Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will make more efforts to increase theeffectiveness of the enforcement of legal regulations on anti-torture.
This is the main task of a plan, recently approved by DeputyPrime Minister Tran Luu Quang, on enhancing the efficient enforcement of theConvention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment orPunishment (the Torture Convention), as well as implementing appropriaterecommendations of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT).
The plan aims to continue the effective implementation ofthe 2013 Constitution and define tasks and the roadmap to implement them in orderto efficiently carry out regulations of the convention and relevantrecommendations of CAT, thus contributing to promoting people's enjoymentof the right to health and bodily autonomy, in accordance with theConstitution, laws and socio-economic conditions of Vietnam; and to ensure foreignand domestic requirements, national security, and social order and safety.
The plan assigns tasks to each ministry, sector andlocality, and requires effective coordination between them.
It stresses the need to continue investing in building andcompleting facilities and equipment serving State agencies’ related works, and improvingthe efficiency of the implementation of regulations on ensuring rights and regimesof those held in custody or temporary detention, sentenced persons and thosesubject to administrative handling measures.
Under the plan, Vietnam will raise the efficiency of receiving and handlingdenunciations related to torture, and step up the investigation, prosecutionand trial in a strict and public manner.
Attention will be paid to the intensification of communications,education and training on the Torture Convention as well as national law onthis issue, and the country’s efforts and achievements./.
Religious organisations and the majority of religious followers in Vietnam have accompanied the nation and played an active role in socio-economic development as well as patriotic emulation movements.
With the success in running for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure, Vietnam’s efforts to ensure and promote human rights have been recognised globally by the international community.
Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure on October 11, 2022 at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
The official launch of Emirates’ Dubai–Da Nang route on June 2 has sparked a “tourism revolution” for Vietnam’s central coastal city. Da Nang is emerging as a top destination for high-end travelers, particularly from the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
Bernama CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin said VNA has been a consistent and reliable partner in OANA, contributing actively to the regional media landscape through content sharing, coordination, and policy discussions. Their coverage of ASEAN and Indochina issues adds valuable perspectives. Bernama appreciates the collaboration with VNA.
In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
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Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
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