Data demonstrates Vietnam’s human rights achievements

Vietnam consistently trusted and elected to UN Human Rights Council

Human rights are natural, inherent, and objective rights of human beings recognized and protected under national laws and international legal agreements. In Vietnam, human rights, as well as fundamental rights and duties of citizens, are always respected and guaranteed. This is not an abstract concept, but has been demonstrated through concrete figures.

Practical realities show that Vietnam has not only revamped its legal system to guarantee civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights and internalized international human rights conventions into domestic law, but has also actively contributed to global political life. The clearest evidence is the country’s election as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2014-2016 and 2023-2025 terms.

From a country severely devastated by war, Vietnam has risen to become a middle-income country with a stable economy and a deep drop in the multidimensional poverty rate, with poor households standing at 1.30% and near-poor households at 1.65% as of March 2026, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

By the end of 2025, health insurance coverage hit 95.2%, average life expectancy reached 74.8 years, and healthy life expectancy stood at about 67 years.

On October 14, 2025, Vietnam was once again elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term with 180 votes in favor, the highest among the Asia-Pacific group. This marks the third time Vietnam has assumed the role of a UN Human Rights Council member.

According to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, this result not only reflects Vietnam’s growing international prestige, but also affirms the correctness and consistency of the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, and a comprehensive, human-centered approach to human rights.

"This result is the highest recognition from the international community for the exceedingly sound policies and directives of the Party and State, as well as the historic achievements of our country over 80 years since gaining independence and 40 years of implementing the Doi Moi (Renovation) policy. Ensuring human rights regards the human being as both the driving force and the ultimate goal of development," Deputy Minister Dang Hoang Giang stated.

Foreign tourists and investment surge, Vietnam becomes reputable and safe destination

The 2025 World Happiness Report ranked Vietnam 46th out of 143 countries. The country attracted US$20.35 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2026, placing third in Southeast Asia.

The program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has been completed, with 153,000 houses eliminated. Vietnam is consistently evaluated by the international community, investors, and tourists as a safe, stable destination where freedom of belief and religion is respected.

According to Major General Nguyen Quoc Toan, Chief of Office and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, in the first half of 2026, Vietnam recorded approximately 12 million foreign arrivals, an increase of about 15% compared to the same period last year. This demonstrates the country’s increasingly deep international integration and its rising international prestige and standing.

Major General Nguyen Quoc Toan pledged that the Ministry of Public Security will continuously improve the legal framework, simplify administrative procedures, and expand digital services to build a friendly, convenient, and effectively managed destination where economic growth aligns with national security.

According to Major General Nguyen Quoc Toan, the objective of these measures is to help international friends visit Vietnam more easily for legitimate purposes, while authorities continue to maintain national security, social order, and safety.

"At the same time, we resolutely prevent and handle violations of Vietnamese law in the spirit of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations. We want those who come to Vietnam for legitimate purposes to find a welcoming, efficient, and well-managed country," Major General Nguyen Quoc Toan stressed.

Alongside the increase in foreign visitors to Vietnam, foreign investment capital during the six- month period also grew strongly.

According to data released on July 3 by the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Finance, as of June 30, 2026, total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam reached US$34.65 billion, up 61% over the same period last year.

Among these, 2,013 new projects were licensed with registered capital totaling US$17.39 billion, up 1.3% in project numbers and 87.2% in capital year-on-year.

These concrete figures prove that Vietnam continues to be a friendly destination that guarantees human rights and property rights, becoming a "promising land" for many international investors and tourists.

Despite these clear proofs, human rights issues have long been exploited by certain Western civil society groups, hostile forces, disgruntled elements, and political opportunists as a pretext for opposition activities. Under the guise of "protecting human rights," they seek to interfere in Vietnam’s law enforcement activities against violators, while aiding exiled extremist elements to distort facts and sabotage the cause of national construction and development.

However, these are all groundless arguments lacking concrete evidence. Therefore, all pretexts and schemes exploiting human rights to oppose the socialist regime in Vietnam run completely counter to objective reality and are doomed to fail.

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