Panel Discussion on the safety of journalists (Human Rights Council decision 24/116)-Oral statement delivered by Ms. Gayathry Venkiteswaranon behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 11 June 2014 Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA makes this statement in solidarity with the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA). We welcome this initiative at the international level to discuss the important issue of the safety of journalists and hope that this […]
Declaration of Vietnam Civil Society Organizations regarding the founding of Vietnam Independent Trade Union-Defend the Defenders | June 11, 2014 Translated by [rollinglinks]Nguyen Khoa Thai Anh[/rollinglinks] Independent trade unions must be established by the workers themselves, truly look out for the interest of the workers, centered on the workers and protect the essential rights of every worker in each plant and industry. Independent trade unions cannot exist in […]
DTD’s Vietnam News: Vietnam Protests China’s Deployment of Oilrig, Warships at ARF Meetings-Defend the Defenders | June 10, 2014 Vietnam has slammed China for its deployment of $1 billion drilling platform and an escort flotilla of ships, including warships in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (SOM ARF) which opened in Myanmar on June 9. Speaking at the meeting with […]
DTD’s Vietnam News: European Scholars Reject China’s U-shaped Claim in East Sea-Defend the Defenders | June 9, 2014 About thirty European scholars attending a recent workshop in Norway refuted China’s groundless claim of the “nine-dash line” or “U-shaped line” in the East Sea, saying that that map cannot be used for sovereignty negotiations. Meeting at the seminar held by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) […]
June 2 – June 8, 2014 Defenders’ Weekly: Civil Societies meet to discuss on the rights of freedom of assembly-Defend the Defenders | June 10, 2014 Defenders’ Weekly ********** 02/06/2014********** Canadian Parliament held hearing on human rights violations in Vietnam On May 29, the Vietnamese Canadian Federation was invited by the International Human Rights Subcommittee of the Parliament of Canada’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to attend a hearing for human rights […]
Understanding Internet Freedom: Vietnam’s Digital Activists-Viet Tan, SecondMuse | June 5, 2014 Six digital activists from Vietnam were invited to the U.S in April and May by Viet Tan, Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Radio Free Asia and Reporters Without Borders. During their 3 weeks stay in the U.S. the activists participated in a series of educational and human rights activities […]
UN: Viet Nam needs inclusive national efforts to ratify Convention against Torture-UNDP Vietnam | 6 June 2014 Ha Noi – “Ratifying and implementing the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment or Punishment will require a strong interaction between different institutions, including the Police, other public security agencies, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Supreme People’s Courts, and central and provincial government authorities,” said UN […]
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