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Message from the Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ to the Conference “Vietnamese and Tibetan Buddhism under threat” (11 July 2018)
see: Last Message from Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ on religious freedom, democracy and human rights
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Vietnam’s assault on freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration denounced at the UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA, 27 June 2018 (VCHR) – Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council today on behalf of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and its partner Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme, VCHR President Võ Văn Ái denounced the violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations and the adoption of a …
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New #FoRBDefender Movement Calls on People of all Faiths and None to Declare: “Believe it or not, it’s my Right!”
BRUSSELS, 26 June 2018 – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), member of the European Platform against Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) today joins EPRID to launch their new #FoRBDefender movement on freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, calling on people everywhere to unite under the slogan, “Believe …
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US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink visits detained Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ in Vietnam
PARIS, 15th June 2018 (IBIB) – The U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink visited Buddhist dissident Thích Quảng Độ, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) at the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) where the UBCV Patriarch is under house arrest. …
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VCHR welcomes release of Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà, condemns Vietnam’s policy of “exporting dissent”
PARIS, 8th June 2018 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the release of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài and his assistant Ms. Lê Thu Hà from prison in Hanoi. They were released late on Thursday evening (7th June) and put immediately on a …
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VCHR mourns the passing of Alvin L. Jacobson, human rights advocate and friend of Vietnam
PARIS, 28 May 2018 (VCHR) –The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) mourns the passing of Alvin (“Al”) L. Jacobson, a dedicated human rights advocate and true friend of Vietnam. He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachussetts (USA) on May 21st 2018 at the age of 76, …
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In Vesak Day Message, UBCV leader Thích Quảng Độ urges Buddhists to overcome repression through the teachings of nonviolence and compassion
PARIS, 28 May 2018 (IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) issued his annual Message on the Anniversary of the Vesak (Birth of Buddha). Vesak Day, the most important event in the Buddhist calendar, is celebrated on …
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U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urges the US to designate Vietnam as “Country of Particular Concern” for egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief
PARIS, 25.4.2018 (VCHR) –The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the 2018 Annual Report issued by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday, and its recommendation that Vietnam be designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC). Under the 1998 US International Religious Freedom …
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US Congressman Alan Lowenthal and USCIRF Vice Chairwoman Kristina Arriaga adopt detained Buddhist Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ as a Prisoner of Conscience
PARIS, 12 April 2018 (VCHR) – US Congressman Alan Lowenthal and Kristina Arriaga, Vice Chairwoman of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) announced that they have officially adopted the Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) as a prisoner of …
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