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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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 …
Read More »Oral Statement by Penelope Faulkner President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR)United Nations’ Human Rights Committee Palais Wilson, Geneva, 7 July 2025 Mr. President, Distinguished Experts, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today. The human rights situation in Vietnam is changing rapidly – and 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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Download the report (PDF) here See: Vietnam: Repression of peaceful demonstrations revealed, VCHR, 20 June 2023
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In a joint submission made to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR) today, FIDH and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) regret that the Vietnamese government failed to take any steps towards the implementation of key recommendations made by the CCPR, after the review of the situation …
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PARIS, 1 February 2021 (FIDH & VCHR) – The meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) cements authoritarian rule and ushers in five more years of repression and human rights abuses, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. The CPV’s 13th National Congress, …
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FIDH – 22 January 2021 – Each year, the European Union and civil society jointly organise a forum on human rights around the world. FIDH, as one of the organisers of the 2020 edition, welcomes the 22nd annual forum’s exploration of one of the greatest challenges of our times: ensuring …
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