UN expert urges Member States to strengthen legal protections for human rights workers-Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré 5 March 2013 – Member States must provide human rights defenders and activists with at least a “bare minimum” of a legal framework that enables them to work freely and effectively, a United Nations independent expert today urged. Speaking at the presentation of her […]
New UN Resolution on Human Rights Defenders (HRHF speaks at the Human Rights Council)-Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders – Norway will present a new resolution on protecting human rights defenders to the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council. In an informal meeting with States and NGOs in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations has already presented a draft resolution aiming at adressing the problem of legislation […]
UN Human Rights Council opens with call to strengthen international justice system-25 February 2013 – As the main United Nations human rights body began its work today, senior UN officials stressed the importance of strengthening international processes that will monitor and prevent rights violations around the world as well as hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes. Addressing the opening of the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council in […]
Three international NGOs protest legal harassment of Buddhist Youth leader Le Cong Cau-2013-03-23 | FIDH, OMCT & VCHR | Vietnam Committee on Human Rights Attn: President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Communist Party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong Paris-Geneva, March 22, 2013 Re: Concerns over risks of prosecution of Buddhist Youth leader and human rights defender Le Cong Cau in Vietnam Excellencies, The Vietnam […]
RESPONSE TO VIETNAMESE NEWSPAPER’S CRITICISM OF 2013 NETIZEN PRIZE-FRIDAY 22 MARCH 2013 – In an article published online on 14 March, the Vietnamese daily Nhan Dan criticized the fact that the 2013 Reporters Without Borders Netizen Prize was awarded to the Vietnamese citizen-journalist and blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh. Like his compatriots Ta Phong Tan and Nguyen Hoang Vi, Chenh was singled out for his defence of freedom of the media and information […]
RSF phản hồi chỉ trích của báo VN về Giải thưởng Netizen 2013-Bản dịch của Nguyễn Thành (Defend the Defenders) Ngày 22/3/2013 – Trong một bài báo được đăng tải trên mạng ngày 14-3, nhật báo tiếng Việt, tờ Nhân Dân, đã chỉ trích giải thưởng Công dân mạng (Netizen) năm 2013 của tổ chức Phóng viên không biên giới trao cho nhà báo công dân và […]
US says democracy promotion key to Asia policy, criticizes Vietnam ‘backsliding’ on rights-Article by: MATTHEW PENNINGTON , Associated Press Updated: March 21, 2013 – 6:41 PM WASHINGTON – The Obama administration expressed concern Thursday about Vietnam’s “backsliding” on human rights and asserted that advancing individual freedoms is key to U.S. policy in Asia. One example cited is Hanoi’s treatment of bloggers who have faced prosecution under national […]
Buddhist Youth leader Le Cong Cau risks prosecution for writing articles criticizing the Communist Party in Vietnam-2013-03-19 | | Vietnam Committee on Human Rights PARIS, 19 March 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) is deeply concerned for the security of prominent Buddhist youth leader and writer Le Cong Cau who has been threatened with prosecution by Security Police after his articles criticizing the Communist Partys policies on Buddhism and territorial […]
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN MY SITUATION?-Translated by Lê Anh Hùng (Defend the Defenders) Hai Phong, 19 March, 2013 – When I pose that question to you, I don’t mean that I expect you or any other Vietnamese to go through what I have experienced. It is simply that I expect your sympathy. I believe that life will be much interesting […]
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