Democratic Voice of Vietnam

UN Human Rights Council & Special Procedures

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Vietnamese
Standard questionnaires for submitting information
Summary of UN Special Procedures communication to Vietnam

Communications with the Government of Vietnam

Reports to UN Human Rights Council
Vietnam’s pledges to Human Rights 75 Secretariat (Dec 2023)
Recommendations on Combating Intolerance Based on Religion or Belief (09-23-2021)
Statement of Jubilee Campaign on Nguyen Bac Truyen (08-19-2020)
Statement by Jubilee Campaign and BPSOS on “stateless” Hmong and Montagnard Christians (02-03-2020)
Reprisals Study by ISHR (May 2021)
Secretary General’s Intimidation and Reprisals Report (09-17-21)
Secretary General’s Intimidation and Reprisals Report (09-09-19) (Vietnamese)
Statement of Jubilee Campaign with BPSOS’s support at 42nd Session (Sep 2019)
Statement of Jubilee Campaign with BPSOS’s support at 40th Session (Mar 2019)
The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity (04-26-2021)

Reports to UN Special Procedures

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development
UNSR’s preliminary observations (11-15-2023); Vietnamese translation
BPSOS’ input (10-29-2023)
Reinvigorating the right to development
Role of businesses; Vietnamese translation

UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Caodaiism – An endogenous religion, a distinct culture
Cao Dai report to SR on Cultural Rights (English)
Hoa Hao Buddhism — Cultural Aspects (for public release)
Violations of the cultural rights of the Hmong People
Report Final CIP-TVN to UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Disinformation: Threat to religious and indigenous communities and HRDs
also read: Analysis of Vietnam’s cybersecurity law and related decrees
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
the right to freedom of opinion and expression

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Cao Dai:
Cao Dai incident report
Bau Nang Report to the UN Specia Rrapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief
Phu My Temple Report (01-14-14)
Long Binh Temple – Report (01-14-14)
Caodai VinhLong 15012014 trld 2-10-14
Cao Dai – Vinh Long Incident Jun 2014
Cao Dai – Lam Dong Incident (Jul 2014)

Hoa Hao Buddhism:
Submission on Hoa Hao Buddhism (July 16, 2014)

Christian Churches:
VN-US Lutheran Alliance Church – (BPSOS) 07-25-14
Persecution of Hmong Christians – Statement by HND
VIETNAM My Yen Incident (CSW) Oct 2013
Government policies towards Thai Ha – by Rev Nguyen Van Khai (2011)
Status of Catholic Church in Vietnam by Rev Nguyen Van Khai

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
Statelessness as a form of punishment against Hmong and Montagnard Christians in Vietnam

UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Ho Thi Bich Khuong — Report to the UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Health

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Cao Dai report to SR on Cultural Rights (English)
DRAFT Law on Associations 2015 EN;  DRAFT Law on Associations 2015 VN

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders on long term detention of human rights defenders (07-19-2021)
BPSOS’s submission on long-term prisoners of conscience (03-15-2021)
Montagnards Stand for Justice – submission on long-term prisoners of conscience (03-15-2021)
Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam – submission on long-term prisoners of conscience (03-15-2021)
Vietnam Coalition Against Torture – submission on long-term prisoners of conscience (03-15-2021)

UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children
Vietnamese-run trafficking rings in Saudi Arabia (03-15-2022)
Vietnamese-run trafficking rings in Saudi Arabia – operatives in SAKAN Center (02-01-2022)

UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Ho Thi Bich Khuong — Report to the UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Health

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Huynh Minh Tam (01-18-2022)
Nguyen Thuy Hanh (01-05-2022)
Can Thi Theu, Trinh Ba Tu and Trinh Ba Phuong (06-14-2021)
Y Tup Knul (06-09-2021)
Tran Thanh Phuong (06-07-2021)
Tran Duc Thach (06-07-2021), BPSOS’s supplemental submission (03-07-2022), Vietnam’s response (06-30-2022), BPSOS’ response (07-12-2022), WGAD opinions (11-04-2022)
Dinh Thi Thu Thuy (04-05-2021); Vietnam’s response (11-04-2021); Source’s response (11-08-2021; WGAD opinion (02-09-2022)
IJAVN members (01-18-2021) – WGAD opinion on Le Huu Minh Tuan (06-07-2021)

International Labor Organization
Forced Labor. Labor Trafficking & Persecution of Labor Union Organizers in Vietnam