Vietnam affirms human rights achievements

Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang at the press conference introducing the white book on human rights

Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang introduced a white book on human rights in Vietnam , that shows comprehensively Vietnam’ s viewpoints, policies and achievements in the protection and promotion of human rights, at a regular press conference on August 18.

He stressed the book which has vivid and real data and evidence, brings a true picture of the implementation of human rights in Vietnam that is contrary to false allegations of some hostile forces aiming to cause instability in order to sabotage Vietnam’ s national construction.

Answering Vietnam News Agency correspondent’s question on the significance of the publication of the first white book on human rights, Bang said its debut marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) and the 30th  reunification anniversary.

The book has been made available as the UN review’s five years of implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in September in New York , the US . Bang said Vietnam’ s achievements, which are summed up in the book, will contribute more information to the review work.

Bang said the preliminary remarks of the Asia-Pacific region appreciated the implementation of the MDGs, especially in Eastern Asia , including Vietnam , which has had significant achievements in poverty alleviation, health care services, education and protection for women and children. Vietnam published the book to sum up its achievements in such fields to inform the world public.

The Vice Minister stressed the Vietnamese State , by publishing the book, affirms its determination to protect and promote basic rights and freedom for all citizens to create "a rich people, a strong country and an equitable, democratic and civilised society."

"The book brings impartial and helpful information about the Vietnamese State’ s consistent policies on human rights to domestic and foreign readers, thus raising mutual understanding and accelerating negotiations and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries for human beings’ progress and civilisation.

The book includes four chapters. The first three chapters introduce Vietnam’ s viewpoints and policies on human rights, its achievements in the protection and promotion of human rights and international cooperation in the protection and promotion of human rights; and the last chapter touches upon a number of false allegations against Vietnam in the area of human rights.

(Source: VNA)