Saturday, May 30, 2009

Human rights, religious freedom protected in Vietnam: seminar

Thanh Nien News

People in Vietnam live and work in an environment that fully guarantees human rights, delegates said at a seminar in Hue Town in Thua ThienHue Province Thursday.

Speaking at the seminar on human rights and religious issues in Vietnam, scholars, human rights experts and religious researchers said the Party and state have created conducive conditions for religions to operate freely.

There are more than 22 million religious followers and thousands of religious organizations in the country now.

Of religious dignitaries, more than 1,170 are members of people’s councils at all levels and seven are members of the National Assembly.

The seminar was organized by the Ministry of Public Security’s General Department of Security.

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