Vietnam: UN expert’s report raises concerns about legal, administrative restriction on religious freedom featured-Assistnews | Mar 10, 2015 VIETNAM (ANS – March 10, 2015) — In his report presented to the UN Human Rights Council today (Tuesday, March 10, 2015) the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief “identifies positive developments but also a number of serious problems” concerning religious freedom in Vietnam, including legal and administrative […]
Vietnam Supreme Court to Hold Appeal for Four Cops Charged of Killing Suspect-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 10, 2015 The Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam will hold an appeal on March 16 against four police officers in Hanoi who are accused of beating to death a suspect at a police station, state media reported. According to the allegation, Hoang Ngoc Tuyen, deputy police head and three […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly March 2-8- Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Harassed after His House Arrest Ends-Defenders’ Weekly | Mar 08, 2015 *********2/3/2015********** Artist Nguyen Anh and Her Friends Launch “We March for Freedom” campaign in Europe Ms. Nguyet Anh and some her artist-friends will launch a campaign titled “We March for Freedom” for two weeks in a number of European countries with aim to alert foreign countries about violations of […]
Vietnam Police Minister to Visit U.S. Despite Increasing Political Crackdown-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 09, 2015 Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang will visit the U.S. soon although the communist government has intensified political crackdown against local dissent and outspoken bloggers, according to Reuters. However, Reuters has not specified the timetable for the visit of General Quang, who oversees a police […]
Vietnam consults on issues to be discussed by IPU committee-Vietnamnet | Mar 08, 2015 A seminar was held on March 6 to seek consultation on issues to be tabled for discussion by the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights’ (SCDHR) at the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132), to be held in Hanoi between March 28 and April 1. Recommendations from government […]
Vietnam attends UN debate on human rights, climate change-Vietnamplus | Mar 07, 2015 Vietnam always places her people in the cornerstone of every policy related to climate change, especially the national climate change response strategy, a Vietnamese representative addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s session on climate change and human rights in Geneva, Switzerland on March 6. Vietnam is coping with numerous […]
Apartment of Well-known Activist Attacked after House Arrest Expires-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 07, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) The private apartment of Nguyen Van Dai, an well-known human rights activist in Hanoi, was attacked on Mar 6, on the same day his four-year house arrest expired, according to his facebook account. Lawyer Dai, who was served his four-year imprisonment between 2007 and […]
Vietnam consults on human rights, democracy issues ahead of IPU-132- Tuoitrenews | Mar 07, 2015 The Content Subcommittee of the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union that will take place in Vietnam from March 28 and April 1 held a seminar in Hanoi on Friday to seek consultation on issues to be discussed by the IPU’s Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights (SCDHR). […]
Statement of Vietnam: Dr. Pham Quoc Tru, Ambassador at the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Human Rights-Therefore, we regret that the High Commissioner, possibly based on unreliable and unverifiable information, has made negative comments in his presentation at the Council today on some questions related to Vietnam. While there is room for further improvement, our pledges and achievements on human rights have been recognised and encouraged by the international community. Nevertheless, […]
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