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As Vietnamese Prime Minister visits President George W. Bush at the White House : Vietnam intercepts UBCV monks on their way to visit Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

June 21, 2005 IBIB Comments Off on As Vietnamese Prime Minister visits President George W. Bush at the White House : Vietnam intercepts UBCV monks on their way to visit Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

The International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) has received urgent information from the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) that a delegation of UBCV monks from Hue was intercepted this morning by Security Police as they sought to pay a visit to UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang at the Nguyen Thieu …

At a Hearing in the US Congress during the visit of Vietnamese Premier Phan Van Khai : Vo Van Ai denounces “religions with socialist orientations” and calls for a National Referendum on Democracy in Vietnam

June 20, 2005 VCHR Comments Off on At a Hearing in the US Congress during the visit of Vietnamese Premier Phan Van Khai : Vo Van Ai denounces “religions with socialist orientations” and calls for a National Referendum on Democracy in Vietnam

Testifying before the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives today, Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam and International Spokesman of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), gave evidence of the grave and systematic violations of human rights and …

dpa : Bush urged to tackle human rights with Vietnam’s leader

June 18, 2005 Press Review Comments Off on dpa : Bush urged to tackle human rights with Vietnam’s leader

    HANOI, 18 June 2005 (dpa) – Human rights groups were urging U.S. President George W. Bush to address human rights and religious freedom during Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai’s landmark visit to the United States. “President Bush needs to send a clear message to Hanoi that progress …

Vietnam Committee urges President Bush to press for human rights and religious freedom in meeting with Vietnamese Premier Phan Van Khai

June 17, 2005 VCHR Comments Off on Vietnam Committee urges President Bush to press for human rights and religious freedom in meeting with Vietnamese Premier Phan Van Khai

As Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai embarks on his first official visit to the United States of America, Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of the Paris-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights has sent a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush calling on him to press for concrete progress …

Vietnam Committee urges Malaysia not to tear down Vietnamese Boat People Memorial

June 15, 2005 VCHR Comments Off on Vietnam Committee urges Malaysia not to tear down Vietnamese Boat People Memorial

PARIS – Mr. Vo Van Ai, l’ President of the Paris-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights urged Malaysia today not to tear down a memorial set up by former Vietnamese Boat People on the island of Pulau Bidong. The Malaysian government gave orders to destroy the memorial after receiving complaints …

AFP : Accent on economics as Vietnam fetes 30th anniversary of war’s end

April 30, 2005 Press Review Comments Off on AFP : Accent on economics as Vietnam fetes 30th anniversary of war’s end

  Agence France Presse   HO CHI MINH CITY (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people marked the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with a colourful commemoration that pushed aside communist ideology to focus on economic prosperity. The entire city centre was decked out with large, …

On the Occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War, Vo Van Ai calls on the Community of Democracies in Santiago, Chile to support a democratic process in Vietnam

April 30, 2005 VCHR Comments Off on On the Occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War, Vo Van Ai calls on the Community of Democracies in Santiago, Chile to support a democratic process in Vietnam

SANTIAGO, CHILE – Addressing the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies in Santiago, Chile from 28-30 April 2005, Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietnam Committee for Human Rights and Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam, called on democratic governments around the world “to support a process …

Vietnam Committee : Sr Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile, and Mr Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam

April 30, 2005 Photos Comments Off on Vietnam Committee : Sr Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile, and Mr Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam

Vietnam Committee : Ms Penelope Faulkner, Vice-President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam

April 30, 2005 Photos Comments Off on Vietnam Committee : Ms Penelope Faulkner, Vice-President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam

Vietnam Committee : Mr Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam

April 30, 2005 Photos Comments Off on Vietnam Committee : Mr Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietanm Committee on Human Rights / Que Me : Action for Democracy in Vietnam