Unavoidable differences in human rights awareness
Published: 10/05/2009 05:00
Many countries comment positively on VN’s human right report
This was the first time Vietnam presented its Universal Periodic Report to the UN. How did you and other members of the Vietnamese delegation prepare?
Vietnam carefully prepared for this event, with the participation of all related ministries and agencies. This careful preparation helped Vietnam be self-confident and ready for dialogue with all countries in this session.
What was remarkable about Vietnam’s report at the forum in Geneva?
When presenting the report, I and other members in the Vietnamese delegation had an opportunity to provide multi-faceted information related to human rights practices in Vietnam.
I was very impressed when representatives of other countries highly appreciated our achievements in the economic-social development process.
This is the largest forum so far – including 162 nations — for Vietnam to inform the world of what we have achieved. We didn’t have such opportunities before.
Many countries had a chance to know about information on human rights practices in Vietnam for the first time.
What do you think about the comments and opinions of other countries?
Seventy-five countries registered to speak but the time was limited so not all of them could comment. As I said, most of the speakers, both developed and developing, acknowledged Vietnam’s achievements in economic, social, cultural and also political areas.
Developing countries want to learn about Vietnam’s experience in economic and social development. That’s the forté of Vietnam. However, we understand that the concept of human rights in each country is different. Developing and developed countries have different perspectives, so it is unavoidable to have differences in judging human rights values.
Some countries, particularly developed countries, spoke about their values of human rights and this was a chance for us to explain and speak out our own points of view.
Speaking at the session, I emphasized that ensuring human rights is one of the top priorities of the international community and also of Vietnam. The highest goal, and also the specific expression of human rights in Vietnam, is our effort to build a “rich people, strong country, and just, civilized and democratic society”.
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