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VCHR & FIDH denounce gross Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam before top UN Human Rights body

GENEVA, 7 July 2025 (VCHR): As the UN Human Rights Committee meets to examine the fourth periodic report of Vietnam on implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at its 144th Session in Geneva, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and FIDH (International Federation for …
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Ms. Tran Thi Nga on the day of her arrest (21 January 2017)

The Observatory: Viet Nam: Arbitrary detention of labour and land rights defender Ms. Tran Thi Nga

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 001 / 0117 / OBS 011 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment VIET NAM January 24, 2017 PARIS-GENEVA, January 24, 2017 (THE OBSERVATORY & VCHR) – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture …

EU must press Vietnam to address serious human rights violations at upcoming human rights dialogue

PARIS, 7 December 2016 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) calls on the European Union to use the upcoming EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue to press Hanoi to address serious human rights abuses and commit to substantive, measurable progress in Vietnam. The dialogue will be held in Brussels …

Vietnam New Law contravenes the Fundamental Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief

PARIS, 19 November 2016 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) strongly denounces the adoption of a new Law on Belief and Religion by Vietnam’s 14th National Assembly on Friday 18 November at the end of its second session. VCHR believes that the law, which replaces the current …

VIETNAM: At a Crossroads, 10 Years after CPC Designation Removed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 10th anniversary of the State Department’s removal of Vietnam’s designation as a “country of particular concern” (or CPC), the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sees a country that has made progress but still has a long way …

Prominent blogger Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh is arrested

PARIS, 11 October 2016 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) strongly decries the arrest of prominent blogger and human rights defender Ms. Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh at her home in Khánh Hòa province on 10 October 2016. Ms. Như Quỳnh, who blogs under the name Mẹ Nấm …

54 Religious organisations and CSOs call on Vietnam National Assembly to revise Draft Law on Religion and Belief

PARIS 6 October 2016 (VCHR) – 54 prominent religious and civil society organisations in Vietnam, the USA, Europe and Asia have sent an Open Letter to the President of Vietnam’s National Assembly, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, calling for the revision of the Draft Law on Belief and Religion …