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Dong Tam Report (Pham Doan Trang & Will Nguyen)
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Read More »Cambodia/Laos/Thailand/Vietnam: Address enforced disappearances, deliver justice for the victims and their families
BANGKOK, PARIS, PHNOM PENH, 30 August 2020 (FIDH, VCHR, ADHOC, LICADHO, iLaw, LMHR, Manushya Foundation, TLHR, UCL): On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, our organizations call on the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to adequately investigate all cases of enforced disappearances …
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Last Message from Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ on religious freedom, democracy and human rights
PARIS, 11th March 2020 (VCHR-IBIB): In remembrance of the Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, renowned dissident and Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) who died in Saigon last month, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) wish to present this …
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Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the passing of Patriarch Thich Quang Do
Lamenting the Passing Away of Patriarch Thich Quang Do | March 1, 2020 | Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Upon being informed of the passing away in Vietnam of the Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote …
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International community mourns the passing of Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ, proponent of freedom and human rights in Vietnam
Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, 1928-2020 (Photo IBIB) PARIS, 27 February 2020 (VCHR & IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) died on Saturday 22nd February 2020 in Saigon at the age of 93. He suffered from diabetes, …
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Vietnam: EU must demand end to crackdown on civil society, release of dissidents
PARIS, 17 February 2020 (VCHR & FIDH) – The European Union (EU) must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Vietnam’s government to demand an end to its crackdown on civil society, the amendment of repressive laws, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, FIDH and its member organization …
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VCHR calls on Euro-MPs to halt ratification of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement pending inquiry into Police attack on Dong Tam village
PARIS, 15th January 2020 (VCHR) – Mr. Võ Văn Ái, President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) sent a letter to members of the European Parliament today informing them of the violent land rights clashes in Đồng Tâm commune last week in which an 84 year-old man was …
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Civil society urges European Parliament not to ratify EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement without firm guarantees on human rights – Phạm Chí Dũng arrested in Vietnam
BRUSSELS, 3rd December 2019 (VCHR) – At a Conference on “Human Rights and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)”, hosted by MEP Julie Ward (S&D Group) and organized by Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), civil society organizations urged Euro-MPs not to ratify EVFTA until …
Read More »EU-Vietnam Free trade agreement (FTA) & Investment protection agreement (IPA) : Art 21TUE
Issues at stake Lack of Ex-ante human rights impact assessment – lack of guaranties regarding ex-post assessmentOne of the weaker TSD Chapter compared to other agreementslack of human rights guarantees 1. Lack of ex ante Human rights impact assessment (HRIA) The Ombudsman, in February 2016, concluded that the refusal of …
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