’s LawSchool and Centre for International Security Studies to study their humanrights teaching.
He will continue his business trip to New Zealand on February 28.-VNA
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