Sharing experience in implementing int’l covenant on civil and political rights
VOV.VN - A training programme aimed at sharing experience in carrying out the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) within the framework of a justice and legal empowerment project in Vietnam funded by the EU was held on May 13 in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho.
The event was jointly held by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)’s Department of International Cooperation (DIC) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, gave an overview of the ICCPR and the preparation of periodic national reports on, whilst sharing relevant experience in realizing the covenant.
According to Nguyen Huu Huyen, director of the DIC, since becoming a member of the UN in 1977 and the ICCPR in 1982, the nation has constantly made efforts to fulfill its obligations as a member state of the covenant. This can be seen through activities such as building and improving laws concerning civil and political rights, as well as promoting the popularisation of laws related to civil and political rights and ICCPR at a national level.
He stressed the importance of broadening training and legal knowledge, as well as skills for those in charge of building law and policy development, whilst also addressing difficulties and obstacles faced in institutional building and improvement.
Sabina Stein, assistant resident representative and head of the Governance and Participation Team at the UNDP, said the international community has acknowledged Vietnamese efforts and achievements in promoting education and promoting human rights over recent times.
The training scheme is also a clear testament to Vietnamese efforts, she said, adding that legal officers and reporters attending the event play a crucial and strategic role in protecting citizens' rights, especially vulnerable groups in the country.
The ICCPR of 1966 is one of the most important international treaties of the UN on human rights. Featuring the participation of 173 out of the 193 UN member states, this covenant has become one of the most widely ratified international treaties.
In line with this, it serves as a legal foundation for the emergence of other international treaties on human rights such as the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 1984, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1979, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
