Human Rights Stories 2005
[12-11-2005] Presentation of the 2005 Vietnam Human Rights Award [12-11-2005] Mob Attacks Home of Vietnamese Dissident, Family [12-08-2005] Weeks go by without news of Kiem Street chat room users [12-07-2005] Cultural Revolution-Style Attacks on Rights Activist; Leading Dissident Pressured to End Government Criticism [11-28-2005] VNHRN Invites to the Celebration of the 57th International Human Rights Day and the Presentation of the 2005 Vietnam Human Rights Award
[11-20-2005]
Security Police assault
Thich Quang Do in clash to prevent UBCV monks holding Buddhist celebration in
Saigon [11-17-2005] Freedom House releases photo evidence of Vietnamese Christian torture [11-09-2005] US cites China, Vietnam for religious-freedom restrictions [11-03-2005] Local Vietnam Officials Secretly Adopt Government Strategy to 'Fight Religion' [10-26-2005] USCIRF Chair to testify before Congressional Caucus on Vietnam And Congressional Human Rights Caucus [10-13-2005] Slave trade flourishing in Vietnam [9-29-2005] U.S. urging release of five ‘prisoners of conscience’ [9-28-2005] Six Buddhist dissidents sentenced to seven years prison in Vietnam Religious Groups Vexed in Vietnam: Christians Still Have a Hard Time[9-22-2005] US envoy asks Vietnam to release five prisoners of conscience [9-20-2005] Christians forced to choose between denying their faith or fleeing their homes [9-20-2005] Cyberdissident Nguyen Vu Binh still refuses "self-criticism" after three years in jail Government urged to pardon three cyber-dissidents on national holiday[8-30-2005] Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang is released from prison [8-22-2005] Vietnam Clamps Down on "Troublesome" Cybercafes [8-19-2005] Vietnam publishes statement on human rights [8-13-2005] Spiritual leaders and human rights groups in and outside of Vietnam protest against religious persecution [8-02-2005] Vietnamese Priest Reaches out to Sex Trafficking Victims [7-29-2005] UNHCR to Access Condition of Montagnards Returning from Cambodia [7-27-2005] Rights group accuses Cambodian police of hitting asylum seekers [7-27-2005] International Pen: serious concerns for the health of dissident Pham Hong Son [7-26-2005] Vietnam: Government tightens grip on cyber-cafés and online press [7-25-2005] CPJ concerned about health of imprisoned Internet writer [7-20-2005] US State Department: “Vietnam remains on the CPC list” [7-19-2005] Nominations invited for Vietnam Human Rights Award 2005 [7-19-2005] Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2005 has been introduced in the House of Representatives [7-19-2005] Vietnam Mennonite Church Center Destroyed by Government Officials [7-14-2005] Three Fundamental Causes of Persecution Remain in Vietnam Montagnards Refugees Face Risk of Deportation in Cambodia[7-08-2005] Vietnam accused of human rights breach over detention of church leader [7-06-2005] European MP's Question European Commission on Persecution of Vietnamese Degar-Montagnards [6-28-2005] Canada blasts Vietnam's human rights record, supports WTO bid [6-25-2005] The 71st Congress of International PEN Issues Resolution on Vietnam [6-24-2005] VNHRN to President Bush: “Please stand firm for human rights and democracy in Vietnam and everywhere.” [6-24-2005] Vietnam arrested monks during Bush talks-activists [6-22-2005] USCIRF calls on the State Department to make “secret” May 5 agreement with Vietnam public [6-22-2005] US lawmakers welcome Vietnam leader with human rights bill [6-21-2005] Specter of Religious Persecution Hovers Over Vietnamese PM's Visit [6-20-2005] Indigenous People's Organisations from Khmer Krom, Montagnards, Tai and Hmong to Demonstrate for Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam in Washington [6-20-2005] Vietnam House Church Leaders Submit Testimony on Christian Persecution [6-20-2005] Testimony by Nina Shea, Vice-Chair of USCIRF [6-20-2005] CPJ urges Bush to press for release of Vietnamese journalists [6-20-2005] Human Rights Watchdogs Urge Bush to Promote Religious Freedom in Vietnam [6-17-2005] Letter from Dr. Nguyen Thanh Giang to Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and President George W. Bush [6-17-2005] Vietnam: Commissioner Shea to testify on Capitol Hill [6-17-2005] Vietnam's Human-Rights Abuses in Spotlight [6-17-2005] Vietnam: Leader’s U.S. Visit Spotlights Rights Abuses [6-12-2005] Joint Statement by Human Rights and Religious Groups on Prime Minister Phan Van Khai’s Visit to the US [6-03-2005] Vietnam is among tier-two countries on U.S. lists of human trafficking [6-01-2005] Migrant workers allege pressure [6-01-2005] Demonstrations are likely during White House visit of top Vietnam Communist [5-27-2005] Christian persecution relentless according to Vietnam Protestants [5-25-2005] Vietnamese Protestants Report