Quê Me Quê Me: Action for democracy in Vietnam & Vietnam Committee on Human Rights
Open Letter from EPRID to the Presidents of the European Council, European Parliament and the European Commission regarding the continued mandate of European Special Envoy on FoRB
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US State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016 – Vietnam
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an authoritarian state ruled by a single party, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), and led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President Tran Dai Quang, and Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. …
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USCIRF: Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the CPC Designation 10 Years After its Removal
VIETNAM: USCIRF Assesses State Department’s CPC Removal WASHINGTON, D.C., February 8, 2017 (USCIRF) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its Removal. Because of its “systematic, ongoing, and egregious” violations …
Read More »VCHR : Conference on Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global Security – Washington DC, 12 September 2016
The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, with the co-sponsorship of the Center for Religious Freedom of the Hudson Institute, cordially invites you to the Conference: “Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global Security” Monday 12th September 2016 12.00 to 2.00pm at the Center for Religious Freedom, …
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VCHR: The Death Penalty in Vietnam 2016
Report compiled for the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty Oslo, June 21-23 2016: See: Capital Punishment in Vietnam condemned at the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo (VCHR, 21 June 2016)
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European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2016 on Vietnam
The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Vietnam, – having regard to the statement of 18 December 2015 by the Spokesperson of the European External Action Service on the arrest of lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài, – having regard to the statement of the EU Heads of …
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Letter from UBCV Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ to President Obama on the eve of his visit to Vietnam
Buddhist Era 2560 Ref. 20 /TT/VTT The Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States of America, The White House, Washington D.C. 20500 Saigon, 30th April 2016 Dear President Obama, In …
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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 …
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EUobserver : EU sacrifices human rights for Vietnam free trade
BRUSSELS, 27 April 2016 – For almost six months, the family and friends of imprisoned Vietnamese lawyer and activist Nguyen Van Dai have been waiting to hear what will happen to him. Dai was arrested on 16 December 2015, hours before a planned meeting with EU officials in Hanoi. Since …
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Protestant activist ill-treated in Vietnam
The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights joined with 33 civil society organizations and human rights defenders in signing this joint letter to the Vietnamese leadership protesting the ill-treatment of Mrs. Trần Thị Hồng for seeking to meet US Ambassador At Large on International Religious Freedom: Joint Statement Alleged Torture of …
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