Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Vu Chi Giang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Human Rights of Vinh Phuc province, informed that: Recently, with the attention and direction of ministries and branches of China, Central Government, especially the Government Human Rights Steering Committee, so the work of ensuring and fighting for human rights in Vinh Phuc province has been implemented synchronously and effectively.

In addition, guidelines and policies for socio-economic development, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, especially in the fields of social security, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, and freedom of belief , religion and resolving people's complaints and denunciations... are increasingly being improved, ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. The fight against activities that take advantage of democracy, human rights, ethnicity, and religion has achieved many positive results.

At the Conference, delegates heard the presenter convey 3 topics, including activities taking advantage of ethnic and religious issues to sabotage Vietnam; freedom of speech, internet freedom and identifying activities that take advantage of freedom of speech and internet to sabotage Vietnam; and human rights work in the new situation.

Thereby, the rapporteurs provided comprehensive information, updating the practical situation of ensuring and fighting for human rights in the current situation; Acquire knowledge about ensuring freedom of religion, belief, freedom of speech, internet freedom and experiences in the process of fighting to protect human rights.

Major General Nguyen Van Ky, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, (Ministry of Public Security), Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the Government's Human Rights Steering Committee emphasized: Human rights work must closely combine "building" and "anti" - ensuring human rights in all political, economic, social and cultural fields to create a basis for fighting against slander and distortion of hostile forces.

Human rights work is the responsibility of the entire political system, democracy and human rights are still the main direction that Western countries and hostile reactionary forces exploit to pressure and promote "human rights" factors. "self-transformation" internally and inciting a number of opponents in the context that 2023 is a pivotal year for implementing the tasks of being a member of the United Nations human rights council for the 2023-2025 term, participating in the process of protecting the United Nations. protect the CERD, ICCPR Conventions and the UPR Universal Periodic Review Mechanism cycle IV.

Among them, issues of ethnicity, religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, internet, independent trade unions, civil society... will be issues that hostile and reactionary forces oppose.

Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs said that it is necessary to focus on implementing both aspects of protecting and fighting for human rights in the fields of raising awareness, ensuring the promotion of human rights, information and propaganda. propagate human rights and fight against plots and activities that take advantage of democracy and human rights to sabotage Vietnam. This is the task of all levels, sectors and the entire political system.

Human rights training for grassroots officials needs to be carried out regularly to raise and unify awareness of human rights issues. Human rights work must closely combine 'building' and 'fighting', maintaining internal stability, socio-economic development, and ensuring human rights in all political, economic, and social fields. society and culture to create a solid basis for the fight against slander and distortion of hostile forces.

The training conference on ensuring and fighting for human rights plays a very important role in raising awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors, and socio-political organizations; At the same time, it effectively serves the work of preventing, detecting, and fighting against activities that take advantage of democracy and human rights to sabotage; perform well the task of ensuring and promoting human rights in the new situation.

Hong Son