The Danish Embassy participated in the celebration of the International Human Rights Day
EMBASSY OF DENMARK IN VIETNAM Dec 11, 2012 As part of the celebration of the World Human Rights Day on Monday December 10th, the Embassy participated in yesterday’s very encouraging event “My Voice Counts 2012”. The theme was Inclusion and the Right to participation in public life. The event was organised by six NGO networks, It celebrated the Human Rights Day, discussed the implications of the recently adopted ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and the role of Vietnamese NGOs in protecting and promoting human rights. On the occasion of the Human Rights Day the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton released a Declaration stating that the EU believes “that everyone must be free to exercise their right to equal participation”. In 2013 Denmark will support Vietnam in this respect. The Embassy, in collaboration with the Office of the National Assembly and with the support also of the UK, will launch a Fund [PARAFF] aimed at providing NGOs and other similar institutions with the possibility to engage constructively in law and policy making processes and to contribute also to the monitoring of the implementation of policies and legislation. Read the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton's Declaration here
Vietnam Human Rights Network |