An overview of a session at 73rd UN General Assembly (Source: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of respecting and ensuring full human rights in conformity with international standards and attaches importance to cooperation and dialogue on human rights. The statement was made by Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Permanent Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, while addressing the general debate of United Nations General Assembly’s Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee (Third Committee) within the framework of the 73rd UN General Assembly. Quy also attended other sessions in the committee’s working programme which took place from October 15-29 in New York. He told participants that Vietnam has annual dialogues and consultations with partners such as the US, Switzerland, Australia, Norway and the European Union, and contributes to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. It is also a member of seven of nine … [Read more...] about Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation, dialogue on human rights
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International workshop on human rights training and dialogue opens in Da Nang
The workshop attracted more than 100 international delegates, representatives of ministries, sectors and units from the central and local level and representatives from a number of diplomatic missions, consulates and international organisations in Vietnam. The workshop focused on discussions, sharing experience and solutions to implement policies on human rights and various issues related to people with disabilities, as well as the practice of human rights in Vietnam, the experience of ensuring the rights of women and children and support for the disabled, women and children in certain localities. Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee, Ho Ky Minh, said that the contents shared at the workshop will be the basis for the Party committees, authorities and mass organisations to study, apply and implement the policies related to human rights. Da Nang will continue to improve and implement policies related to human rights, as well as placing people at the centre of all … [Read more...] about International workshop on human rights training and dialogue opens in Da Nang
NA Chair speaks up for migrants’ rights
Viet Nam News GENEVA – It is essential to create a full legal framework to protect the rights of migrants and promote their contributions to the development of each nation in terms of both economy, culture and knowledge, said Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. Ngân made the statement during the general debate on migrants and refugees of the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly which opened in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday. Themed ‘Strengthening the global regime for migrants and refugees: the need for evidence-based policy solutions’, the general debate drew 700 parliamentarians and National Assembly deputies, including more than 60 heads of legislative bodies. Ngân said the IPU should encourage the participation of member countries in protecting the rights and interests of people and contribute to coping with challenges and risks, particularly migration. She affirmed Việt Nam’s policy to … [Read more...] about NA Chair speaks up for migrants’ rights
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users' iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this month to comply with new laws there, Chinese authorities will have far easier access to text messages, email and other data stored in the cloud. That’s because of a change to how the company handles the cryptographic keys needed to unlock an iCloud account. Until now, such keys have always been stored in the United States, meaning that any government or law enforcement authority seeking access to a Chinese iCloud account needed to go through the U.S. legal system. Now, according to Apple, for the first time the company will store the keys for Chinese iCloud accounts in China itself. That means Chinese authorities will no longer have to use the U.S. courts to seek information on iCloud users and can instead use their own legal system to ask Apple to hand over iCloud data for Chinese users, legal experts said. Human rights activists say they fear the authorities could use … [Read more...] about Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
Bản in : Vietnam makes efforts in promoting and protecting human rights
With a view to contributing further to the joint efforts of the UN and the international community in promoting and protecting human rights on the world, Vietnam has joined almost all important international conventions on human rights and made efforts to make basic human rights be respected and better ensured. Vietnam News Agency interviewed Ms Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, about Vietnam’s efforts in promoting and protecting human rights, as well as the UN assistance to Vietnam in this area. The following is the full text of the interview: On the occasion of the closing of the 22nd UN Human Right Council on 22 March in Geneva , what would be your comments on the implementation of the basic human rights? As the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, reminded us at the opening of this 22 nd Session, we are celebrating the 20 th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. This is the most significant overarching human rights … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam makes efforts in promoting and protecting human rights