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Letter of Thich Quang Do to Venerable Won Hak
(concerning Buddhist movement against discrimination in South Korea)

Most Venerable Won Hak, On behalf of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, I am writing to express the solidarity of Vietnamese Buddhists with the Buddhists of the Republic of Korea in the peaceful movement against religious discrimination. I firmly believe that religious tolerance is essential to ensure harmonious coexistence …

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Political Stability vs Democratic Freedom ? Economic Crisis and Political Repression in Vietnam
Document of the VCHR for the Hearing on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam of the Sub-commission on Human Rights, European Parliament (Brussels, 25 August 2008)

VCHR Report “Political Stability vs Democratic Freedom ? Economic Crisis and Political Repression in Vietnam, document of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights for the Hearing on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam of the Sub-commission on Human Rights, European Parliament, Brussels, 25 August 2008” (2008-082513_Political_Stability_vs_Democratic_Freedom.pdf)Download

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Presentation by Vo Van Ai (Hearing on Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam, European Parliament, Brussels, 25 August 2008)

Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the European Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights for inviting me to speak on the human rights situation in Vietnam, It is an especially timely opportunity, for this a crucial moment for our country’s future. Vietnam is undergoing a serious …

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IBIB: Obituary of UBCV Supreme Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

“I have lived without a home, will die without a grave,I walk without a path and am imprisonedwithout a crime”(Thich Huyen Quang) The 4th Supreme Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), who passed away on 5th July at the Nguyen Thieu Monastery in Binh …

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Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam : Letter to President George W. Bush

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 …

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World Movement for Democracy : Defending Civil Society

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 …

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QUE ME : Open Letter to Members of the United Nations General Assembly
Regarding the Candidacy of Vietnam at the UN Security Council

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, …

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European Parliament : European Parliament resolution on Vietnam

  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 …

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FIDH : The Human Rights Situation in Vietnam

  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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Prominent International Organizations issue Mission Report on Human Rights Defenders in Vietnam

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 …

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