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Open Letter
Vietnam: Deep concern about recent condemnation of nine pro-democracy activists

October 16, 2009 VCHR Comments Off on Open Letter
Vietnam: Deep concern about recent condemnation of nine pro-democracy activists

H.E. Nguyen Minh Triet, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Nong Duc Manh, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam Paris 16 October 2009 Your Excellency, We are writing to you to express our deep …

DPA : Vietnamese Buddhist leader calls for boycott of Chinese goods

October 6, 2009 Press Review Comments Off on DPA : Vietnamese Buddhist leader calls for boycott of Chinese goods

HANOI, 6 October 2009 (dpa) – Thich Quang Do, the dissident monk who heads the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), is calling for a Vietnamese boycott of Chinese goods, UBCV sources said Tuesday. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau, which handles press for the UBCV, said …

UBCV leader Thich Quang Do calls on Vietnamese at home and abroad to boycott Chinese goods

October 6, 2009 IBIB Comments Off on UBCV leader Thich Quang Do calls on Vietnamese at home and abroad to boycott Chinese goods

PARIS, 6 October 2009 (IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do, Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has urged Vietnamese at home and abroad to boycott Chinese goods in a common stand for democracy in Vietnam. The UBCV leader and 2009 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, …

AFP : Campaigners attack Vietnam over human rights

September 24, 2009 News, Press Review Comments Off on AFP : Campaigners attack Vietnam over human rights

Agence France Presse GENEVA, 24 sept 2009 (AFP) – Human rights campaigners on Thursday said Vietnam had rejected UN recommendations to improve rights and criticised a “climate of fear” which they said was stifling freedom of expression. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human …

At the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva: Vietnam scorns UN proposals for reform in Universal Periodic Review as dissidents await trial in Hanoi

September 24, 2009 News, Press Release, VCHR Comments Off on At the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva: Vietnam scorns UN proposals for reform in Universal Periodic Review as dissidents await trial in Hanoi

GENEVA, 24 September 2009 (VCHR) – As the UN Human Rights Council met today to adopt the final report on the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam, Mr Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), denounced Vietnam’s rejection of a host of essential measures proposed by …

United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention condemns unlawful imprisonment of government critics in Vietnam

September 7, 2009 News, Press Release, VCHR Comments Off on United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention condemns unlawful imprisonment of government critics in Vietnam

PARIS, 7 September 2009 (VCHR) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a prominent body which reviews cases of unlawful imprisonment, has declared that several Vietnamese dissidents are wrongfully detained, in violation of international human rights laws. They include blogger Nguyen Hoang Hai (Dieu Cay), writer Nguyen Xuan …

Police arrest UBCV monk Thich Vien Dinh in Binh Dinh and prevent UBCV leaders from attending Memorial Service of late Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

July 23, 2009 IBIB Comments Off on Police arrest UBCV monk Thich Vien Dinh in Binh Dinh and prevent UBCV leaders from attending Memorial Service of late Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

PARIS, 23 July 2009 (IBIB) – This morning, Security Police arrested Venerable Thich Vien Dinh, Secretary General of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) in Binh Dinh Province, where he had come to attend a Memorial Service for the late UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang. According to the …

At the Australian Parliament in Canberra:
Buddhist leaders urge Australia to take urgent steps to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific region and respect of religious freedom and human rights in Vietnam

June 17, 2009 IBIB Comments Off on At the Australian Parliament in Canberra:
Buddhist leaders urge Australia to take urgent steps to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific region and respect of religious freedom and human rights in Vietnam

CANBERRA, 17 June 2009 (IBIB) – Mr. Vo Van Ai, International spokesman of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) and a delegation of senior dignitaries from the Overseas UBCV from the USA, Canada and Australia visited the Australian Parliament today to warn of current threats to Vietnamese sovereignty and …

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

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

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US Commission on International Religious Freedom visits UBCV leader Thich Quang Do in Saigon

May 16, 2009 IBIB Comments Off on US Commission on International Religious Freedom visits UBCV leader Thich Quang Do in Saigon

PARIS, 16 May 2009 (IBIB) – A delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Patriarch Thich Quang Do of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam today (Saturday 16 May) at the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Saigon. The delegation included USCIRF Vice-Chairman Michael Cromartie, David Dettoni, …