Democratic Voice of Vietnam

The Religious Freedom Project, which is part of BPSOS’s International Initiatives, reflects the organization’s commitment to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. BPSOS has worked to defend and promote religious freedom since 1996. In 1998, the organization co-founded the Committee for Religious Freedom in Vietnam. In 2015, BPSOS joined with regional and international partners to launch the annual Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Southeast Asia (SEAFORB). The scope of work of The Religious Freedom Project includes:

(1) Documenting and reporting violations of religious freedom —
visit the Vietnam Country Information;

(2) Training persecuted religious communities to identify and report incidents of violations of their members’ religious freedom;

(3) Coordinating advocacy campaigns jointly with persecuted churches and stakeholders;

(4) Hosting and co-organizing conferences — including the annual Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEAFORB) Conference, workshops and roundtable meetings on religious freedom issues; and

(5) Providing support and coaching to networks of religious freedom advocates, including Vietnam FORB Roundtable.

Contact email: forb@bpsos.org

Relevant links:

Reports on FORB
SEAFORB Conference
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
Videos on FORB
FORB Learning Platform
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief – Vietnamese translation
Authorization to Represent (Giấy uỷ quyền đại diện)