Human rights education needs to be enhanced in the era of national rise

Director of the People's Police Academy Lieutenant General Tran Minh Huong Prof., Dr., and Chairman of the Council of the Hanoi Metropolitan University Assoc. Prof., Dr., Nguyen Anh Tuan co-chaired the conference.

In his opening remarks, Lieutenant General Tran Minh Huong underscored that human rights are a core value of humanity, enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key international conventions.

In Vietnam, human rights are clearly defined in the 2013 Constitution and related legal documents, reflecting the State's strong commitment to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, he added.
 

Lieutenant General Tran Minh Huong speaks at the conference.

Delivering the keynote presentation, Assoc. Prof., Dr., Nguyen Anh Tuan underscored that human rights education is not merely a subject or an extracurricular activity but a continuous process of instilling democratic and humanitarian values into individuals’ consciousness and behavior.

He asserted that, in the era of national rise, investment in human rights education is a strategic investment in the nation’s future, which plays a pivotal role in nurturing citizens with strong ethics, a deep sense of civic responsibility and the necessary knowledge and skills to build a powerful, prosperous and civilized Vietnam.

At the conference, experts reached consensus that human rights education lays the foundation for a law-abiding society.
 

Delegates join group photo.

Furthermore, human rights education is a universal and comprehensive mission not only for not only the entire Vietnamese nation but also as part of a global movement.

In Vietnam, contents related to human rights have already been integrated into various subjects and extracurricular activities at some educational institutions.

Concluding the conference, Lieutenant General Tran Minh Huong reaffirmed that the event was not only an academic forum, but also a strong reaffirmation of Vietnam’s commitment to advancing human rights education.

He believed that the insights and recommendations provided by scholars, experts and delegates at the conference would contribute to mainstreaming human rights education as a unified and official component of the national education system in line with the direction of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 2024 National Conference on Human Rights Education.