The training course on UN Convention against Torture in Hanoi on Apr 20-21, 2016 (Photo: Cong An Nhan Dan)
by Vu Quoc Ngu, April 21, 2016
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Dutch Embassy in the Southeast Asian nation are co-organizing a training course on implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, state media has reported.
The two-day event starting on April 19 has drawn participation of over 20 delegates from the Ministries of Public Security, Foreign Affairs, and Justice and the Dutch Embassy.
On the first day, Professor Dr. Lieutenant General Nguyen Ngoc Anh, head of the MPS’s Department of Justice and Administrative-Legal Reforms, presented Vietnam’s efforts in the implementation of the convention as well as the results of the first training course organized by the La Hay-based Clingendael Institute of International Relations.
Mr. Bart Hogeveen and Mr. Adriaan Zondag, two experts from Clingendael, presented contents of the convention and the Dutch experiences in its implementation as well as the plan for the 3rd training course on the issue.
The Netherlands was among the first countries adopted the convention while Vietnam ratified it in 2013.
Police torture remains systemic in Vietnam although the country adopted the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2014.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, 226 detainees and suspects died in police custody in the period between October 2010 and September 2014, and police said most of their deaths were caused by illness and suicides while social networks and the families of the victims said their deaths were caused by police power abuse.
More than ten of people were reported to die in police stations or outside related to police officers so far this year, according to the state-run media.
Few Vietnamese policemen have been disciplined with light sentences for torturing suspects.
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April 21, 2016
Vietnam, Netherland Jointly Hold Training Course on Convention against Torture
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
The training course on UN Convention against Torture in Hanoi on Apr 20-21, 2016 (Photo: Cong An Nhan Dan)
by Vu Quoc Ngu, April 21, 2016
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Dutch Embassy in the Southeast Asian nation are co-organizing a training course on implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, state media has reported.
The two-day event starting on April 19 has drawn participation of over 20 delegates from the Ministries of Public Security, Foreign Affairs, and Justice and the Dutch Embassy.
On the first day, Professor Dr. Lieutenant General Nguyen Ngoc Anh, head of the MPS’s Department of Justice and Administrative-Legal Reforms, presented Vietnam’s efforts in the implementation of the convention as well as the results of the first training course organized by the La Hay-based Clingendael Institute of International Relations.
Mr. Bart Hogeveen and Mr. Adriaan Zondag, two experts from Clingendael, presented contents of the convention and the Dutch experiences in its implementation as well as the plan for the 3rd training course on the issue.
The Netherlands was among the first countries adopted the convention while Vietnam ratified it in 2013.
Police torture remains systemic in Vietnam although the country adopted the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2014.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, 226 detainees and suspects died in police custody in the period between October 2010 and September 2014, and police said most of their deaths were caused by illness and suicides while social networks and the families of the victims said their deaths were caused by police power abuse.
More than ten of people were reported to die in police stations or outside related to police officers so far this year, according to the state-run media.
Few Vietnamese policemen have been disciplined with light sentences for torturing suspects.