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A general view of Ariana Park headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. 31 July 2013. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferré (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.fr#ref-indicate-changes)

Vietnam: United Nations body highlights gross violations of civil and political rights

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcome the recommendations issued by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee to improve the respect of civil and political rights in Vietnam. The organizations urge the Vietnamese authorities to fully implement the committee’s recommendations …

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VCHR and FIDH expose grave violations of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam

PARIS, 5 January 2024 (VCHR) – In a Joint Report to the UN Human Rights Committee today, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) documented serious abuses of human rights in Vietnam and questioned the Vietnamese authorities on what measures they would …

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Nguyen Khanh Ngoc (L), Vietnamese government delegate, addresses the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva, March 11, 2019. UN Photo

[RFA] NGO Hits Back at Vietnam’s Denials of Rights Abuses

Nguyen Khanh Ngoc (L), Vietnamese government delegate, addresses the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva, March 11, 2019. UN Photo RFA, 13/3/2019 – Assertions by Vietnam that it protects civil freedoms and human rights in the one-party communist state were sharply rebutted on Monday by a monitoring group at a …

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Vietnam: Human rights dialogue held amid heightened crackdown

PARIS, 4 March 2019 (FIDH & VCHR) – The European Union (EU) must urge the Vietnamese government to end its ongoing crackdown on peaceful dissent, repeal its repressive laws, and immediately release all political prisoners, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. The two …

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Presentation by Vo Van Ai (Hearing on Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam, European Parliament, Brussels, 25 August 2008)

Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the European Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights for inviting me to speak on the human rights situation in Vietnam, It is an especially timely opportunity, for this a crucial moment for our country’s future. Vietnam is undergoing a serious …

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