VCHR

At the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Vietnam Committee denounces double language, stifling of free expression and unfair trials in Vietnam

GENEVA, 16 March 2010 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Speaking on behalf of the France-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights and Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (Working Together for Human Rights), Mr. Vo Tran Nhat told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today that the double language and systematic …

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Democracy on Trial in Vietnam: Peaceful advocates receive up to 16 years jail for “subversion”

PARIS, 21 January 2010 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of the Paris-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) strongly condemns the condemnation of four pro-democracy activists to 5-16 years in prison for so-called “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” at an unfair trial at the Ho …

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Vietnam Committee condemns sentence of pro-democracy activist Tran Anh Kim as a “parody of justice”

PARIS, 28 December 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), condemned the sentence of Vietnamese pro-democracy activist Tran Anh Kim to five and a half years in prison and 3 years probationary house arrest at a perfunctory trial of less …

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Risk of death sentence in Vietnam : FIDH and VCHR demand the release of Nguyen Tien Trung

PARIS, 21th December 2009 (FIDH & VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) express their deepest concern over the possible death sentence of Nguyen Tien Trung, and condemn his arrest and the charges brought against him. A pro-democracy activist …

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European Parliament condemns religious persecution and human rights violations in Vietnam and Laos

STRASBOURG, 26 November 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – In its plenary session in Strasbourg today, the European Parliament passed a “Resolution on the Situation in Laos and Vietnam”. Adopted by an overwhelming majority, the Resolution drew a consensus of MEPs from all different political groups. The EP Resolution strongly condemned recent …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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