Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions
Viet Nam has been in the core group of the following resolutions: enhancing international cooperation, technical assistance and capacity-building to strengthen national frameworks for the protection of and empowerment of children in the digital space; and human rights and climate change.
Voting record
Since it first became a member of the Council in 2014, Viet Nam has (in the absence of consensus) either abstained or voted against all resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention) and country-specific resolutions under item 2, with the exception of four votes in favour of item 2 resolutions concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Viet Nam has consistently voted in favour of resolutions tabled under item 7 (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory). On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Viet Nam has generally joined consensus except for the following texts that were voted on during its time as a member: five occasions on cooperation with Ukraine (Viet Nam abstained), on cooperation with Georgia (abstained twice), and on capacity-building in Colombia (voted in favour).
For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Viet Nam has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, Viet Nam has generally joined consensus, and has mostly voted in favour where there has been a vote. However, it abstained during voting on texts on the question of the death penalty (2014, 2015, 2023), democracy and the rule of law (2015), peaceful protests (2016), civil society (2016), and transitional justice (2016). It voted against a 2014 resolution on peaceful protests. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social, and cultural rights, Viet Nam has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.
HRC participation
During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:
0
Regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 78
38
Subregional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 50
0
Political group
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 109
86
Cross-regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 96
4
Other joint
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 5
HRC member empty chair?
Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.
Cooperation with international human rights system
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