Abuse, Despite Premier's Order [5-25-2005] Amnesty International: Vietnam is targeted for abusing human rights [5-20-2005] New Coalition for a Free Asia Promises Results [5-14-2005] Detained Vietnamese Christian Released After Nearly 11 Years [5-13-2005] Vietnam: Religious Persecution Persists in Central Highlands [5-09-2005] Vietnam: Agreement Reached But Results Awaited [5-06-2005] Vietnam Dodges Sanctions for Religious Freedom Violations [5-06-2005] From prison dissident Nguyen Khac Toan writes to his mother [5-06-2005] USCIRF announces new recommendations to Secretary of State Rice on CPC [5-05-2005] United States, Vietnam Conclude Religious Freedom Agreement [4-28-2005] Vietnam Urged to Improve Religious Freedom amid War Anniversary Amnesty [4-26-2005] Viet Nam: Release all prisoners of conscience immediately [4-26-2005] 7000 prisoners to be released [4-25-2005] Vietnam: Pre-anniversary harassment aims to silence dissident writers [4-22-2005] Dr. Nguyen Thanh Giang’s Wife Calls for a Full Investigation into Threats and Intimidation against her Husband [4-18-2005] Repression of Montagnards continues [4-18-2005] Saudi Arabia/Vietnam/Eritrea: CPC statutory deadline has passed; USCIRF recommendations await action [4-16-2005] Jubilee Campaign Condemns Vietnam for Denying "Mennonite Six" Appeal [4-13-2005] Opposition to religion in Vietnam remains systematic, says Geneva Report [4-12-2005] Vietnam upholds jail terms for two Mennonite dissidents [4-12-2005] Vietnam Court to Hear Appeal of ''Mennonite Six'' Members Today [4-11-2005] Dr. Nguyen Thanh Giang has been threatened for voicing his political opinion [4-11-2005] Kok Ksor calls for an immediate intervention by the United Nations to protect the Montagnard people [3-28-2005] Rice: Human Rights Ultimate Factor in US Relations Abroad [3-24-2005] Reporters Without Borders urges amnesty for cyberdissident Pham Hong Son [3-13-2005] US travel ban proposed for Vietnamese officials behind religious persecution [3-09-2005] Vietnam Human Rights Network’s Alert: Young Activists Targeted In Vietnam [3-09-2005] Vietnamese Police Break Up Prayers at Home of Jailed Mennonite Leader [3-08-2005] Vietnam, U.S. Talk Human Rights Ahead of Decision Deadline 02-28-2005] Vietnam Blacklisted as One of the Worst Violators of Religious Rights [02-28-2005] The US State Department releases the 2004 Human Rights Reports [02-21-2005] Vietnam Human Rights Network urges the US Government to maintain pressure on Vietnam to end human rights violations [02-21-2005] Vietnam Taking Steps to Clean Up Poor Religious Freedom Record [02-18-2005] Christians Urged to Write Jailed Vietnamese Christians [02-18-2005] US puts religious rights in Vietnam under close scrutiny [02-16-2005] USCIRF Calls for Additional Action to End Rights Violations for all Religious Groups [02-11-2005] Cambodia Police Continue Selling of Montagnard Refugees to Vietnamese Police [02-10-2005] Religious dissident in Vietnam launches call for democracy [02-10-2005] Dr Nguyen Dan Que is named in the Index on Censorship Law Award 2005 [02-09-2005] Although released, Nguyen Dan Que and Nguyen Dinh Huy are not free [02-07-2005] Rice required to act on Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Eritrea by March 15 [02-04-2005] Vietnam allows Protestant 'house churches' in Central Highlands [02-04-2005] Reactions to the release of prisoners of conscience in Vietnam [02-02-2005] Statement by VNHRN on the Release of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam [02-01-2005] Le Thi Hong Lien: Prisoner of conscience / medical concern / torture and ill-treatment [01-31-2005] Freedom for elderly prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam [01-29-2005] Christians Issue Call to Prayer for Detained Vietnam Believers [01-28-2005] Vietnam to release four dissidents on EU list of 'prisoners of conscience' [01-25-2005] Tentative Agreement Reached for Montagnard Asylum-Seekers [01-21-2005] Monthly Nha Bao va Cong Luan suspended after two issues [01-19-2005] Do Nam Hai was summoned to police station [01-18-2005] Reporter who investigated drug company is indicted [01-17-2005] Court to Hear Appeals from Imprisoned Vietnam Church Leaders [01-15-2005] Viet Nam rejects Human Rights Watch annual report [01-14-2005] Christians have no right to file complaints [01-14-2005] Human Rights Watch slams Vietnam for poor rights records [01-13-2005] Imprisoned Vietnamese Church Leaders Report on Abusive Treatment [01-13-2005] 82,000 prisoners to be granted amnesty in Vietnam: Report [01-12-2005] Two relatives of head of exile group jailed for creating public disorder in Vietnam [01-12-2005] VIETNAM: Government clamps down on the online press [01-10-2005] New evidence of torture, mass arrests of Montagnards
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