ADDENDUM: Responses of Viet Nam to Recommendations – 2009-Viet Nam welcomes the interest taken by many countries and international organizations in its Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Viet Nam takes note of the constructive comments and recommendations made at the 5th Session of the Human Rights Council Working Group on 8th May 2009 which considered Viet Nam’s report. Having studied and thoroughly considered these […]
European Parliament resolution on Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (2013/2599(RSP))-The European Parliament, – having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Vietnam signed on 27 June 2012 and to the EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue held twice a year between the EU and the government of Vietnam, – having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Vietnam acceded […]
U.S. Embassy Hanoi Statement on 17th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-April 17, 2013 – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Dan Baer, along with an interagency delegation that included a White House representative, participated April 12 in the 17th bilateral human rights dialogue with Vietnam. The dialogue covered a number of areas, including freedom of expression, religious freedom, prisoners of […]
How (Not) to Become a U.S. Ambassador-posted by Greg Rushford – on April 15, 2013 There are two paths that aspiring American ambassadors traditionally take to persuade the president of the United States to nominate them for that honor. First, there is the classic, merit-based path where senior U.S. foreign service officers with distinguished diplomatic backgrounds are quietly-and-carefully vetted in the higher […]
Vietnam: Update – Upcoming appeal trial of eight detained human rights defenders-Posted 2013/4/15 – On 24 April 2013 at 7.30am, the appeal trial of Messrs Ho Duc Hoa, Thai Van Dung, Paulus Le Son, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Ho Van Oanh and Nguyen Van Duyet will start in Vinh city, in the province of Nghe An on the north central Vietnamese coast. The human rights defenders are part of a larger […]
European Parliament has chance to take on Vietnam-By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator April 15, 2013 12:28 PM ET – On Thursday, April 18, the European Parliament will discuss Vietnam’s human rights in a plenary session. At the top of the agenda will be freedom of expression. Over the weekend, CPJ’s Brussels-based Senior Adviser Jean-Paul Marthoz blogged about the issues the parliament must confront in Le […]
US upset Vietnam dissidents blocked from meeting-Patrick Ventrell – Acting Deputy Spokesperson Daily Press Briefing, Washington, DC – April 15, 2013 VIETNAM: Human Rights Dialogue / Activists Prevented from Meeting DAS Baer … QUESTION: Vietnam? MR. VENTRELL: Yeah. QUESTION: You had a statement last week about the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue that took place in Hanoi on Friday. Apparently, two people who were invited […]
Costa Rica to host World Press Freedom Day 2013-08.02.2013 – UNESCOPRESS – Costa Rica will host the main event, organized by UNESCO for the 2013 celebrations of World Press Freedom Day, from 2 to 4 May. The decision was announced today by the President of Republic of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla, who stressed her country’s commitment to defending freedom of expression and press […]
Smith Holds Hearing Highlighting Vietnamese Gov’t Human Rights Violations in Advance of the U.S. Vietnam Dialogue-Human Trafficking, widespread abuse of Buddhists, Montagnards, Christians, Hmong minority focus of Human Rights Watch & other witnesses Washington, Apr 10 – Rep. Chris Smith, Chairman of the House subcommittee on global human rights, held a hearing Thursday, April 11 entitled “Highlighting Vietnamese Government Human Rights Violations in Advance of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue.” He gave the following […]
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