On the morning of August 15, 2023, the VNU University of Law held a workshop on "Human rights culture". 

 

The workshop included the participation of leading scholars in the field of human rights such as Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dang Dung (former Vice Dean of the VNU School of Law), A.Prof.Dr. Chu Hong Thanh (Former Director of the Legal Affairs Department - Ministry of Education and Training), Prof. Dr. Vo Khanh Vinh (Former Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), A.Prof.Dr. Trinh Tien Viet (Vice Rector of the VNU University of Law), Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vu Cong Giao (Director of the Center for Human and Citizen's Rights - the VNU University of Law), ...

 

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, “Human rights culture is a multidimensional concept that describes values, attitudes, and practices related to the protection and promotion of human rights. Building a human rights culture requires respect for all without distinction of ethnicity, religion, gender, age, or any other factor. Today's workshop serves as a forum to bring together scholars with similar interests on this broad topic" Assoc.Prof.Dr. Trinh Tien Viet said. At the end of the speech, the Vice Rector expected the workshop a great success.

 

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Khanh Vinh

Session 1 "Some theoretical issues on human rights culture" included 05 presentations, moderated by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dang Dung and Assoc.Prof.Dr. Chu Hong Thanh.

Presentation 1: "Modernizing approach to research, education, and training for human rights and citizenship - The first step in cultological approach to human rights" (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Khanh Vinh)

Presentation 2: Concepts, influencing factors and indicators of human rights culture (LLM. Nguyen Khanh Linh)

Presentation 3: The relationship between Buddhism and Human Rights. (Dr. La Khanh Tung)

Presentation 4: Human rights in capitalism: Culture and economic benefits (Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, Tran Ly Minh Ngoc)

Presentation 5: The influence of Confucianism and Western culture on gender equality in Vietnam before the Vietnamese August Revolution 1945 (Mr. Le Thi Hong, Mr. Le Thi Truong Giang)

 

LLM. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai

 

Prof. Dr. Hoang Thi Kim Que

 

 

Session 2 "Building a human rights culture in Vietnam" included 05 presentations

Presentation 6: Human rights culture and the building of a human rights culture in Vietnam today (Dr. Nguyen Huy Phong)

Presentation 7: Vietnamese culture and human rights issues. (LLM. Dau Cong Hiep)

Presentation 8: Promoting the building of a human rights culture in Vietnamese families (LLM. Bui Thi Huong)

Presentation 9: Building a human rights culture in relation to a culture of human obligation in a sustainable way in Vietnam today (Prof. Dr. Hoang Thi Kim Que, Dr. Le Thi Phuong Nga)

Presentation 10: Human rights culture in business activities in Vietnam (LLM. Nguyen Manh Tuan)