FM Spokesperson: " No prisoners of conscience in Vietnam"
A spokesman for Vietnam's Foreign Ministry on May 31, reaffirmed that there are no so-called "prisoners of conscience" in Vietnam.
The spokesman made the remark while responding to queries by correspondents of AFP (France) and the Vietnamese language department of Radio BBC (Britain) on Vietnam's reaction to an annual report on the world human rights situation, issued by the Amnesty International on May 30.
"The Amnesty International has once again taken wrong action by submitting a fabricated, groundless and untrue report about Vietnam," the spokesman said.
"In Vietnam, all fundamental rights of citizens are guaranteed by the Constitution. These rights include the freedom of opinion and speech, the freedom of the press, the right to assemble, the right to form associations and hold demonstrations, and the right to practise or not practise beliefs and religions.
All citizens are equal before the Constitution and the law in terms of rights and duties. All acts in violation of the law are dealt with according to the law," the spokesman stressed. (VNA)
