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

October 16, 2009 VCHR 0

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 …

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

October 6, 2009 IBIB 0

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, …

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 0

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 0

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 0

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 0

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 …

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

May 16, 2009 IBIB 0

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, …

Report by the UN Human Rights Council on Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review: Vietnam Rejects UN Recommendations for Concrete Reforms to Advance Human Rights

May 13, 2009 VCHR 0

GENEVA, 13 May 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights expresses deep disappointment at the report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam issued by the UN Human Rights Council’s UPR Working Group on Tuesday, 12th May 2009. Whilst accepting some general recommendations on the promotion …

Vietnam Committee urges U.N. members to raise urgent human rights concerns at the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Vietnam

May 8, 2009 VCHR 0

GENEVA, 8 May 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Socialist Republic of Vietnam will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council for its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) today. The review, which is based on information from three reports – Vietnam’s country report, a compilation of information from UN …

Before the United Nations in Geneva: Demonstration for Human Rights and Religious Freedom during the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam

April 30, 2009 VCHR 0

GENEVA, 30 April 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights and Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam are organizing a one-day demonstration at the Place des Nations, outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on 8th May 2009 from 8.00 am onwards to call for the …