PART 2: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND FRAMEWORKS Figure 2: RightsApp International human rights instruments and Vietnam Vietnam has ratified the following international human rights instruments: • • • • • • • 16 | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Convention on the Rights of the Child (and its Optional Protocols) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. RightsApp The full text of the human rights instruments that Viet Nam is a party to are available on RightsApp, a smartphone application. To download RightsApp search for ‘RightsApp’ in your Apple or Google Play Store.

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