World Peace Council (WPC) Executive Secretary Iraklis Tsavdaridis has commended Vietnam’s consistent policy on human rights protection and promotion.

Human rights in Vietnam will continue to be guaranteed in the Constitution and in legal institutions, with State policies focusing on improving all aspects of life. Along with nine ASEAN member states, many Asian, African, and Latin American nations voted for Vietnam to join the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), with Vietnamese people enjoying many freedoms and human rights for several years.

Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund, has lauded Vietnam’s achievements in national development and ensuring of human rights in 35 years of Doi Moi (Reform).

Ensuring good human rights is one of the main achievements of the Doi Moi, known in English as “Renewal”, process in Vietnam, with the positive results achieved in the field of human rights being undeniable, Secretary General of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Archambault.

Protecting and promoting human rights is the consistent policy of Vietnam. This policy is reflected throughout the Constitution, laws and socio-economic development strategies and plans as well as the respect and implementation of international obligations and commitments in the field of human rights. Among them, there are recommendations under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Mechanism that Vietnam has accepted at the third cycle in 2019.