ID :
42558
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 08:20
Auther :
Shortlink :
http://m.oananews.org//node/42558
The shortlink copeid
Vietnam rejects false report on on Khmer ethnic people
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s fabricated report regarding the Khmer ethnic group in the country.
Asked to comment on the HRW's recent report, which said that a Khmer Krom group in
the Mekong Delta region suffered from repression and restricted rights to freedom
of religion and speech, the ministry's spokesman, Le Dung, on Jan. 22 said it
was a total fabrication, adding that this is not the first time the HRW published
false information related to Vietnam .
He pointed out that in Vietnam , people's basic rights, including the freedom
of speech and religion, are clearly stipulated in its Constitution (Articles 69
and 70).
The spokesman affirmed that the Khmer ethnic group in southern Vietnam is an
integral part of the community of 54 ethnic groups living in the country.
"The Vietnamese state follows a policy of equality, solidarity and mutual
assistance among ethnic groups, not allowing any discrimination and separation
acts," he said.
"The policy is clearly stipulated in the Constitution and respected in reality,"
he stressed, adding that ethnic minority groups, including the Khmer group, have
been receiving the State's equal treatment and care to improve their material and
spiritual living conditions.
In 2008, some 358,000 new jobs were provided to Khmer people, up by 1.2 percent
over 2007. A total of 4,000 Khmer people were sent to work abroad. The average GDP
per capita was estimated at 14.8 million VND (890 USD) and the ratio of poor
families in the Khmer group reduced by 1.6 percent to 11.2 percent.
Provincial radios and televisions broadcast programmes in Khmer language.
Provinces that have a large population of Khmer people also have Khmer-language
weeklies.
In addition, local authorities have helped the Khmer community build and repair
their places of worship. Ethnic groups in the region are confident in the Party's
policies, the spokesman said.
He went on to say that in recent time in several localities, there were complaints
from some people who were unsatisfied with compensations for land that was taken
to serve socio-economic development and infrastructure construction.
He added that the local authorities have been actively working to resolve all the
complaints in line with the laws and the localities' conditions.
"There are completely no repression or restriction of freedom to religion and speech
for Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta region," Dung concluded.-Enditem
Asked to comment on the HRW's recent report, which said that a Khmer Krom group in
the Mekong Delta region suffered from repression and restricted rights to freedom
of religion and speech, the ministry's spokesman, Le Dung, on Jan. 22 said it
was a total fabrication, adding that this is not the first time the HRW published
false information related to Vietnam .
He pointed out that in Vietnam , people's basic rights, including the freedom
of speech and religion, are clearly stipulated in its Constitution (Articles 69
and 70).
The spokesman affirmed that the Khmer ethnic group in southern Vietnam is an
integral part of the community of 54 ethnic groups living in the country.
"The Vietnamese state follows a policy of equality, solidarity and mutual
assistance among ethnic groups, not allowing any discrimination and separation
acts," he said.
"The policy is clearly stipulated in the Constitution and respected in reality,"
he stressed, adding that ethnic minority groups, including the Khmer group, have
been receiving the State's equal treatment and care to improve their material and
spiritual living conditions.
In 2008, some 358,000 new jobs were provided to Khmer people, up by 1.2 percent
over 2007. A total of 4,000 Khmer people were sent to work abroad. The average GDP
per capita was estimated at 14.8 million VND (890 USD) and the ratio of poor
families in the Khmer group reduced by 1.6 percent to 11.2 percent.
Provincial radios and televisions broadcast programmes in Khmer language.
Provinces that have a large population of Khmer people also have Khmer-language
weeklies.
In addition, local authorities have helped the Khmer community build and repair
their places of worship. Ethnic groups in the region are confident in the Party's
policies, the spokesman said.
He went on to say that in recent time in several localities, there were complaints
from some people who were unsatisfied with compensations for land that was taken
to serve socio-economic development and infrastructure construction.
He added that the local authorities have been actively working to resolve all the
complaints in line with the laws and the localities' conditions.
"There are completely no repression or restriction of freedom to religion and speech
for Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta region," Dung concluded.-Enditem
