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  • Vietnam supports increased UNHRC cooperation - VOV | Mar 04, 2015 Vietnam supports dialogue and cooperation between countries to promote the principles of international law and unanimity and restrict confrontation and imposition at the United Nations Human Rights Council  (UNHRC). Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong Vietnam delegation head made the statement at the 28th UNHRC session in Geneva. Cuong highlighted the […]
  • Power shifts in Vietnam’s political system - By Le Hong Hiep, ISEAS Eastasiaforum | Mar 05, 2015 In recent years the power of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has increased dramatically. If this trend continues, it may bear important implications for Vietnam’s political outlook. The Central Committee’s increasing power became evident in October 2012, when the Committee […]
  • VN declares role on human rights - Vietnamnews | Mar 05, 2015 GENEVA (VNS) — Viet Nam has spoken out about its role at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). Head of the Vietnamese delegation, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong, said his nation supported dialogues and co-operation, upheld international law, promoted consensus, and worked to reduce confrontation and impositions of […]
  • Vietnam’s Communists Conjure with the Internet - By David Brown Asiasentinel | Mar 03, 2015 The leaders of Vietnam’s Communist Party are groping for answers on whether Facebook is a mortal threat to the party’s grip on power or if it is a new opportunity to communicate with the country’s 90 million citizens. As the party begins a highly political year, with […]
  • Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review - OHCHR | June 23, 2014 Human Rights Council Twenty-sixth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Angola,* Australia,* Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),* Bosnia and Herzegovina,* Botswana, Bulgaria,* Colombia,* Denmark,* Ecuador,* El Salvador,* France, Georgia,* Germany, Greece,* Guatemala,* Honduras,* Hungary,* Ireland, Israel,* Italy, Lebanon,* Lithuania,* Luxembourg,* Maldives, Montenegro, Morocco, Paraguay,* Republic of Moldova,* Romania, […]
  • Human Rights Council hears from 30 dignitaries as it continues its High-Level Segment - Human Rights Council OHCHR | Mar 03, 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its High-Level Segment, hearing statements from 30 dignitaries who spoke about their concerns regarding the situation in a number of countries and regions around the world and outlined some of their national policies for the promotion and protection of human […]
  • Vietnam works to ensure people’s enjoyment of human rights - Vietnamplus | Mar 04, 2015 Vietnam has been doing its utmost to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and freedoms for its population, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong affirmed when addressing the high level segment of the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 3. Following is the […]
  • Vietnamese Cops Disciplined for Smuggling, Case Fixing - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 04. 2015 A number of police officers in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have been transferred to the provincial police department after being disciplined for involvement in smuggling and case fixing, state media reported. One of them, Major Vo Ngoc Quang was moved to the provincial investigation […]
  • Vietnam Works to Ensure Human Rights for People: Deputy FM - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 04, 2015 Vietnam has been doing its utmost to ensure the human rights and freedoms for its population, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong when addressing the high level segment of the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 3. In his […]
  • Vietnamese Policeman Admits to Slapping Detained Resident Who Dies Later - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 04, 2015 A policeman in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh has admitted to slapping Nguyen Van Tinh in a communal police station, where Tinh was detained for gambling and died several hours later, the Thanh Nien newspaper reported. After the death of 40-year-old Tinh from Ky Van commune […]