Vietnam accepts 271 recommendations from 133 countries at human rights dialogue

The approval rate of the recommendations was 84.7%, the highest among the four cycles under the UPR mechanism that Vietnam has participated in at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet (center) at the September 27 meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council - Photo: Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On September 27, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Vietnam's National Report under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle IV.

Approved 271/320 recommendations

Responding to the press on October 1, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet affirmed that this was the result of a long preparation process by the Vietnamese Government. Accordingly, immediately after the dialogue session last May at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs chaired and coordinated with ministries, branches and agencies to actively conduct a thorough review of all 320 recommendations received from 133 countries and reported to the Prime Minister for approval. At the meeting on September 27, Vietnam announced its decision to accept 271 out of 320 recommendations made by countries, reaching a rate of 84.7%. "This is our highest approval rate in 4 cycles. This demonstrates Vietnam's strong commitment to the UPR process, as well as affirms Vietnam's desire and determination in protecting and promoting human rights," Mr. Do Hung Viet affirmed. About 90 countries, international organizations and a number of non-governmental organizations attended the meeting on September 27. According to Mr. Viet, the vast majority of the comments highly appreciated Vietnam's efforts, the participation of the Vietnamese delegation in open and frank exchanges and dialogues, with a lot of useful information, helping the international community better understand the situation in Vietnam. What was especially touching at the meeting was when countries and international friends took advantage of the limited time that the United Nations Human Rights Council had allocated for their speeches to express solidarity and share the pain and loss caused by Typhoon Yagi to the Vietnamese people. "Some statements also reviewed the struggle of the Vietnamese people to decide their own destiny and the path to independence, freedom and happiness, considering it the foundation for protecting and promoting human rights in Vietnam," Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet added.

Members of the Vietnamese delegation answered and provided authentic information at the dialogue session at the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2024 - Photo: VNA

Refuting prejudices about human rights protection in Vietnam

During the meeting on September 27, the Vietnamese delegation also updated information on new developments since the dialogue session last May in areas such as building and perfecting legal institutions, continuing to ensure basic foundations for socio -economic development to better ensure human rights in Vietnam. At the same time, the Vietnamese delegation also promptly had opinions to refute false arguments, using unverified information showing prejudice about Vietnam in the statements of a few non-governmental organizations at the meeting. Accordingly, Vietnam affirmed that it always creates a favorable environment for people to participate in contributing to the development of legal policies. The implementation of human rights must also be based on the rule of law, respecting the rights and interests of individuals and communities, for the stability and prosperity of the whole country. Also at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vietnam emphasized its determination to not tolerate acts of taking advantage of freedom and democracy to incite and cause instability. Regarding the tasks to be done after the meeting on September 27, Mr. Do Hung Viet said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to coordinate with ministries and branches to develop and report to the Prime Minister for approval a master plan to implement the 271 approved recommendations. This master plan will assign specific responsibilities and tasks to each ministry, branch, and agency to implement the recommendations, as well as propose a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the implementation. Vietnam also plans to conduct a mid-term review to determine the progress of implementation and areas that need further efforts. "In this process, Vietnam will continue to cooperate with the United Nations, international partners, and friendly countries to have more resources to help us best implement the recommendations," the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed.

Established by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006 and first conducted in 2008 every four and a half years, the UPR is an intergovernmental mechanism tasked with comprehensively reviewing the human rights situation in all United Nations member states. The mechanism operates on the principles of dialogue, cooperation, equality, objectivity, transparency and constructiveness. Vietnam has fully participated in all UPR cycles and fully and seriously implemented the recommendations received.

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