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Vietnam fails to address serious human rights concerns at its 4th Universal Periodic Review at the UN

GENEVA, 11 May 2024 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the 320 recommendations made by 133 UN member states to improve human rights in Vietnam at the 4th Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva on 7 May 2024. …
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International Women’s Day: the Women Vietnam wants the world to forget
Happy New Year of the Dragon 2024
VCHR and FIDH expose grave violations of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam
Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Vietnam spend International Human Rights Day behind bars

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AP : Vietnam places three monks from banned church under arrest

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct 16 (AP) — Three monks from a banned Buddhist church have been placed under house arrest for allegedly violating national security laws, the Vietnamese government said Thursday. The detained monks belong to an outlawed sect that has clashed repeatedly with Hanoi. Thich Tue Sy, Thich …

Reuters : Vietnam curbs travel for three Buddhist monks

HANOI, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Communist Vietnam said on Thursday it had set curbs on travel by three Buddhist monks for a period of two years but added that the action was spurred by legal violations and not meant as religious repression. The three men are members of the Unified …

Reuters : Thaw over, Vietnam tackles banned Buddhist group

HANOI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – After a brief reconciliation, Vietnam is back on the warpath against an outlawed Buddhist group whose leaders appear to be seeking to revive the organisation in defiance of the ban, diplomats said on Tuesday. The crackdown on the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) by …

Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam holds Special Conference in Melbourne, Australia – Venerable Thich Huyen Quang is proclaimed Fourth Supreme Patriarch of the UBCV

Senior dignitaries of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) from Europe, Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia and New Zealand gathered at the Quang Duc Monastery in Melbourne, Australia on 10-12 October 2003 to attend a Special Conference of the UBCV, convened at the request of the UBCV leadership …

AFP : Buddhist monk placed under house arrest in Vietnam crackdown

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 13 (AFP) – A senior monk involved in a lengthy stand-off with Vietnamese security forces last week has been placed under house arrest for two years as part of the communist regime’s crackdown on an outlawed Buddhist church. The order against Thich Nguyen …

AFP : Vietnam flexes muscles over outlawed Buddhist church

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 12 (AFP) – Vietnam signalled its intent last week to enforce a tough line against an outlawed Buddhist church despite signs earlier this year that the communist regime was seeking a rapprochement. A 10-hour stand-off on Wednesday between the security forces and the …