VII Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Mongolia launches Asia Democracy Network-ULAANBAATAR, 29 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Foreign Ministers, parliamentarians, global media representatives, democracy and human rights activists from over 100 countries gathered in Ulaanbaator, for the VII Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies from 27-29 April 2013, hosted by Mongolia, the Community’s current President. Opened by Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, government participants included UN Under-Secretary-general […]
Press Releases: Remarks on the Release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012- Special Briefing Uzra Zeya – Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC – April 19, 2013 MS. ZEYA: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. I’d like to say a few words about how we use the Annual Human Rights Reports to inform our diplomacy around the world and give you a quick […]
The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy-VIETNAM Latest Update: 31 March 2013 The human rights environment in Vietnam remains poor despite the government’s decision to apply for membership of the UN Human Rights Council. The beginning of the year saw a number of human rights activists, especially bloggers, receive long custodial sentences during trials which were often behind closed doors. Prominent […]
European Parliament urges the Vietnamese authorities to cease human rights violations-Last Update 24 April 2013. Welcoming last Thursday’s European Parliament resolution on Vietnam, FIDH and its member organisation, the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), renew their call to the Vietnamese authorities to cease these violations and call upon the European Union to pursue its efforts to that end.
Human Rights and Democracy 2012 – Foreword by Foreign Secretary William Hague-(The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report) London, 15 April 2013 – The promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of the UK’s foreign policy objectives. I, along with my ministerial team, consistently raise human rights violations wherever and whenever they occur. And with this in mind, I am delighted to introduce […]
US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 – Vietnam-EXECUTIVE SUMMARYShare The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an authoritarian state ruled by a single party, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and President Truong Tan Sang. The most recent National Assembly elections, held in May 2011, were neither free nor fair. Security […]
Vietnam, US Far Apart on Human Rights-By CHRIS BRUMMITT and MATTHEW PENNINGTON – Associated Press. HANOI, Vietnam April 19, 2013 (AP) Vietnamese authorities seeking to stop a well-known democracy activist from meeting an American diplomat last weekend deployed an unusual weapon — a group of elderly ladies. The women blocked the road leading to the dissident’s house, preventing a U.S. Embassy […]
La liberté d’expression au Vietnam, sous la loupe du Parlement européen-Publié le 14 avril 2013 par jean-paulmarthoz Jeudi prochain lors de sa session plénière mensuelle à Strasbourg, le Parlement européen va aborder en urgence la situation des droits de l’Homme au Vietnam et, en particulier, la liberté d’expression. Une résolution y sera discutée à l’initiative, en effet, de six groupes politiques, de la gauche social-démocrate à la […]
ADDENDUM: Responses of Viet Nam to Recommendations – 2009-Viet Nam welcomes the interest taken by many countries and international organizations in its Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Viet Nam takes note of the constructive comments and recommendations made at the 5th Session of the Human Rights Council Working Group on 8th May 2009 which considered Viet Nam’s report. Having studied and thoroughly considered these […]
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