PARIS, 19 October 2026 (VCHR) – Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) joined with 12 international human rights organisations in urging the European Union to raise serious human rights concerns with Vietnamese President and Secretary-general of the Communist Party Tô Lâm during his visit to Brussels on 22 October. In …
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Joint civil society statement (12 October 2026) The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), the more than 120 undersigned organisations from over 60 countries, and dozens of legal experts, human rights defenders and members of the European Parliament, condemn unequivocally and in the strongest terms the decision by the …
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ROME, 19 September 2026 (VCHR): The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) joined members of the Italian Parliament, former MEPs, friends and democracy activists from all over the world in Rome today to honour the memory of Olivier Dupuis, former Secretary-general of the Italian Transnational Radical Party (TRP), Member of …
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While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, civic space within Viet Nam continues to shrink. This repression is no longer contained within Viet Nam’s borders. Recent high-level state visits between Thai and Vietnamese authorities have signaled a dangerous tightening of bilateral security …
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PARIS, 30 June 2026 (VCHR) – Ahead of the 14th EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue, which will be held on 2 July 2026 in Brussels, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) produced a briefing paper on the grave and deteriorating human rights …
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The Observatory has been informed about the second conviction and prison sentence of imprisoned land rights defender Mr Trinh Ba Phuong. Mr Ba Phuong has campaigned against land grabbing and to highlight its impact on small-scale farmers across the country, along with his mother Ms Can Thi Theu and brother …
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The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcome the recommendations issued by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee to improve the respect of civil and political rights in Vietnam. The organizations urge the Vietnamese authorities to fully implement the committee’s recommendations …
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GENEVA, 7 July 2025 (VCHR): As the UN Human Rights Committee meets to examine the fourth periodic report of Vietnam on implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at its 144th Session in Geneva, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and FIDH (International Federation for …
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PARIS, 27 May 2025 (VCHR) – On 26 May 2025, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published a Joint Shadow Report ahead of the review of Vietnam’s fourth periodic report on its implementation of the UN International Covenant on Civil and …
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Four NGOs are calling on the French President to press for the release of human rights defenders during his visit to Vietnam from 25 to 27 May. The organisations denounce the ongoing crackdown on Vietnamese civil society and the adoption of restrictive laws. PARIS, BRUSSELS, 22 May 2025 (VCHR) – …
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