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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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Reuters : Vietnam says monks found with “state secrets”

HANOI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Vietnam on Friday accused two leaders of a banned Buddhist group of carrying “state secrets” when their van was stopped by traffic officers while on a key highway from their monastery in central Vietnam. But Hanoi denied the men were arrested, saying that Thich Huyen …

AP : Two leaders of banned Vietnamese faith accused of c…

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct 10, 2003 (AP) — Vietnam on Friday accused two elderly leaders from a banned Buddhist sect of transporting state secrets, two days after a support group alleged the monks were in a standoff with police after being surrounded near a monastery. Unified Buddhist Church of …

AFP : Vietnam denies stand-off with dissident Buddhists

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 9 (AFP) – Vietnam denied Thursday that the head of an outlawed Buddhist church and his deputy had been prevented by security forces from leaving their monastery and travelling to Ho Chi Minh City. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) said the …

AP : Report : Vietnamese monks from banned church holed up in a minivan

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Eleven followers of a banned church, including eight monks, were holed up in a minivan and refusing to eat Wednesday after their vehicle was surrounded by Vietnamese authorities, a Buddhist support organization said. The monks, from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, were …

Reuters : Vietnam Buddhist monks stopped by security – report

HANOI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Two leaders of a banned Vietnam Buddhist group were prevented from leaving their monastery on Wednesday by security forces who surrounded their vehicle, sparking a standoff, a Buddhist group said. The International Buddhist Information Bureau said in a statement that Thich Huyen Quang, patriarch of …

dpa : Stand-off between Buddhist leaders and Vietnamese security services escalates

Hanoi, October 8 (dpa) – A stand-off between a group of monks from a banned Buddhist group and Vietnamese security services has escalated, with 1,200 supporters protesting against the detention of their leaders, a Buddhist support group claimed Wednesday afternoon. Thich Huyen Quang, 86, and Nobel peace prize …