The US annual human rights report does not objectively reflect the situation in Vietnam

Responding to a question about Vietnam’s position on the 2023 human rights report that the US State Department just released, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said that the annual human rights report of the US State Department Although the April 22, 2024 edition reflected Vietnam’s achievements and progress in protecting human rights, it unfortunately still made some unbiased arguments based on inaccurate information. about the actual situation in Vietnam.

“Vietnam’s consistent policy is to protect and promote human rights, which considers people as the center and driving force of the innovation process and national development. Basic rights and freedoms of humanity recognized in the Vietnamese Constitution, protected and promoted by specific legal documents, as well as implemented in practice. Accordingly, Vietnam has been and will be communicating frankly, Be open and constructive with the United States on issues of difference to enhance understanding, thereby contributing more positively to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the United States” – Spokesperson The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated clearly.

Responding to a question asking for Vietnam’s reaction to China’s recent announcement of a fishing ban in the East Sea, Ms. Pham Thu Hang affirmed Vietnam’s stance on the fishing ban. China’s actions in the East Sea are consistent and have been clearly confirmed over the years.

China’s fishing ban not only violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago but also violates Vietnam’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the exclusive economic zone determined under the United Nations Convention. United Nations on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated clearly: “Vietnam requests that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago and its sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over Vietnam’s waters; no further complicate the situation, contributing to maintaining peace, stability and order in the East Sea region.”