Vietnam intensifies protection of women, children’s rights under ASEAN-Vietnamplus | Nov 29, 2015 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs recently held a conference on directions for the operation of the Vietnam chapter of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). Participants at the November 27 event focused their attention on the ACWC […]
Vietnam’s amended Criminal Code reduces death penalty crimes, increases restrictions on freedom and rights- Vietnam Committee on Human Rights | Nov 27, 2015 PARIS, 27 November 2015 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the abolition of the death penalty for seven crimes in the amended Criminal Code voted by Vietnam’s National Assembly today. However, VCHR is deeply disappointed that the long-promised reform of […]
Vietnam’s youngest political prisoner sentenced to 4.5 years prison-Viet Tan | Nov 27, 2015 A fifteen year old boy has become Vietnam’s youngest political prisoner. Nguyen Mai Trung Tuan was sentenced to four and a half years prison on November 24, 2015, for protesting his family’s forced land eviction. Tuan was arrested on August 8, 2015 and charged with “intentionally inflicting injury on […]
Collective concern grows on Vietnam’s draft law on religion-DVOV | Nov 26, 2015 On 3 November 2015 a diverse collection of international, regional, and local organizations, both religious and secular, released a joint statement of concern regarding Vietnam’s draft law on religion prior to the law’s debate in the National Assembly. Since the joint statement’s initial release, additional organizations, including ASEAN Parliamentarians for […]
Recognizing the role of human rights defenders and the need for their protection-General Assembly of the United Nations | Nov 18, 2015 The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenants on Human Rights2 and other relevant instruments, Recalling its resolution 53/144 of 9 December 1998, by which it […]
SUPPORT THE DRAFT RESOLUTION ON RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE NEED FOR THEIR PROTECTION- Freedom House | Nov 24, 2015 Excellencies, We write to you as a group of human rights defenders and civil society organizations located across the world working at national, regional and international levels. We write in regard to the draft resolution entitled ”Recognizing the role of human rights defenders and the need for their […]
Environmental journalism in an increasingly hostile climate-RSF | Nov 26, 2015 As Paris prepares to host the COP 21 Climate Change Conference, Reporters Without Borders is today releasing a report entitled “Hostile climate for environmental journalists” that examines the often tragic difficulties for reporters covering environmental issues. With the environment now recognized as a major challenge for humankind, Reporters Without Borders […]
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