The 22-page report will be represented at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8.
The report covered basic information about Viet Nam, protection and boosting human rights at the national level, including civil rights, political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and rights of vulnerable groups like children, women, ethnic minorities and disabled people.
The report also included five points concerning human rights implementation in Viet Nam. one stated that the public should be put at the centre of the country’s development, and another said that implementation of human rights should not be separated from national independence and national sovereignty.
The report said the State of Viet Nam considered humans the target and motivation of all socio-economic development policies, and was always persistent in assuring and boosting human rights.
According to the report, after more than 20 years of national renewal, socio-economic development in Viet Nam had gained very important achievements.
Economic sectors had been encouraged to develop, and had contributed to economic development.
Regarding civil and political rights, the report indicated that from 1986 to date, Viet Nam had issued and revised 13,000 legal documents and sub-documents, of which civil and political rights regulated specifically and comprehensively.
Regarding the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of media and information of Vietnamese people, the report indicated that by the end of last year, the country had more than 700 press agencies, nearly 15,000 journalists, 68 television and radio stations, 80 online newspapers, thousands news websites and blogs, and 55 publishing houses.
According to the report, Viet Nam now has about 20 million people following different religions and 80 per cent of people have religious beliefs in lives. The State of Viet Nam considers religions and beliefs a legitimate demand of people, and continually strives to assure religions and beliefs for residents.
Viet Nam now has 12 religions, the most dominant of which are Buddhism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Religious activities, especially annual ceremonies, are held with the participation of hundreds of thousands of followers.
