Understanding the International Bill of Human Rights

The RPV Points of View clearly states that we emphasize the implementation of the International Bill of Human Rights.

Have you ever wondered what the International Bill of Human Rights is?

1. DEFINITIONS

According to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), the International Bill of Human Rights consists of the following 3 documents:

The International Human Bill of Rights is important to protecting and promoting human rights on a global scale.

Vietnam has declared its commitment to “recognize, respect, protect, and ensure human rights” in the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). Vietnam also signed the ICCPR and ICESCR in 1982, committing to the obligations outlined in these two covenants.
Therefore, the people of Vietnam shall have the right to enjoy the rights specified in these documents, and the SRV has the responsibility to implement and protect these rights in accordance with its international commitments.

As a political party, we have been, and will continue to make effort to ensure that the people of Vietnam fully enjoy the rights prescribed in these documents, while also requesting that the SRV implements and protects these rights according to its international commitments, through mechanisms suitable to the reality of Vietnam society.

2. EXAMPLES OF VIOLATIONS

The OHCHR lists several examples of human rights violations as follows:

Your civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights can be violated through various means. Violations occur when a Government fails in its obligations to respect, protect and fulfil these rights. Often a violation of one of these rights is linked to a violation of other rights. Examples include:

• Forcibly evicting people from their homes (the right to adequate housing and the right to choose his or her place of residence)
• Water treatment facilities contaminating drinking water (the right to health and the right to life)
• Failure to ensure a minimum wage sufficient for a decent living (the right to work and the right to equality before the law) 
• Denying a person access to information and services related to sexual and reproductive health (the right to health and the right to life)
• Systematically segregating children with disabilities from mainstream schools (the right to education and the right to equality and non-discrimination)
• Banning the use of minority or indigenous languages (the right to participate in cultural life and the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their own religion, or to use their own language)

3. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A VIOLATION?

(GUIDELINES FOR WHEN YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE HAVE BEEN VIOLATED)

If you are a victim, or if you witness a human rights violation, please take the following steps to protect your rights and those of others:

1. Equip Yourself with Knowledge
   • Read the UDHR, ICCPR, and ICESCR and relevant legal documents carefully to understand your rights.
   • Identify the specific violation based on the relevant clauses in these documents.
2. Speak Out Immediately
   • If possible, directly ask the official or individual who committed the violation to stop the wrongful act immediately.
   • Quote the relevant clause to defend your rights.
3. Gather Evidence
   • Record audio, take photographs, or record videos (if it is safe to do so).
   • Note down the time, place, details of the violation, and witnesses (if any).
4. Report the Violation
   • Report to OHCHR via their official website or international human rights organizations.
   • Report to Us (RPV) for support and to speak out on appropriate media channels, or take appropriate measures to address the problem.
5. Seek Protection
   • If you are in danger, contact a lawyer, humanrights defenders (HRDs), diplomatic agencies, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that can help.