VIETNAM and THE domestic situation of human rights
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Vietnam (officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), is a populous authoritarian state located on the Indochina Peninsula in South East Asia. Since 1975, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been the single most ruling political party, currently led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and President Truong Tan Sang.
Vietnam has made several efforts to become internationally ratified as committed to respecting people's rights. Vietnam has been a member of the United Nations since September 20, 1977. It has become a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since September 24, 1982, applying itself to the embody each individual's civil and political rights as designated in the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On January 26, 1990, Vietnam became one of the first countries to sign the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, complying with the protection of basic human rights for children—any human being under the age of 18.
However, issues of human rights prevailed within the nation. The operation of any other parties than the CPV in Vietnam is considered illegal. This law has proved the main problem of human rights, which is the government's severe suppression of citizens' political rights, especially activities advocating for democracy, for alternatives to the one-party system and for changes in government policies in general.
According to the U.S. 2011 Human Rights Report on Vietnam, abuses of human rights in Vietnam existed in various forms of treatment across many aspects of the society, including:
Vietnam has made several efforts to become internationally ratified as committed to respecting people's rights. Vietnam has been a member of the United Nations since September 20, 1977. It has become a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since September 24, 1982, applying itself to the embody each individual's civil and political rights as designated in the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On January 26, 1990, Vietnam became one of the first countries to sign the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, complying with the protection of basic human rights for children—any human being under the age of 18.
However, issues of human rights prevailed within the nation. The operation of any other parties than the CPV in Vietnam is considered illegal. This law has proved the main problem of human rights, which is the government's severe suppression of citizens' political rights, especially activities advocating for democracy, for alternatives to the one-party system and for changes in government policies in general.
According to the U.S. 2011 Human Rights Report on Vietnam, abuses of human rights in Vietnam existed in various forms of treatment across many aspects of the society, including:
- Arbitrary arrest and detention of political activists
- Mistreatment of suspects before and after arrest, the use of lethal force by the police, and harsh prison conditions
- Crackdown on privacy rights and freedom of assembly, association, press, speech and religion
- Discrimination and domestic violence against women; women and children trafficking problem; sexual exploitation of children and prostitution
- Censorship of media and restricted Internet freedom.
- Prohibition of human rights organizations' activities.
- Limitations on workers' rights to join and establish independent unions, and insufficiently secured working conditions.