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Vietnam Committee : Interview with the Hon. Emma Bonino MEP on the Open Letter signed by 109 MEPs to the European Union at the Fifth ASEM Summit, 8-9 October 2004, Hanoi, with Penelope Faulkner, Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam (Broadcast to Vietnam on Radio Free Asia, 8.10.2004)

October 8, 2004 Resources 0

Penelope Faulkner : Emma Bonino, you are a former European Commissioner and one of the Members of the European Parliament who has spearheaded this Open Letter to the European Union at the Firth ASEM Summit held in Hanoi on 8-9 October 2004. Can you tell our listeners why you endorsed this …

EP : Open Letter to the European Union for the Fifth ASEM Summit in Hanoi (8-9 October 2004)

October 7, 2004 Resources 0

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT “We the undersigned, Members of the European Parliament, are deeply concerned by the Vietnamese government’s decision to separate, for the very first time, the official ASEM Summit and the ASEM People’s Forum, thus excluding civil society and separating Asian and European NGOs from their governments. We …

Fifth ASEM Summit in Hanoi : 109 Euro MPs call for the immediate release of Buddhist dissidents Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do

October 7, 2004 VCHR 0

In an Open Letter to the Presidency of the European Union, 109 prominent Members of the European Parliament from all political parties have urged the EU to place human rights, in particular human rights in Vietnam, “at the centre of discussions at the ASEM Summit in Hanoi”, and called for …

AP : European lawmakers call on EU leaders to raise human rights at ASEM summit

October 7, 2004 Press Review 0

European Parliament members have urged EU leaders to push discussion of human rights issues at an Asia-Europe summit meeting set to open in Hanoi on Friday. In an open letter to European Commission President Romano Prodi released Thursday, 109 members of the European Parliament also urged EU leaders …

AFP : European parliamentarians demand release of Vietnamese Buddhist monks

October 7, 2004 Press Review 0

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 7 (AFP) – European parliamentarians called Thursday for the immediate and unconditional release of leaders of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam and condemned the lack of democracy in the communist nation. In an open letter to the presidency of the European Union …

AFP : Vietnam hits back at Washington religion report

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

Agence France Presse HANOI Sept 16, 2004 (AFP) – Vietnam on Thursday slammed the US State Department’s decision to name it a “country of particular concern” in its annual report on religious freedom, saying it was based on erroneous information. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous …

dpa : U.S. designates Vietnam country of concern for religious freedom

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – The United States Thursday released a critical report on religious freedom in Vietnam and announced that it has designated the one-party state a country of particular concern. It is the first time that Vietnam has been added to the U.S. list of …

Reuters : US adds Hanoi to list of nations abusing religion freedom

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

By Christina Toh-Pantin HANOI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Unsanctioned religious groups in Vietnam on Thursday welcomed Washington’s designation of Hanoi as an abuser of rights to worship, while U.S. businesses and non-governmental organisations expressed dismay. The State Department’s annual report tracking religious freedoms worldwide included the communist country …

dpa : Vietnam slams U.S. religious freedom decision

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – Vietnam slammed the United States decision Thursday to designate the country as one of eight countries of particular concern in a religious freedom report. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous information and inaccurate reflection of Vietnam’s situation,” Vietnam’s press spokesman …

Vietnam Committee : ASEM 5 People’s Forum : Interview of Deborah Stothard, Coordinator of Southeast Asia-based Altsean Burma – the Alternative Asean Network on Burma

September 15, 2004 Resources 0

A rare insight into the People’s Forum was given by one of it’s key speakers, Ms Deborah Stothard, Coordinator of Southeast Asia-based Altsean Burma – the Alternative Asean Network on Burma, who addressed the Plenary session on “Democratisation and People’s Rights”. In an interview with Penelope Faulkner, Vice-President of the …