Human Rights Dialogue with Vietnam

Posted on Updated on by Ann HineCategories:Consulting, Current Activities

9 September 2016

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Australia and Vietnam conducted the thirteenth Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi on 4 August 2016, led by Dr Lachlan Strahan, First Assistant Secretary, South-East Asia Mainland and Regional Division.

On Friday 9 September Dr Sev Ozdowski represented ACHRE at the open discussion and feedback provided by DFAT on the Human Rights Dialogue with Vietnam. In particular it was encouraging to learn about the progress made on advancement of LGBIT rights in Vietnam.

DFAT’s public statement was released on 9 August following the Dialogue, and can be found at:

https://dfat.gov.au/news/media-releases/Pages/australian-statement-on-the-13th-australia-vietnam-human-rights-dialogue.aspx