Journalists contribute to Constitution amendments
Members of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association gathered in Hanoi on March 26 to give opinions to the draft revised 1992 Constitution.
Over the past three months, the association has received more than 400 comments on the amendments.
On the same day, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) online newspaper held an online dialogue, aiming to popularise polls on Constitution amendments.
Themed “Mobilising the intellect of the entire Party, people and army in building the Constitution,” the dialogue attracted the participation of numerous scholars and state officials.
Deputy Minister of Justice Hoang The Lien said the Committee on Drafting Amendments to the 1992 Constitution has so far received nearly 15 million opinions on all contents of the Constitution, mainly focusing on human rights, fundamental rights and duties of citizens, political regime, economics, society, culture, education, science, technology and environment.
Overseas Vietnamese have also given opinions, especially those regarding the role of the overseas Vietnamese community, their contributions to the country’s construction and defence, and conditions for their promotion of national tradition and cultural identity.
Also on March 26, the Ministry of Home Affairs held a conference to give comments on the draft revised 1992 Constitution.
Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh emphasised the necessity to amend the 1992 Constitution to meet the country’s requirements in the new era.
Participants at the conference agreed that preeminence can be seen in the draft amendments to the Constitution, dealing with matters arising from over 20 years of renewal, while strongly affirming and broadening human rights.