TĐH’s note: No doubt, faithful to the great tradition of Vietnamese wartime propaganda, this Magazine would be a blatant one-way street. But it is still a good step forward, indicating the government’s realization and acceptance of the truth that, at the least, it has a human-right perception problem in the eyes of the world.

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam, often criticized by Western governments and international groups for its poor human rights record, has published the first issue of a human rights magazine to help counter what it calls “erroneous and hostile allegations,” state media reported Thursday.

The official Vietnam News Agency quoted Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem as praising the country’s major achievements over the past 25 years following reforms that push Vietnam to exercise better human rights.

Đọc tiếp Vietnam publishes human rights magazine →