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, 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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Lamenting the Passing Away of Patriarch Thich Quang Do | March 1, 2020 | Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Upon being informed of the passing away in Vietnam of the Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote …
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URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 003 / 1119 / OBS 097 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment/ Obstacle to freedom of expression Vietnam November 22, 2019 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention …
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GENEVA, PARIS, 2 July 2019 (FIDH & VCHR) – Vietnam’s government refused to make commitments to address key human rights concerns raised by United Nations (UN) member states during the country’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. “As …
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RE: Civil society organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển Dear High Representative/Vice President Mogherini,CC: Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, First-Vice President Frans Timmermans We are writing to express our deep concern about the arrest and sentencing of legal expert and human rights defender Nguyễn …
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Human rights advocates are expressing concern over an intensified crackdown on dissent in Vietnam. Some analysts suggest that the Communist regime is emboldened by perceptions that it is a strategically vital bulwark against China’s sharp power in the region. By making a rare second trip this year to …
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