Paris, 23rd June 2006 Dear Mr. President, Today, the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung embarks on a 4-day official visit to the United States, accompanied by a large trade delegation, and you will receive him for talks at the White House tomorrow. The White House’s statement notes that you …
Read More »Executive Summary Civil Society is facing serious threats today across the globe. An offensive against the spread of democracy has spread and intensified. This ongoing backlash against democracy has been characterized by a pronounced shift from outright repression of democracy, human rights and civil society activists and groups to more …
Read More »OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Regarding the Candidacy of Vietnam at the UN Security Council His Excellency Ban Ki-moon Secretary General of the United Nations H.E. the Heads of Delegations to the United Nations General Assembly New York, 1st October 2007 Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned, …
Read More »EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT The European Parliament, — having regard to its previous resolutions on Vietnam, — having regard to the statement by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on 15 May 2007 on the jailing of human rights activists in Vietnam, — having regard to the Cooperation …
Read More »LISBON, 24 April 2007 (VCHR) – 36th FIDH Congress from 22 to 24 April 2007 in Lisbon – In 2006, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam almost became a State like any other : it entered the World Trade Organization (WTO), was removed from the United States Department of State’s …
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PARIS, 23 April 2007 (VCHR) – As high-level American and Vietnamese officials prepare to meet in Washington D.C. for the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue tomorrow (24 April 2007), the Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Geneva-based World Organization against Torture (OMCT), released a groundbreaking report today on …
Read More »The board of the Rafto Foundation has decided to award the 2006 Professor Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize to one of Vietnam’s most prominent defenders of democracy, religious freedom and human rights: Venerable Thich Quang Do. He receives the prize for his personal courage and perseverance through three decades of peaceful …
Read More »His Royal Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Kingdom of Thailand Transmitted by the good offices of H.E. Thana Duangratana, Ambassador of Thailand in Paris Paris, 11th September 2006 Your Majesty, On the day you were hospitalized for a grave operation in July 2006, I was in Bangkok on a stop-over to …
Read More »The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights is deeply concerned by the grave violations of human rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and by Vietnam’s consistent non-compliance with United Nations human rights mechanisms. Vietnam hopes to become a full member of the international community, yet it refuses to comply with …
Read More »I wish to hail the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam on this thirtieth anniversary of its nonviolent struggle for religious freedom, human rights and democracy. Although I cannot be present, I want you all to know that your cause is close to my heart, and I will not …
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