Vietnam Presents Report On Anti-Racial Discrimination
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Vietnam News Agency (February 22)
Vietnam Presents Report On Anti-Racial Discrimination
Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee Ha Hung presented a national report on the
implementation of the convention on elimination of racial discrimination at the 80 th session of the
convention’s committee in Geneva on February 21.
In the report on Vietnam’s results in implementing the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination in the period from 2000‐2009, Hung affirmed Vietnam’s consistent
policy was equality, unity and mutual respect for shared development among all ethnic groups.
This policy has served as the principle and goal of Vietnam’s policy on ethnic people, he said.
Vietnam is a unified nation with 54 ethnic groups living together, of which the Kinh group accounts for
85.7 percent; the remaining 53 ethnic groups make up 14.3 percent with 12 million people.
Ethnic minorities are distributed in three fourths of the country, living intermixed. No ethnic group lives
separately with its own regional territory. This indicates the harmony of the community of the
Vietnamese ethnic groups and became their historical and cultural characters. It also helps them better
understand one another as well as uniting and assisting one another in shared development.
Equality among all ethnic groups is a fundamental principle of the policy to ensure the rights of ethnic
minorities. Ethnic groups, regardless of their belonging to the majorities or minorities and levels of
development, have equal rights and obligations in all domains of social life, which is ensured by the
Constitution and the law.
Vietnam reaffirms its views stated in the previous report, which is to strongly reject and oppose division
and incitement of hatred among ethnic groups.
The Constitution of Vietnam affirms that all Vietnamese citizens are equal in all aspects and prescribes
the responsibilities and obligations of the State, which is “to carry out the policy of equality and unity
among ethnic communities, and prohibits all acts of ethnic discrimination and division”. This principle is
enshrined in the entire legal system of Vietnam.
In regard to international law, Vietnam is currently a member of almost all important international
treaties on human rights, including CERD, CEDAW, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities. The country is considering joining the Convention against Torture and the possibility of
joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
In the past decade, Vietnam has achieved significant progress in ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities.
The material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities has been increasingly improved. The ethnic policy of
the State of Vietnam is institutionalized by the Constitution and laws and put in concrete terms by socioeconomic
development strategies and plans, development programs and projects in regions with a large
number of ethnic minorities and specific policies for the minorities in political, economic, cultural and
social areas.
The Vietnamese representative also spoke about the solutions to continue implementing the convention
such as completing the legal system and policies related to ethnic minorities; more investment and
support for the comprehensive development and promotion of unity and mutual assistance among the
ethnic groups; promote the internal strength and comparative advantages of ethnic minorities as well as
their sense of self‐reliance in poverty reduction and local socio‐economic development.
The 80 th session of the CERD began on February 13 and will run until Mar. 9 with the participation of 11
member countries.
Vietnam became a member of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination in 1982.
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Vietnam‐presents‐report‐on‐antiracialdiscrimination/
20122/24351.vnplus
Vietnam Presents Report On Anti-Racial Discrimination
Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee Ha Hung presented a national report on the
implementation of the convention on elimination of racial discrimination at the 80 th session of the
convention’s committee in Geneva on February 21.
In the report on Vietnam’s results in implementing the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination in the period from 2000‐2009, Hung affirmed Vietnam’s consistent
policy was equality, unity and mutual respect for shared development among all ethnic groups.
This policy has served as the principle and goal of Vietnam’s policy on ethnic people, he said.
Vietnam is a unified nation with 54 ethnic groups living together, of which the Kinh group accounts for
85.7 percent; the remaining 53 ethnic groups make up 14.3 percent with 12 million people.
Ethnic minorities are distributed in three fourths of the country, living intermixed. No ethnic group lives
separately with its own regional territory. This indicates the harmony of the community of the
Vietnamese ethnic groups and became their historical and cultural characters. It also helps them better
understand one another as well as uniting and assisting one another in shared development.
Equality among all ethnic groups is a fundamental principle of the policy to ensure the rights of ethnic
minorities. Ethnic groups, regardless of their belonging to the majorities or minorities and levels of
development, have equal rights and obligations in all domains of social life, which is ensured by the
Constitution and the law.
Vietnam reaffirms its views stated in the previous report, which is to strongly reject and oppose division
and incitement of hatred among ethnic groups.
The Constitution of Vietnam affirms that all Vietnamese citizens are equal in all aspects and prescribes
the responsibilities and obligations of the State, which is “to carry out the policy of equality and unity
among ethnic communities, and prohibits all acts of ethnic discrimination and division”. This principle is
enshrined in the entire legal system of Vietnam.
In regard to international law, Vietnam is currently a member of almost all important international
treaties on human rights, including CERD, CEDAW, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities. The country is considering joining the Convention against Torture and the possibility of
joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
In the past decade, Vietnam has achieved significant progress in ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities.
The material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities has been increasingly improved. The ethnic policy of
the State of Vietnam is institutionalized by the Constitution and laws and put in concrete terms by socioeconomic
development strategies and plans, development programs and projects in regions with a large
number of ethnic minorities and specific policies for the minorities in political, economic, cultural and
social areas.
The Vietnamese representative also spoke about the solutions to continue implementing the convention
such as completing the legal system and policies related to ethnic minorities; more investment and
support for the comprehensive development and promotion of unity and mutual assistance among the
ethnic groups; promote the internal strength and comparative advantages of ethnic minorities as well as
their sense of self‐reliance in poverty reduction and local socio‐economic development.
The 80 th session of the CERD began on February 13 and will run until Mar. 9 with the participation of 11
member countries.
Vietnam became a member of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination in 1982.
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Vietnam‐presents‐report‐on‐antiracialdiscrimination/
20122/24351.vnplus
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