Truth about human rights in Vietnam refutes all distortions
Tuesday, December 09, 2025, 10:48 (GMT+7)
In recent years, Vietnam has achieved significant progress in ensuring human rights, while also making active contributions to the United Nations’ human rights mission. These achievements serve as compelling evidence affirming the sound policies and lines of our Party, as well as the efforts and resolve of the entire political system, thereby refuting all distortions of the current human rights situation in Vietnam
Rebutting distortions of press freedom in Vietnam
Friday, June 21, 2024, 15:14 (GMT+7)
Press freedom is one of the fundamental human rights that Vietnam has committed to and seriously implemented in accordance with the general principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, hostile forces, reactionaries, and political dissidents consistently distort this reality to sabotage our Party, State, and socialist regime
Ridiculous distortions about democracy, human rights, and social networks in Vietnam
Friday, July 01, 2022, 13:46 (GMT+7)
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of information are considered basic principles for a democracy, even as "oxygen" in a democratic and developed society, but not recognised as an absolute right by the international community. The exercise of the right to freedom of expression comes with special obligations and responsibilities, may be subject to certain limitations set forth in law, and is necessary to respect the rights or reputations of others; protect national security or public order, the health or morals of society.
The same old prejudiced way of thinking against human rights in Vietnam
Friday, April 12, 2019, 09:37 (GMT+7)
As a yearly event, on March 13th 2019, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of State released “the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”. On March 14th, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam (MoFA), the MoFA’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated: “In spite of the fact that they acknowledged Vietnam’s achievements in human rights, the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the U.S. Department of State included unbiased verdicts based on incorrect information related to reality in Vietnam”
Vietnam’s human rights achievements are irrefutable
Monday, January 01, 2018, 08:24 (GMT+7)
In today’s world, human rights are considered as a universal value of human kind and a fundamental legal regulation of law-ruled states regardless of their political regime and development level. Yet, in practice, human rights are always of some particularities because of historical tradition, cultural identity and political regime. As a result, it is common sense to find differences in human rights amongst nations and peoples
Another prejudice against Vietnam’s democracy and human rights
Wednesday, May 03, 2017, 15:18 (GMT+7)
“The Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2016” recently released by the US Department of State continues to make wrongful judgements about Vietnam’s democracy and human rights. It is still prejudiced against Vietnam’s democracy and human rights practices.
Freedom of press is not just unlimited
Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 08:44 (GMT+7)
Generally, freedom of speech and freedom of press are recognized by laws of countries, but they are not “unlimited” as they could lead to violation of rights and interests of individuals, organizations, and State
Under the cover of “press freedom”
Thursday, July 03, 2014, 15:15 (GMT+7)
Over the past few years, the protection of human rights in general and press freedom in particular in Vietnam has recorded significant developments, recognized by the international community. Despite those achievements, hostile forces still falsely accuse Vietnam of violating “freedom of speech,” and “press freedom.” What is their real intrigue under the cover of “press freedom”?
Vietnam to better ensure citizens’ freedoms: ambassador
Friday, June 13, 2014, 16:20 (GMT+7)
Vietnam will continue in its efforts to protect and promote human rights in general and the rights to freedom of expression and association in particular, Ambassador Pham Quoc Tru, deputy head of the Vietnam’s Mission to the United Nations (UN) has said
US Congressman hails Vietnam’s human rights record
Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 22:24 (GMT+7)
Congressman Eni Falemavaega of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has released a statement commending Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report which was approved by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 8.