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Last Message from Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ on religious freedom, democracy and human rights

PARIS, 11th March 2020 (VCHR-IBIB): In remembrance of the Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, renowned dissident and Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) who died in Saigon last month, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) wish to present this …

Vietnam: As trial begins, rights groups call for the release of Nguyen Van Dai and the Brotherhood for Democracy members

Joint Press Release PARIS-GENEVA, April 4, 2018 (VCHR & The Observatory) – Vietnamese authorities must drop all charges against human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, his assistant Le Thu Ha, and seven other members of the Brotherhood for Democracy and immediately release them, the Observatory for the Protection …

French President Emmanuel Macron must demand respect of human rights in Vietnam during Communist Party leader’s visit to France

PARIS 24 March 2018 (VCHR) – Three France-based human rights organizations, the FIDH, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the League for Human Rights (LDH) have sent an Open Letter to French President Emmanuel Macron on the occcasion of the visit of Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary …

Hmong Christians assaulted in Vietnam: repression continues under new Law on Belief and Religion

PARIS, 20 March 2018 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) is deeply disturbed by reports of attacks against 24 Hmong Christians in the north-western highlands in an apparent attempt to force them to renounce their faith. Such attacks and acts of harassments against religious communities have …

Vietnam denounced before UN Human Rights Council for stifling civil society and enforcing the “rule by law” to suppress human rights

GENEVA, 14 March 2018 (VCHR) – Speaking on behalf of the Paris-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, VCHR President Võ Văn Ái denounced the escalation of repression against human rights defenders, bloggers, …

“Shrinking Spaces”: New VCHR Report denounces concerted assault on fundamental freedoms in Vietnam

Download the report (PDF) here PARIS, 28th February 2018 (VCHR) – In a new report entitled “Shrinking Spaces: Assessment of the Human Rights Situation in Vietnam during the 2nd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review”, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) documents one of the worst crack-downs in …

Massachusetts High School Students speak out for Thich Quang Do

PARIS, 29th January 2018 (VCHR) – The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, prominent dissident and Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) received an unexpected gift today at the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Ho Chi Minh City where he is under house arrest – a …

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Latest posts

Last Message from Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ on religious freedom, democracy and human rights

Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the passing of Patriarch Thich Quang Do

International community mourns the passing of Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ, proponent of freedom and human rights in Vietnam

Vietnam: EU must demand end to crackdown on civil society, release of dissidents

VCHR calls on Euro-MPs to halt ratification of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement pending inquiry into Police attack on Dong Tam village

News

Vietnam: As trial begins, rights groups call for the release of Nguyen Van Dai and the Brotherhood for Democracy members

French President Emmanuel Macron must demand respect of human rights in Vietnam during Communist Party leader’s visit to France

Hmong Christians assaulted in Vietnam: repression continues under new Law on Belief and Religion

Vietnam denounced before UN Human Rights Council for stifling civil society and enforcing the “rule by law” to suppress human rights

“Shrinking Spaces”: New VCHR Report denounces concerted assault on fundamental freedoms in Vietnam

Massachusetts High School Students speak out for Thich Quang Do

VCHR Reports

Open Letter: EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement contravenes the EU’s human rights obligations

VCHR & FIDH Joint Submission for the adoption of the List of Issues for the United Nations Human Right Committee

Shrinking Spaces: Assessment of the Human Rights Situation in Vietnam during the 2nd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review

VCHR: The Death Penalty in Vietnam 2016

VCHR – Freedom of Religion or Belief in Vietnam: State Management of Religions

UBCV, The Movement for Religious Freedom in Vietnam (2015)

VCHR & FIDH : Violations of the Rights of Women in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

VCHR & FIDH : Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Vietnam

Bloggers and Netizens Behind Bars: Restrictions on Internet Freedom in Vietnam (FIDH & VCHR)

Arbitrary Detention In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Testimony by VCHR President Võ Văn Ái, Washington DC, May 15, 2012)

VCHR : Violations of the Rights of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

VCHR – Rule of Law or Rule by Law, Crime and Punishment in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Report)

Videos

Message from the Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ to the Conference “Vietnamese and Tibetan Buddhism under threat” (11 July 2018)

40,000 Buddhists demonstrate in Hue (24/05/1993)

Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Its importance for Regional and Global Security (Washington DC, 12 September 2016)

World Watch Monitor: Vietnam’s new Religion Law aims to repress, control

World Watch Monitor: Vietnam’s relationship with EU and US, and its impact on religious freedom

VCHR’s Oral Statement before the UN Human Rights Council (20 June 2014) (in French)

MEP Schaake speaks at IBIB Conference on violations of Internet freedom in Vietnam (Houston, Texas, 6 June 2013)

Ms. Marietje Schaake, MEP: Video message to the IXth UBCV Congress

Thich Quang Do – Forbidden Faith in Vietnam (Oslo Freedom Forum, 28 April 2010)

Vo Van Ai – The Impact of Indifference (Oslo Freedom Forum, 20 May 2009)

Message from Very Venerable Thich Quang Do to the UN Commission on Human Rights