Mr. Chairman and Distinguished Experts, On behalf of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, a member organization of the FIDH, I would like to comment on a number of Vietnam’s replies to the CESCR’s list of issues. On the implementation of the Covenant (Question 1), Vietnam cites a string …
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Hanoi, Viet Nam 31 July 2014 Introduction In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, I was invited by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to conduct a country visit from 21 to 31 July 2014. First of all, I …
Read More »The International Federation on Human Rights (FIDH) and its affiliate, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) are alarmed by the widespread violations of political, civil and economic rights in Vietnam, despite 227 recommendations made by other States at the UPR of Vietnam (second cycle) in February …
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Banned Civil Society Voices, Violations of Human Rights in Vietnam (Joint submission of VCHR and FIDH on UPR of Vietnam 2014)Download
Read More »Brussels, 30 April 2013 Dear Commissioner de Gucht, Dear HR/VP Ashton, Dear Mr. Lambrinidis, Dear Members of the Working Party on Human Rights, Dear Members of the Working Party on Asia, Dear Members of the Trade Policy Committee, The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the …
Read More »Civil Society Recommendations for the Ulaanbaatar Ministerial Declaration Presented by the nongovernmental International Steering Committee of the Community of Democracies (ISC/CD) 29 April 2013 We, the representatives of civil society gathered in Ulaanbaatar for the Seventh CD Ministerial Conference add our voices to the Ministerial Declaration to: 1. Applaud the …
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Bloggers and Netizens Behind Bars: Restrictions on Internet Freedom in Vietnam (PDF)
Read More »Attn: President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Communist Party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong January 30, 2013 Re: Arbitrary internment of Le Anh Hung in “Social Support Centre No 2” Ung Hoa, Hanoi, January 24, 2013 Your Excellencies, The Observatory for the Protection of …
Read More »GIÁO HỘI PHẬT GIÁO VIỆT NAM THỐNG NHẤT VIỆN TĂNG THỐNG Thanh Minh Thiền viện 90 Trần Huy Liệu, Phường 15, Quận Phú Nhuận, Saigon Phật Lịch 2556 Số 10/VTT/XLTV DECLARATION of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam on the state of our country and the situation of human rights …
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