PARIS, 14 November 2010 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau has received the following message from the Most Venerable Thich Quang Do, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the democracy movement in Burma, warmly welcoming her release. Ms. …
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Human rights violations in Vietnam have continued unabated during its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2010, according to a new report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR). The report, “From “Vision” to Facts: HUMAN RIGHTS …
Read More »BANGKOK, September 13, 2010 (CPJ) -The Thai government acted inappropriately in pressuring the Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) to cancel a press conference that would have criticized Vietnam, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Bangkok-based FCCT had intended to host a press conference today by the …
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Thich Quang Do is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, rights advocate, and outspoken critic of the Vietnamese government. Since 2008, Thich Quang Do has been the patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), an organization banned by the government. Through petitions, Thich Quang Do has peacefully campaigned for …
Read More »CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) Hearing on HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM Tuesday, March 23, 2010, B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C. Persecution of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Written Testimony by VO VAN AI Overseas Spokesman of the Unified …
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The Epoch Times – By Scott Johnson January 26, 2010 In Vietnam hundreds of monks undergo re-education to infiltrate overseas temples with the aim to destroy the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Vietnam has waged a brutal overt and covert war against its Buddhist population for decades. In 1981, they …
Read More »EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT The European Parliament, – having regard to the 15th ASEAN Summit Meeting of 23 to 25 October 2009; – having regard to the inauguration of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on 23 October 2009; – having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human …
Read More »DECLARATION by Movements and Organizations of Free Vietnamese in France in support of the Appeal by Most Venerable Thich Quang Do (29.3.2009) The following declaration was unanimously adopted by participants at the Conference organized by the Liaison Office of Free Vietnamese in France on 11 April 2009 in the 13th …
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