Tag Archives: Al Jacobson

VCHR mourns the passing of Alvin L. Jacobson, human rights advocate and friend of Vietnam

May 28, 2018 Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR Comments Off on VCHR mourns the passing of Alvin L. Jacobson, human rights advocate and friend of Vietnam

    PARIS, 28 May 2018 (VCHR) –The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) mourns the passing of Alvin (“Al”) L. Jacobson, a dedicated human rights advocate and true friend of Vietnam. He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachussetts (USA) on May 21st 2018 at the age of 76, …

Lexington Minuteman: Lexington students support imprisoned Buddhist

May 3, 2018 Press Review Comments Off on Lexington Minuteman: Lexington students support imprisoned Buddhist

Massachusetts High School Students speak out for Thich Quang Do

January 29, 2018 Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR Comments Off on 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 …

Amnesty International group in US sends 70 letters to EP delegation to Vietnam calling for the release of Buddhist dissident Thích Quảng Độ

February 28, 2017 FoRB, Latest posts, News, Press Release, Thich Quang Do, VCHR Comments Off on Amnesty International group in US sends 70 letters to EP delegation to Vietnam calling for the release of Buddhist dissident Thích Quảng Độ

PARIS 28 February 2017 (VCHR) – In preparation for a visit to Vietnam by the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights from 20-24 February 2017, members of Amnesty International in Boston launched a letter-writing campaign to urge the EP delegation to press for the release of prominent Buddhist dissident Thích …