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

August 25, 2008 Resources 0

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 …

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

June 23, 2008 Resources 0

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 …

World Movement for Democracy : Defending Civil Society

February 1, 2008 Resources 0

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 …

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

October 1, 2007 Resources 0

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, …

European Parliament : European Parliament resolution on Vietnam

July 12, 2007 Resources 0

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 …

FIDH : The Human Rights Situation in Vietnam

April 24, 2007 Others, Resources 0

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 …

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

April 23, 2007 News, Others, Press Release, Resources, VCHR, VCHR Reports & Publications 0

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 …

Rafto Foundation : 2006 Rafto Prize to Thich Quang Do, Vietnam

September 21, 2006 Resources 0

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 …

Vietnam Committee : Letter to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

September 11, 2006 Resources 0

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 …

Vietnam Committee : 2006 : Grave Violations of Human Rights in Vietnam
Statement to the 1st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Palais des Nations, Geneva, 19-30 June 2006

February 20, 2006 Resources 0

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 …