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UBCV leader Thích Quảng Độ issues Vesak Day Message

PARIS, 10th May 2017 (IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, the Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has issued his annual Message on the Anniversary of the Vesak (Birth of Buddha). The most important event in the Buddhist calendar, Vesak is celebrated by …

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U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends designating Vietnam as “Country of Particular Concern” for religious freedom violations

  PARIS, 27 April 2017 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom issued on Wednesday by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and its recommendation that Vietnam be designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) by …

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International Reports and Ressources on Religious Freedom

2017 02/08/2017 (USCIRF) : Religious Freedom in Vietnam, Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its Removal (USCIRF, February 2017) 04/25/2017 (USCIRF) : 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (Chapter on Vietnam) 2016 06/09/2016 (European Parliament) : European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2016 on Vietnam …

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