Background information about Vietnam:
- BBC country profile: Vietnam
- Governments on the WWW: Vietnam
- politicalresources.net: Vietnam
- OHCHR country page on Vietnam
- UPR documentation on Vietnam
Universal Periodic Review
Vietnam was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 5th session of the UPR Working Group on 4-15 May 2009.
- UPR documentation on Vietnam, including outcome report
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Vietnam will be examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 60th session, 29 May - 15 June 2012 in Geneva.
Recent
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Vietnam was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - at its 80th session, 13 February - 9 March 2012.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Vietnam was examined by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 37th session, 15 January to 2 February 2007 in New York.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Vietnam was examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 43rd session, from 11-29 September 2006 in Geneva, on issues related to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and children in armed conflict.
Special Procedures
The UN Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty visited Viet Nam from 23 to 30 August 2010. - Press release, 20 August 2010
The Government of Viet Nam confirmed the dates of a visit of the Independent Expert on minority issues, Ms. Gay McDougall, from 5 to 16 July 2010 - http://bit.ly/aZY2mk
