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Vietnam’s systematic attack on civil society breaches the free trade agreement with the EU, new complaint argues

JOINT PRESS RELEASE International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Global Witness The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its member organisation Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), and Global Witness lodged a complaint with the European …
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European Parliament condemns violations of human rights, freedom of expression, religion and assembly in Vietnam

STRASBOURG, 18 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – At its plenary session in Strasburg today, the 754-member European Parliament adopted an Urgent Resolution on Vietnam strongly condemning a wide range of human rights violations and asking the EU to “assess the compatibility” of these violations with the new EU-Vietnam Partnership …

US Congressional Hearing examines human rights and religious freedom violations against the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam

WASHINGTON, 11 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of Paris-based Vietnam Committee for Human Rights and International Spokesman of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) called on the United States today to raise issues of religious repression against the UBCV at the coming U.S.-Vietnam human …

AFP : US pressed to seek rights improvements from Vietnam

WASHINGTON, 11 April 2013 (AFP) – Lawmakers and activists called Thursday for the United States to press Vietnam to free dissidents and allow greater religious freedom as the two nations hold talks on human rights. The two nations hold an annual dialogue Friday in Hanoi on Vietnam’s human rights record, …

Radio Free Asia : Call to Press Vietnam at Human Rights Dialogue

U.S. lawmakers and rights activists called on President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday to pressure Vietnam to rein in abuses against bloggers, religious followers, land rights activists, and other critics on the eve of a bilateral human rights dialogue. Pointing out that this year Vietnam could end up …

Buddhist blogger Huynh Ngoc Tuan and family subjected to harassment

PARIS, 6 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Prominent Buddhist blogger and writer Huynh Ngoc Tuan informs the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) that on 3 April 2013, he was the victim of harassment by unknown men, presumably hired hands of the local security forces. At midnight, he suddenly heard …

Trial of Doan Van Vuon and family is a travesty of justice

PARIS, 4 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) strongly denounces the grossly flawed legal process and unfair trial of fish farmer Doan Van Vuon and his family which began on 2 April and ends on 5 April in the northern province of Hai Phong. …