Vietnamese Civil Society Groups Discuss Human Rights With U.S. Delegation-RFA | May 06, 2015 A U.S. human rights delegation met with representatives from Vietnam’s civil society on Wednesday to discuss issues related to human rights and democracy and gauge their support for a U.S.-led regional trade pact. Blogger Nguyen Tuong Thuy (who blogs for Radio Free Asia), one of the attendees, told RFA’s Vietnamese Service […]
U.S. Congressional Delegation visits dissident Buddhist Patriarch Thich Quang Do in Vietnam-Vietnam Committee on Human Rights | May 07, 2015 PARIS, 7 May 2015 (VCHR) – On Monday 4th May, a delegation of members of the U.S. Congress visited Thich Quang Do, prominent dissident and Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) at the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) […]
President Obama Urged to Take Actions for Release of Vietnamese Land Right Activist- By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 7, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Vietnam-origin Senator Janet Nguyen from California has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to take actions to pressure on Vietnam, demanding the communist government to release land rights activist Bui Thi Minh Hang. Ms. Hang, who actively participated in anti-China demonstrations in Hanoi and Ho Chi […]
Two Vietnamese Activists Barred from Foreign Trips by Hanoi Police- By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 07, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Two Vietnamese activists Le Anh Hung (facebook account Le Anh Hung) and Nguyen Thi Thuy (facebook account Maria Thuy Nguyen) have been suspended from travelling abroad by local security forces, according to social media. Mr. Hung said in his facebook page that the […]
2015 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-State | May 05, 2015 Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 5, 2015 The 19th session of the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will be held on May 7 in Hanoi, Vietnam. U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius and Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski will lead the U.S. delegation. Ministry […]
Vietnam among World’s Five Worst Enemies of Freedom: German Bild-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 05, 2015 Vietnam has been listed by Germany’s Bild news agency as one of the world’s five worst enemies of freedom due to its violations of free expression and free press. On the occasion of the International Press Freedom Day [May 3], the German newspaper ranked the world’s freedom […]
Vietnam Security Forces Detain, Block Local Activists to Prevent Them from Meeting with U.S. Diplomats-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 6, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Security forces across Vietnam have detained or blocked private houses of many local political dissidents and human rights activists in a bid to prevent them from taking part in a meeting with U.S. diplomats, who are in the communist nation to attend the 19th session of […]
ASEAN police officials to promote human rights-based policing-Journal | May 05, 2015 TOP Southeast Asian police officials have vowed a much stronger push for the protection of human rights in the region after signing a joint communique in which they vowed to adhere to the principles of rule of law and justice and fully promote a human rights-based policing system as they jointly […]
Vicar fears threat to religious freedom in Vietnam-Premierchristianradio | May 05, 2015 Catholic bishops in Vietnam are worried that proposed legislation on “faith and religion” will “profoundly interfere” with religious matters in the country, according to Asia News. The government sent a draft law to Catholic leaders in the country for their comment. However Asia News has reported that some bishops see the […]
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