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Faith-based and other groups commit to strengthen freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia
Bangkok, Thailand – For the first time, approximately 70 human rights defenders, members of religious groups, rights groups, UN agencies and representatives from the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Rights of Women and Children, National Human Rights Institutions and other government agencies from across the region…
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PRESS RELEASE: Draft Law on Association is Regressive and Violates Basic Human Rights, Claim Independent CSOs in Vietnam
3 August 2015 – VIETNAM A collection of 22 independent civil society organizations (CSOs) have delivered a strong rebuke of the new draft law on associations set for review at Vietnam’s National Assembly in October. The independent CSOs’ joint statement points to an alarming number of areas, which would further infringe upon fundamental freedoms of…
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Joint Statement of Independent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Regarding the Vietnamese Government’s Draft Law on Associations
August 2nd, 2015 This joint statement was prepared by the CSOs listed below, the same CSOs that the Vietnamese government has prevented from operating legally through the denial of their registration applications. I. First, we acknowledge that national laws’ clarity, completeness, and quality, and the capability for just and fair enforcement without favoring any element…
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Oral Statement by Vietnamese Women for Human Rights at NGO meeting before CEDAW Review of Vietnam
6 July 2015
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CFDV Reports on VNWHR’s participation in CEDAW review for Vietnam
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Statement of Nguyen Khue-Tu, representing Vietnamese Women for Human Rights, at July 9 Lunch Briefing prior to CEDAW/Review
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Today I will be discussing the truth about the status of women in Vietnam, which you might find is quite different from the watered-down, oftentimes misleading versions that the Vietnamese government often portrays to us. So I’ll dive right into the reply that the government of Vietnam provided to CEDAW…
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Inputs by Boat People SOS and Vietnamese Women for Human Rights at Constructive Dialogue following CEDAW Review, July 10, 2015
July 10, 2015 Vietnamese women farmers are disproportionately affected by the local government’s land grabbing policies in rural communes throughout the country. They have therefore been at the forefront of protests against government expropriation of their farmlands with below-market-value compensation, and without effective policies for relocation or alternative income-generation opportunities. Many of these women have…
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PRESS ADVISORY: Harsh Laws on Free Association and Attacks on Female Activists Highlighted as Vietnam Undergoes its Review on U.N. Treaty on Women’s Rights (CEDAW)
For Immediate Release, July 9, 2015 The 61st Session on CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) is now underway. In preliminary meetings, Ms. Khue-Tu Nguyen, a representative of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR), alerted the reviewing Committee of gross violations of women’s rights and treaty obligations. VNWHR…
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Independent CSO Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) Delivers Oral Statement to the CEDAW Committee
VIETNAMESE WOMEN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS A human rights CSO in Vietnam Presented to the CEDAW Committee on 6 July 2015 Madame Chair, Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) is a independent civil society organization committed to protecting Vietnamese women, especially those whose rights are violated by the government and its police forces. We wish to…
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PRESS RELEASE: In the Face of Exclusion and Suppression: An Independent Women’s Rights Organization Weighs in on Women’s Rights in Vietnam
VNWHR meets with persecuted Hoa Hao Buddhist monk June 24 2015 – This July, the Convention to End Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will hold its 61st session in Geneva. Among those countries up for review is Vietnam. Leading up to the session, official state reports along with shadow and alternative reports from civil society are…
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