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  • Assistant Secretary Daniel Russel: East Asian and Pacific Affairs Press Roundtable - Press Roundtable Vietnam U.S Embassy | May 8, 2014 Mr. Cryder:  Good afternoon everybody.  Welcome to the new American Center.  My name is Spencer Cryder.  I’m the U.S. Embassy Hanoi spokesperson.  Today we have with us the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Mr. Daniel Russel.  He is going to start out the […]
  • U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue - U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 9, 2014   The 18th session of the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will be held May 12-13, 2014, in Washington DC. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski and Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Organizations Hoang […]
  • STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND VIETNAM IN SOUTH CHINA SEA - Press Releases | May 7, 2014 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the latest reports regarding the escalating conflict between China and Vietnam over a Chinese oil rig near the Paracel Islands: “China’s decision to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Vietnam, and its deployment of […]
  • EDITORIAL: China must stop oil drilling in South China Sea - The Asahi Shimbun | May 9, 2014 This is a very serious situation. China had no right to unilaterally start such an economic undertaking in disputed waters in the first place. The Chinese side must desist immediately. China describes the Paracel Islands, located near the site of the maritime skirmish, as part of its territory […]
  • ASEAN: Time to get serious about protecting human rights - FIDH (Paris, Bangkok) | May 9, 2014 “Land confiscation; militarization; use of draconian security laws; repression of ethnic and religious minorities; severe restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and association – these are some of the most pressing issue that, if left unaddressed, have the potential to fuel unrest and instability across ASEAN,” said FIDH President […]
  • FVPOC condemns the Attack on Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai - FVPOC | May 9, 2014 Translation by [rollinglinks]Trang Thien Long[/rollinglinks] (Tell the World) Yesterday, May 8, 2014 while former PoC Nguyen Van Dai was talking with friends in a coffee shop, one of the strange followers had thrown a glass at his head and then rushed into him to beat. Dai’s friends immediately stood up […]
  • Statement of the VNWHR Organization Regarding its Rationale for Supporting for Peaceful Protests -   by VNWHR | May 9, 2014 (Tell the World) Translation by [rollinglinks]Chấn Minh[/rollinglinks] The UN resolution on “The promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests” acknowledges the evident fact that “peaceful protests can occur in all societies, including protests that are spontaneous, simultaneous, unauthorized or restricted.” Such anacknowledgement clearly […]
  • European Union policies under expert review in Vietnam Series of learning events promote EU understanding in main cities - EU | 8 May, 2014 European Union
 Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam __________ PRESS RELEASE _______________ European Union policies under expert review in Vietnam Series of learning events promote EU understanding in main cities Hanoi – The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will […]
  • Over sixty religious figures, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, legislators and civil society leaders call on Vietnam to cease religious repression and release Thich Quang Do on UN Vesak Day - Vietnam Committee on Human Rights | May 7, 2014 The signatories include four women Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Mairead Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum and Tawakkol Karman, Roman Catholic Bishop Vaclav Maly of Prague, US Congress members Frank Wolf, Chris Smith, Loretta Sanchez and Zoe Lofgren, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, Vice-President of […]
  • Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2014 - EU | 3 May, 2014 SN 10195/14 On the 21th anniversary of World Press Freedom day, the EU reiterates that free, diverse and independent media constitutes one of the cornerstones of a democratic society by facilitating the free flow of information and ideas, and by ensuring transparency and accountability. The EU calls upon all governments […]