PARIS, 11 October 2023 (VCHR) – On October 11, 2023, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) made a joint submission with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) to the UN Human Rights Council for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam, which is scheduled to take place …
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In a new report released today, FIDH and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) document the systematic repression of the right to freedom of assembly in Vietnam. PARIS, 20 June 2023 (FIDH & VCHR) – The 58-page report, titled “A History of Violence – Repression of the right to …
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PARIS, 24 May 2023 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) joins 86 human rights organisations to call for the release of environmental lawyer Đăng Đình Bách, who has been arbitrarily sentenced to 5 years in prison on trumped-up charges of tax evasion on account of his legitimate …
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PARIS 7 April 2023 (VCHR) – A delegation of Members of the European Parliament visiting Vietnam from 4 – 6 April 2023 expressed serious concerns about violations of social and political rights including freedom of expression and association, Internet freedom, freedom of religion or belief and repression of human rights …
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DemDigest – January 31, 2023 – Vo Van Ai, a tireless militant in defense of religious freedom and human rights in Vietnam, died on January 26, in Paris, of complications from heart surgery. He was 88 years old, Le Monde reports. Ai was founder and president of Quê Me: Action …
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By Brice Pedroletti, South East Asia correspondent, 31 January 2023 Well known for launching the “Boat for Vietnam” campaign in the late 1970s to rescue Boat People fleeing the newly-established communist regime, in 1985 he filed the very first Complaint at the United Nations against the Vietnamese government for violations …
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PARIS, 27 January 2023 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and Quê Mẹ: Action for Democracy in Vietnam are deeply grieved to announce that Võ Văn Ái, founder and President of our two organizations passed away in Paris on Thursday 26 January 2023 after a long struggle …
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PARIS, 18 November 2022 (VCHR & FIDH) – FIDH and VCHR welcome the assessment by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR), which gave Vietnam’s government poor grades concerning the implementation of the committee’s recommendations on the death penalty, freedom of expression, and human rights defenders. On 11 November …
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PARIS, 7 November 2022 (VCHR) – Human rights defenders from all over the world gathered in Paris for the 41st Congress of the FIDH (International Federation of Human Rights). The Congress, which brought together over 450 human rights defenders from FIDH leagues in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the …
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October 20, 2022 New York, NY 10017 Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations UN Headquarters, S-3800 New York, NY 10017 Re: October visit to Vietnam Dear Secretary-General, We are writing ahead of your visit to Vietnam later this week. You have emphasized the importance of combatting climate change, but this …
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