Religious freedom abuses at risk of increasing in Vietnam-Christiantoday | Oct 19, 2015 Religious freedom in Vietnam could be at risk of greater restrictions as the draft Law on Belief and Religion is finalised this month. It is the fifth draft version of the legislation, and its finalisation follows concern expressed by religious leaders that the Vietnamese population will be subject to increasing […]
Religious freedom under threat in Vietnam-Globalriskinsights | Oct 19, 2015 This month, Vietnam’s National Assembly will debate the Law on Belief and Religion. Religious leaders have voiced their concerns that this law will restrict religious freedom. Vietnam must tackle human rights abuses if it wants to safeguard its emerging economy. This October, Vietnam’s Government Committee for Religious Affairs is finalizing […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly October 12-18: Vietnam Says U.S.’s Religious Freedom Report not Objective- Defenders’ Weekly | Oct 18, 2015 ————– Oct 12———– Vietnamese Authorities Harass Independent Buddhist Church Vietnamese authorities in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tao have begun a campaign of harassment against a small, independent Buddhist church operating outside of government control, sending mobs to harass community members and block access to […]
Xô xát với khách viếng Đỗ Đăng Dư-BBC | 16-10-2015 Nhà hoạt động Trương Dũng nói ông đã bị một nhóm người lao vào “đánh” khi cùng bạn bè đến viếng thiếu niên Đỗ Đăng Dư tại nhà của nạn nhân này. Thiếu niên Đỗ Đăng Dư, 17 tuổi, đã chết hôm 10/10 sau khi bị đánh tại trại giam số 3 […]
Công an nhân dân hay lưu manh mặc quân phục?-VOA | 18-10-2015 Sáng 13/10, tôi nhận được cuộc điện thoại của một người tự xưng là cán bộ Phòng Quản lý Xuất nhập cảnh – Công an Hà Nội. Anh ta nói là đã gửi giấy mời cho tôi đến địa chỉ thường trú của tôi và hỏi tôi đã nhận được chưa. Tôi […]
2014 Report on International Religious Freedom – Vietnam-United States Department of State | Oct 14, 2015 Executive Summary The country’s constitution states that all people have the right to freedom of belief and religion but government authorities continued to limit the activities of unregistered religious groups, particularly those the government believed to be engaged in political activity. Although registered religious groups were normally […]
Human rights education key to promote human rights-Durunet | Oct 13, 2015 Ha Noi 26 November 2014 – How to increase human rights knowledge and integrate human rights into academic curriculums topped the agenda of a roundtable meeting at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam today. Representatives of academic institutions discussed recommendations of an assessment of human rights training curricula of the […]
Hanoi Activists Beaten by Police, Thugs during Visit to Family of Boy Who Died in Detention-By Vu Quoc Ngu, October 17, 2015 Police and thugs in Hanoi on October 16 brutally attacked a group of local activists during their visit to the family of Do Dang Du, who recently died from severe injuries during police detention. In the morning of Friday, a group of Hanoi-based human rights activists including Nguyen […]
Vietnam Independent Luong Tam TV Channel Releases 4th Edition despite Intensified Crackdown-by Vu Quoc Ngu, October 17, 2015 Vietnam’s independent Luong Tam (Conscience) TV channel has broadcast its 4th edition on human rights violations in the country despite the ongoing intensified crackdown of the government against its staff. The 7-minute program was released on October 15, three weeks after the police in Hanoi detained the five-member […]
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