Vietnamese and International Civil Society Call for an Investigation into Dong Tam Incident- February 25, 2020 Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger President Human Rights Council United Nations Geneva, Switzerland Re: Request to investigate the gross human rights violations in Dong Tam, Vietnam Dear Ambassador, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to draw your attention to the recent crackdown in Dong Tam near Hanoi. On January 9, […]
Có hy vọng nào cho người lao động Việt Nam?-“Hiện tại công đoàn thuộc Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam làm việc cho Đảng. Thay vì bảo vệ quyền lợi của người lao động, họ lại đứng về phía người sử dụng lao động để bảo vệ quyền lợi của giới chủ,” theo ông Vũ Quốc Ngữ, giám đốc của tổ chức Người […]
EU must demand end to crackdown on civil society, release of dissidents- FIDH, Press release, February 17, 2020 (Paris,) The European Union (EU) must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Vietnam’s government to demand an end to its crackdown on civil society, the amendment of repressive laws, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights […]
Is there a glimmer of hope for Vietnamese workers?-Construction workers take a break in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam. Eric San Juan, Equal Times, February 18, 2020 Last November, the Vietnamese National Assembly took a long-awaited decision on a demand that came from both inside and outside the country: the authorisation – at an enterprise level – of worker […]
Vietnamese dissident monk who was a Nobel Prize nominee dies at 93- AFP- JIJI, February 23, 2020 HANOI – Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at age 93. Head of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, the vocal patriarch was born in 1928 in […]
Vietnam Advancing Ties With Russia to Hedge Against China, US- FILE – Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (2nd L) talks to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu (2nd R) during their meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 23, 2018. VOA News, February 21, 2020 The Southeast Asian country, challenged by three powers over the past century, now sees […]
Charges Filed in Vietnam in Truck Deaths Case-A Vietnamese woman in Nghe An province holds a photo of her son, believed to be among 39 migrant workers found dead in Britain, Oct. 28, 2019. RFA, February 21, 2020 Authorities in Vietnam’s coastal Ha Tinh province have filed charges against seven human traffickers accused of involvement in a smuggling ring that sent 39 […]
Vietnam’s Rights Record Deteriorating Despite Regular Dialogue With West: Experts-Environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh is shown in court in Ben Tre province, Vietnam, June 6, 2019. RFA, February 19, 2020 Vietnam’s human rights situation continues to deteriorate despite regular dialogues between Hanoi and Western nations, a social analyst and a former political prisoner said Wednesday, as representatives of the European Union and the one-party […]
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