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Oil could ignite this powder keg
South China Morning Post June 29, 2012 Friday While talk of disputed islands hogs the headlines, it’s what lies beneath the waves that deepens tension Greg Torode, Chief Asia Correspondent For all the Sino-Philippine tension at sea over disputed reefs and the megaphone diplomacy in recent days between Beijing and Hanoi over the Paracel Islands,…
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Buddhist leader calls for demonstrations against China’s territorial expansionism
According to the Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau, the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, is calling for mass demonstrations across the country on Sunday July 1 to protest China’s recent acts of aggression in its long-steanding policy of territorial encroachment agaisnt Vietnam. The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do plans to himself lead the demonstration…
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China-Vietnam row hits energy groups
Financial Times, June 27, 2012 5:48 pm By Ben Bland in Jakarta and Gwen Robinson in Bangkok ©AP Some of the world’s biggest energy companies, including ExxonMobil and Gazprom, have been thrust into the deteriorating territorial dispute between China and Vietnam in the resource-rich South China Sea. Vietnam on Wednesday accused China of acting “illegally”…
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Civil society organisations meet ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, call for universal standards to be upheld
Press release (Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2012): Representatives of Civil society organisations (CSOs) have today met the AICHR for the first time for a consultation on the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. The organisations have welcomed the Consultation as a positive step in the right direction. They also welcome the constructive and friendly…
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Use of Torture by the Vietnamese police: victim testimonies
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June 26: International Day in Support of Torture Victims
June 26 of each year is “International Day in Support of Torture Victims.” It marks the anniversary of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treament or Punishment, also known as CAT. CAT came into force on 26 June 1987. So far 147 countries have become parties to this UN convention. In late…
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Bishop’s Office protests violence against Catholics in Vinh Diocese
In an official letter to the People’s Committee of Vinh Province, the Catholic Bishop’s Office of Xa Doai, Vinh Diocese protested “the many regrettable conflicts between the government and the Catholics in the districts located in the western part of Nghe An Province.” The letter dated June 16 calls on the government to investigate violent…
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Civil society organisations meet ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, call for universal standards to be upheld
Sunday, 24 June 2012 (Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2012): Representatives of Civil society organisations (CSOs) have today met the AICHR for the first time for a consultation on the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. The organisations have welcomed the Consultation as a positive step in the right direction. They also welcome the constructive…
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Australian Senate unites in support of Vietnam human rights
21-June-2012 Senator Ron Boswell – Today saw unique agreement on the floor of the Australian Senate with the Government and Opposition unanimously passing a Motion that calls on the Government to improve Australia’s human rights dialogue with Vietnam. The Motion, moved by Queensland Labor Senator Mark Furner and Queensland Nationals Senator Ron Boswell, states: I…
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Vietnam rejects Chinese protest over island claims
Vietnam rejects Chinese protest over island claims Associated Press, Hanoi, Vietnam | World | Fri, 06/22/2012 11:52 AM Vietnam has rejected China’s protest over a new Vietnamese law that reasserts territorial claims over two South China Sea island groups China and other countries consider their own. The Chinese accusations that Vietnam’s law was illegal and…
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