Vietnamese diplomat seeks asylum in Switzerland-03 Feb, 2014 | Channel News Asia A Vietnamese diplomat once posted at the country’s consulate in Geneva says he has sought political asylum in Switzerland, just days before a UN review of Vietnam’s human rights record. GENEVA: A Vietnamese diplomat once posted at the country’s consulate in Geneva said he has sought political asylum […]
Hanoi: jailed Catholic lawyer shows “strong faith” in the future of the Vietnamese people-02/03/2014 16:12. Ahead of his appeal trial and on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Le Quoc Quan wrote a letter, appealing to friends, Catholics and others around the country. He is grateful for the support he has received and talks about his hope for peace and justice in Vietnam. However, each day in […]
Pen International: Vietnam: Journalist Barred From Travel to UN Rights Review-(London, 2 February 2014) News that journalist Pham Chi Dung has been banned from travelling to the UN human rights review of Vietnam to be held in Geneva on Wednesday highlights the ongoing severe restrictions on freedom of expression in the country, PEN International said today. Pham was due to conduct advocacy with PEN International at […]
Summary of stakeholders’ information – Vietnam UPR 2014-Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session Geneva, 27 January – 7 February 2014 Summary prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution […]
UN Watch: Vietnam blocks journalist from attending UN review of its human rights record-GENEVA, February 2, 2014 – Pham Chi Dung, a respected independent journalist and civil society advocate, was blocked by Vietnamese authorities from leaving the country yesterday evening to attend events in Geneva during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Vietnam. He was to be a featured speaker at a UPR side event […]
Vietnam UPR 2014 – Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights-Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session 27 January–7 February 2014 Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 […]
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Giang: the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council UPR for Vietnam-Lady and Gentlemen, I’m a 78 years old Geophysicist currently living in Hanoi. I’m not a politician. My main task at the time was to conduct research on Palaeomagnetism. I had retired but have been bothered by the government’s brutal violation of the people’s freedom and human rights causing me to speak up. At the […]
VIETNAM UPR 2014 – NATIONAL REPORT-Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session 27 January – 7 February 2014 National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21* Viet Nam I. Methodology A. Drafting process 1. The report is drafted in accordance with the guidelines of Resolution 60/251 dated 15 March […]
Hanoi, date set for Catholic lawyer and dissident, Le Quoc Quan’s appeal-Appeal set for next February 18. The lawyer was sentenced to 30 months for “tax evasion” , but sentence really motivated by his activism critical of the Communist Party and the government. “Satisfactory” health conditions. Only permitted “official” newspapers to read in his cell, forbidden the Bible. Hanoi ( AsiaNews / EDA ) – The […]
Việt Nam : Giữa tháng Hai sẽ xử phúc thẩm luật sư Lê Quốc Quân-Anh Vũ, RFI Thứ hai 27 Tháng Giêng 2014. Ngày 18 /2/2014, Tòa án Nhân dân thành phố Hà Nội sẽ đưa ra xét xử phúc thẩm vụ án Lê Quốc Quân phạm tội trốn thuế. Đó là nội dung thông báo của tòa án Hà Nội gửi tới cho các luật sư bào chữa cho […]
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