A/HRC/41/7/Add.1 9. Another small number of recommendations (including No. 46, 98, and 183) are not practical for setting prohibitively impossible “deadline” for measures that require a lot of time, efforts and resources. 10. Along that line, as always being careful when considering and firm when committing, at this cycle Viet Nam regrettably cannot accept several recommendations suggesting immediate adherence to additional international human rights instruments, including the Rome Statue, UNESCO Convention 1960, ICPPED and ICRMW, etc. The completion of study and preparation for adhering to them may be expected beyond the 4 th UPR cycle. However, if circumstances allow within this UPR cycle, adherence to some of them will be advanced. 11. On the contrary, few recommendations (such as No. 167, 193, 204, and 208) suggest amendments of newly adopted laws, including Laws on belief and religion, cyber-security and the Penal Code whose drafts had been consulted extensively with the public. As possible revision of these laws has yet been planned, Viet Nam finds these recommendations impractical for the moment and does not accept them. 12. With regards to the recommendations related to NHRI, Viet Nam cannot accept recommendations or elements that prejudge the outcome and put undue pressure to the ongoing study and preparation for the possibility of establishing an NHRI of Viet Nam. 13. For recommendations related to capital punishment, Viet Nam’s position on specific recommendations varies (as shown below) as it needs to be placed in the country’s legal context where the Penal Code has just been newly revised and implemented. At the same time, it is Viet Nam’s firm commitment that the application of this punishment in reality will strictly be in conformity with the ICCPR, and therefore, Viet Nam only accepts relevant recommendations or elements along that line. 14. Viet Nam is fully committed to exerting continued efforts for better protection and promotion of human rights. Viet Nam wishes to continue engage in genuine dialogue and effective cooperation with Member States in the UPR process and would do it best to implement accepted recommendations which are considered supportive to and reinforcing Viet Nam’s priorities in this field and taking into account Viet Nam’s existing circumstances, particularities and resources. 15. The response to each and every received recommendations is as following: No.2 Response 1. Accepted 2. Not accepted 3. Accepted 4. Not accepted 5. Not accepted 6. Accepted in part 7. Accepted 8. Accepted Viet Nam will enhance its continued cooperation with all special procedures. Invitations will be extended to special procedures as long as there is a schedule workable for both sides. 9. Accepted in part The accepted element of the recommendation is “Continue efforts to adhere to international human rights instruments to which it is not party”. The consideration and preparation for adherence to specific instruments will depend on the country’s 2 Remark Viet Nam will implement CAT’s recommendations that suit the country’s circumstances. As appeared in the Report A/HRC/41/7 of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Viet Nam. 3