Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Mar 23-29, 2015: Binh Duong Mennonite Church Attacked against by Mobs-Defenders’ Weekly | Mar 29, 2015 **********23/3/2015*********** Catholic Father Phan Van Loi, Buddhist Venerable Thich Khong Thanh Harassed, Threatened by Thugs On Mar 22, Catholic priest Phan Van Loi and Buddhist Venerable Thich Khong Thanh were harassed by local police when they met in a private house of the former. When the two talked inside, a […]
Tuần tin người bảo vệ nhân quyền 23/3-29/3/2015: Mennonite Bình Dương tiếc tục bị côn đồ tấn công-Defenders’ Weekly | 29-03-2015 **********23/3/2015*********** Linh mục Phan Văn Lợi và TT Thích Không Tánh bị côn đồ sách nhiễu,hăm dọa Ngày 22/3 thượng tọa Thích Không Tánh và Linh Mục Phan Văn Lợi bị công an địa phương sách nhiễu khi họ gặp nhau tại tư gia của linh mục Phan Văn Lợi. Trong […]
Kontum, communist authorities threaten to tear down 22 chapels. Appeal from Bishop-By Paul N. Hung, Asianews | Mar 30, 2015 The communist authorities of Djak Tô district – Diocese of Kontum, in the province of the same name located in the Central Highlands of Vietnam – are threatening to tear down 22 Catholic chapels and places of prayer, because they do not have building permits or permits […]
Norway Increases Funding for UN human Rights Work-Norway | Mar 30, 2015 The primary role of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to speak out clearly when human rights are violated and advance the development of these rights. OHCHR is also an important international contact point for research, education, capacity building and advocacy activities, and supports the work of […]
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on prevention of genocide-Panorama | Mar 28, 2015 On March 27, The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on the prevention of genocide, which was introduced by the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations (UN), the Armenian Weekly reports. The resolution on the prevention of genocide (A/HRC/28/L.25) recommends that the General Assembly designate […]
Letter of apology from blogger Me Nam to German Embassy and Bundestag Delegation-Danlambao | Mar 28, 2015 Dear Mr. Felix Schwartz, Political Officer at the German Embassy in Vietnam, Dear Professor Norbert Lammert, President of the Bundestag, My name is Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh. I am writing to apologise to you for failing to attend the meeting in Hanoi with the Delegation of the Bundestag on Sunday, […]
Hanoi University Lecturers May Be Fined for Opining about Tree Felling-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 27, 2015 A number of lecturers of the Vietnam Forest University (VFU) may be disciplined for their opinions on the massive felling of street trees in the capital city of Hanoi, according to the university’s website. In his order posted on the VFU’s website, Rector Tran Van Chu has […]
Human Rights Council creates mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy-OHCHR | Mar 26, 2015 Adopts Three Other Texts on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the Right to Work, and the Effects of Terrorism on Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted four resolutions in which it created the mandate of a Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and […]
Trio of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Stage Hunger Strike Over Missing Cellmate-RFA | Mar 25, 2015 Three prominent political prisoners in Vietnam on hunger strike for nearly a week say they will not end their protest until authorities inform them of the whereabouts of a fellow inmate, according to the mother of one of the activists, who expressed concerns about their health. Dinh Nguyen Kha, Dang […]
Thugs Attack Prominent Vietnamese Leader of Mennonite Church-RFA | Mar 25, 2015 The leader of the unregistered Vietnam Evangelical Mennonite Church along with his son and a church pastor were attacked by thugs on Wednesday in the facility they rent for worship services in a town north of Ho Chi Minh City. The attack on Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang, his son Nguyen […]
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