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Letter to US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from the Tammy Tran Law Firm requesting urgent support for UBCV Patriarch Thich Quang Do

Download the Letter (PDF) here     You have always been a dedicated supporter of the Vietnamese American community in Texas since the day my Law Firm has been opened. It has been 21 years and we went through thick and thin together. You have been a strong voice in …

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Vietnam: Arbitrary detention and imminent deportation of Ms. Debbie Stothard

      URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 002 / 0918 / OBS 112 Arbitrary arrest / Release/ Obstacles to freedom of movement Vietnam September 9, 2018   The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), …

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The Observatory: Viet Nam: Arbitrary detention and sentencing of six members of Brotherhood for Democracy

  URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 001 / 0418 / OBS 041 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Sentence Viet Nam April 9, 2018   PARIS-GENEVA, 9 April 2018 – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture …

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VCHR and EPRID Statement on Prisoners of Conscience

  The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) joins the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) in condemning abuses of the right to freedom of religion or belief around the world, and calls for the release of all those deprived of their freedom because of their religious or …

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Vietnam: Civil society organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển

    8 November 2017 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 01 Hoang Hoa Tham Ba Dinh District Hanoi S.R. Vietnam Joint Letter RE: Civil society organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển Dear Prime Minister,We are writing …

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The Observatory: Vietnam: Conviction and sentencing of labour and land rights defender Ms. Tran Thi Nga

New information VNM 001 / 0117 / OBS 011.1 Sentencing / Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Vietnam July 27, 2017 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in …

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Vietnam: Open Letter calling for investigation into the death in custody of Nguyễn Hữu Tấn

  PARIS, 3 July 2017 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) supports the Open letter from 32 organizations calling on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately order an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Hoa Hao Buddhist Nguyễn Hữu Tấn who died …

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Viet Nam: Immediately release prisoner of conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh and end harassment of his family

PARIS, 1st June 2017 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) supports the Joint Open Letter signed by 50 organizations and individuals calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Pastor Nguyễn Công Chính, a prisoner of conscience serving an 11-year prison term since 2011. The letter also …

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WorldWatch Monitor : Vietnam’s Religion Law ‘created to repress, control’ – Vietnam’s relationship with West gives hope for religious freedom

Vietnam’s Religion Law ‘created to repress, control’ Published: April 28, 2016 by Vishal Arora – Last year, Reg Reimer, a professor at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, gave a thorough overview of the proposed law, saying “it is almost inevitable the new law will disappoint proponent of universal human rights”. …

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