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Vietnam: New sentencing of land rights defender Trinh Ba Phuong

The Observatory has been informed about the second conviction and prison sentence of imprisoned land rights defender Mr Trinh Ba Phuong. Mr Ba Phuong has campaigned against land grabbing and to highlight its impact on small-scale farmers across the country, along with his mother Ms Can Thi Theu and brother …
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Vietnam: United Nations body highlights gross violations of civil and political rights
VCHR & FIDH denounce gross Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam before top UN Human Rights body
New Report on Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam
Emmanuel Macron’s official visit to Vietnam: Civil society organisations call on the President to take action on human rights

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From bad to worse: Reform of Vietnam’s Constitution threatens international standards of human rights

PARIS, 25 November 2013 (VCHR) – Vietnam’s first act after obtaining a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council this month may be to adopt a new Constitution which undermines internationally-recognized human rights. The National Assembly is currently considering revisions to its 1992 Constitution (amended in December 2001) and …

Vietnam Committee denounces prison sentence against blogger and pro-democracy activist Lê Quoc Quan

Lê Quoc Quan PARIS, 2 October 2013 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) strongly condemns the sentence of 30 months in prison and a fine of 1,2 billion dongs (approx. US $60,000) handed down on blogger and pro-democracy activist Lê Quoc Quan at an unfair trial today …

Vietnam Committee denounces repression of Internet freedom, freedom of religion and inhumane detention conditions in Vietnam

GENEVA, 17 September 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Speaking on behalf of the French organisation Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (AEDH), Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) expressed concern before the UN Human Rights Council today on the ongoing crack-down on freedom …

Violations of Internet Freedom in Vietnam denounced on the margins of the United Nations Human Rights Council

GENEVA, 13 September 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Violations of Internet freedom and harassments against bloggers and netizens were denounced at a Conference on the margins of the 24th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 11 September 2013. The event was organised by the International Federation of Human …

UBCV monk Thich Huyen Viet stages hunger strike to pray for Blogger Dieu Cay and call for freedom and democracy in Vietnam

PARIS, 24 July 2013 (IBIB) Reverend Thich Huyen Viet, Buddhist monk and member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) is staging a three-day hunger strike in Houston, Texas, from 25 – 27 July whilst Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang visits the United States and meets with President Obama. …

Freedom of Expression Online threatened by new Internet Decree in Vietnam

PARIS, 23 July 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) is gravely concerned by the adoption of the “Decree on Management, Provision, Use of Internet Services and Information Content Online” (Decree 72/2013-ND-CP) which imposes new restrictions on freedom of expression online. The Decree, adopted on 15 …