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Joint Statement by Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme & Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) at the 42nd session of UN Human Rights Council, Geneva (18/9/2019)

Madame Vice-President, AEDH and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights express their grave concern about systematic violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief in Vietnam. Freedom of religion or belief is a universal right, enshrined in Article 18 of the ICCPR. Vietnam has been a state party …

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Conference on “Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Rights: Vietnamese and Tibetan Buddhism under threat” (Washington D.C. 11th July 2018)

    WASHINGTON D.C. 12 July 2018 – VCHR – Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) organized a Conference on “Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Rights: Vietnamese and Tibetan Buddhism under threat” on July 11, 2018. The Conference was hosted by …

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News on Religious Freedom in Vietnam

2017 07/31/2017 (RFA): Vietnam Arrests Four Democracy Activists For ‘Attempted Subversion’ 07/31/2017 (USCIRF): VIETNAM: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh Released 02/08/2017 (USCIRF) : VIETNAM: USCIRF Assesses State Department’s CPC Removal 06/30/2017 (Leicester Post) : Leicester Post: Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom jailed for criticising government 07/06/2017 (CSW): Call …

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FoRB Updates by VCHR & IBIB

2017 01/30/2017 (IBIB): In Lunar New Year Message, Thích Quảng Độ calls for Fearlessness to win freedom for Buddhism in Vietnam 02/24/2017 (VCHR) :EU Delegation raises serious human rights concerns during visit to Vietnam 02/28/2017 (VCHR) : Amnesty International group in US sends 70 letters to EP delegation to Vietnam …

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Reports (VCHR & IBIB)

02/18/2016 (VCHR) : VCHR – Freedom of Religion or Belief in Vietnam: State Management of Religions 11/24/2015 (VCHR & IBIB) : UBCV, The Movement for Religious Freedom in Vietnam (2015)

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USCIRF’s 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: Chapter on Vietnam

VIETNAM – TIER 1 | USCIRF-RECOMMENDED COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) In 2016, Vietnam continued to make progress to improve religious freedom conditions. While the government’s Law on Belief and Religion, approved on November 18, 2016, does not comply fully with international standards, the measure reflects the government’s and National …

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International Reports and Ressources on Religious Freedom

2017 02/08/2017 (USCIRF) : Religious Freedom in Vietnam, Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its Removal (USCIRF, February 2017) 04/25/2017 (USCIRF) : 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (Chapter on Vietnam) 2016 06/09/2016 (European Parliament) : European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2016 on Vietnam …

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VCHR and EPRID urge EU to continue and strengthen the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

    The European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID), a Brussels-based network of civil society religious and non-religious organisations working to mainstream freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in EU policies and practices, sent an Open Letter today to leaders of the European Union urging them to continue …

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