June 10, 2016
European Parliament strongly condemns abuses of freedom of expression, assembly and religion in Vietnam
VCHR | Jun 09, 2016 STRASBOURG, 9 June 2016 (VCHR) – At its plenary session in Strasburg today, the 751-member European Parliament adopted an Urgent Resolution strongly condemning human rights violations in Vietnam, and the escalation of repression following the Communist Party’s XII Congress in January which brought a hard-line leadership to power in the […]
March 2, 2017
Amnesty International presses for Vietnamese dissident monk’s release
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Thich Quang Do
The Jakarta Post, March 1, 2017 Campaigners from Amnesty International sent letters to European Parliament members who recently visited Vietnam to urge them to call for the release of Buddhist dissident Thich Quang Do, who is currently under house arrest in Ho Chi Minh City, the organization has announced. The campaign led by Amnesty International’s […]