Statement of the NA Foreign Affairs Committee

Wed, 07/16/2003 - 15:35

Statement of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly strongly objects to the approval on 15th July 2003 by the US House of Representatives of the Amendment to HR 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization, wherein the issues of “democracy” and “human rights” are exploited for the purpose of gross interference in the internal affairs of Vietnam, thus jeopardizing the relations on an equal footing between the two countries.

Statement of the NA Council of Ethnic Nationalities

Wed, 07/16/2003 - 15:33

Statement of the Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the Vietnam National Assembly

1. The Council of Ethnic Nationalities of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam resolutely rejects the slanderous assertions and wrongful measures in relevance to the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam put forth in the Amendment concerning Vietnam introduced within the framework of HR. 1950 Bill on Foreign Relations Authorization which was adopted by the US House of Representatives on July 15th, 2003.

Amnesty report on rights abuses full of lies: Govt

Fri, 05/30/2003 - 09:23



HA NOI (May 29, 2003) — Amnesty International’s allegations about human rights abuses in Viet Nam were based on inaccurate information, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh said on Thursday.

Therefore they were totally rejected, she said in reply to a question from an Agence France Press reporter.

Thanh accused Amnesty International of inventing the allegations published in its annual report and said the organisation dared not print information about the real situation in Viet Nam.

Bill harms Viet Nam-US relations

Tue, 04/08/2003 - 12:12


Ha Noi, Apr. 7 (VNA) - Congressman Chris Smith (Rep.) of New Jersey, Ed Royce (Rep.) and Zoe Lofgren (Dem.), both of California last Thursday held a press briefing to announce their submission of the so-called "2003 Viet Nam Human Rights Bill" to the US House of Representatives for approval. The Vietnamese government has said the document's release will run counter to the development in friendship and cooperation between Viet Nam and the US, as the document distorts the human rights situation in Viet Nam.

US professor opposes HR1587

Tue, 04/08/2003 - 11:16

NB: The Embassy of the S.R. Viet Nam in Washington DC received the following letter from Professor Kenneth J. Herrmann, Jr. With his permission, the Embassy hereby posts the letter in its entirity on our website for public viewing.

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05 April 2003

Rep. Henry Hyde, Chairman
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on International Relations
2110 Rathburn HOB
Washington, DC 205-1306

The facts about Human Rights and religious freedom in Viet Nam

Tue, 04/08/2003 - 11:06

The “Human Rights Act of Viet Nam – 2003” – H.R. 1587, which purports to promote “the US concern about human rights in Viet Nam” is a unilateral approach to an issue very sensitive to the relationship between Viet Nam and the United States for the people of each country have suffered greatly in the past war.

1) We would like to share our understanding of the importance of human rights as a principle.

Viet Nam upholds its religious freedoms

Fri, 04/04/2003 - 16:27

(Viet Nam News, April 4, 2003)

By Minh Chau

Freedom to practise a religion of choice remains an indispens-able human right.

Viet Nam is a country with many faiths, where believers of more than 10 religions live together peacefully under the same roof.

The country boasts more than 24 million religious people, or nearly one-third of the population.

The six major religions are Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Cao Dai and Hoa Hao.

Religious beliefs honoured

Viet Nam protests U.S. report on human rights

Thu, 04/03/2003 - 11:59

Ha Noi, Apr. 3 (VNA) - Viet Nam flatly rejects allegations by the U.S. Department of State in the latter's 2002 report on human rights around the world, said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry.

The spokeswoman, Phan Thuy Thanh, in response to a question by Vietnam News Agency, described the report as "blatant interference in Viet Nam's internal affairs."

She said "the U.S. authorities are not eligible to speak about human rights to criticize the human rights situation in other countries, particularly in light of the current situation."

Vietnam affirms peace and development essential for human rights

Thu, 03/20/2003 - 09:39

(VNS, March 19, 2003)

Peace, stability and development without interference are essential conditions to protect and promote human rights, affirmed Dao Viet Trung, assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, on March 19.

Mr Trung is the head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN High Commission's meeting being held in Geneva.

He said that exercising human rights should be an essential part of each nation's history, tradition, customs and culture.

Viet Nam slams Human Rights Watch's report

Thu, 01/23/2003 - 17:17


Ha Noi, Jan. 23 (VNA) -- Viet Nam has again lashed out at the Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s January 21 allegations, which said "Viet Nam has continued its crackdown on ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands".

"There is no truth in these allegations," foreign ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh stated on Thursday, while responding to queries from correspondents, who asked about Viet Nam's reaction to the HRW's accusations.

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