N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to cooperation within human rights mechanisms: Fulfilment of the obligations under international treaties to which Viet Nam is a party, active participation in a number of United Nations human rights mechanisms, such as the Human Rights Council, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, continuance of dialogues on human rights with other countries and international organisations, consideration of inviting the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education and the Independent Expert on the Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights to visit Viet Nam in the near future to have a better understanding of the country's situation and assist Viet Nam in better ensuring human rights in these areas,
- Recommending State
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Poverty
- Right to food
- Special procedures
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Paying due attention to preventing and combating trafficking in women and children, strengthening education and information on the elimination of discrimination against the victims of trafficking and job and income generation for them, finding solution to the issues of child labour, street children and violence against children, close cooperation with other countries, especially in the region, on combating trafficking in women and children and transnational crime,
- Recommending State
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to the international human rights treaties: Consideration of withdrawal of its reservations to Article 5 of the CRC Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, consideration of accession to a number of ILO Conventions and the Convention against Torture, ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children
- Recommending State
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to the promotion of human rights on the ground: Continuance of administrative reform, improvement of the legal and institutional frameworks with a view to strengthening the rule of law, better ensuring the ownership of citizens and their access to legal aid: (i) Scaling up poverty reduction and giving priority to job creation, income improvement, development of social security network and provision of basic social services to the poor and vulnerable groups and those in mountainous and remote areas
- Recommending State
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Justice
- Poverty
- Right to development
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Universalisation of lower secondary education
- Recommending State
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share with other countries its successes and good practices on the guiding principles of solidarity and socialism.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratifiy the second Optional Protocol to ICCPR to abolish the death penalty. until this happens it commends the reduced number of crimes to which this penalty is applicable and hopes that this will be done in accordance with international standards and in full transparency.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to build policy dialogue between the Government and independent civil society organizations.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Give individuals, groups and organs of society the legitimacy and recognition to promote human rights and to express their opinions or dissent publicly.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Human rights defenders
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Give due attention to reconciling the universal values of human rights with the specific circumstances of Vietnam.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Other
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide public information on how many detention camps the police and military have in fact set up and how many persons are detained therein.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Allow media to take their watchdog role in society.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share its experiences and best practices, especially on how to achieve the MDGs, with other countries.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Issue a standing invitation to all special procedures and, in particular, that it seeks visits by the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, torture and violence against women.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Special procedures
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to improve in the following areas: poverty eradication, rights of the child, women's rights and rights of persons with disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Poverty
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reduce the use of security laws that limit public discussion about multi-party democracy or criticism of the Government, including by bringing security and propaganda laws into compliance with ICCPR.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a whistleblower law so that those who identify corruption are protected from prosecution or harassment.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Corruption
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Set up a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the list of crimes for which the death penalty is imposed, with a view to abolishing capital punishment.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue with its very successful and socially-oriented economic policy, including by for example providing proper drinking water to poor households and to special hardship regions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Right to water and sanitation
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further intensify its engagement with the international community, especially with developing countries, to exchange and share its best practices relating to the efforts on strengthening the rule of law and socio-economic development
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Right to development
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase the independence of media from the State, including by allowing privately-run media.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to ensure the full respect of freedom of religion and worship, including by reviewing laws and provisions at all levels related to the freedom of religion, in order to align them with article 18 of ICCPR.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Respond positively to the request to visit the country made by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion in 2008.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Special procedures
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sign and ratify the Rome Statute.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Invite and facilitate the visit of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Special procedures
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Engage substantively with international experts on the development of its media law and work to increase the independence of media institutions.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the possibility of inviting the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression and freedom of religion to visit the country.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Special procedures
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts to preserve the languages and culture of ethnic minorities.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 5 - May 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share with other countries its experiences in poverty reduction and agricultural development.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Nov 29, 2019