Month: September 2011

Testimony at the Sixth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders

Invited to the Sixth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders by Front Line, human rights lawyer Huynh Van Dong found…

Statement at the Global Summit Against Discrimination and Persecution

On September 21-22, 2011 as world leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters to open the 66th Session of the General…

Ambassador Urged to Press Rights

September 21, 2011 Congress members want a greater focus on human rights in Vietnam. More than a dozen U.S. lawmakers…

Congressional letter urging new US Ambassador to give priority to human rights

As the newly appointed American Ambassador to Vietnam takes his post, 14 members of Congress send a message calling for…

New South Wales MPs speak up about human rights abuses in Vietnam

In one of the first letters of its kind from the Australian Parliament, 14 Members of Parliament from New South…

Vietnamese Writers Honored for Commitment to Rights

September 14, 2011 Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who received the…

Rights Concerns Stalk Terror Fight

An analysis by Parameswaran Ponnudurai September 11, 2011 As the U.S. marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror…

Australian MP supports human rights in Vietnam

September 8, 2011 MEDIA RELEASE SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM Member for Monaro John Barilaro has written to his NSW…

Global NGO Summit to unite activists in joint message to UN: “Human Rights are universal”

September 6, 2011 NEW YORK, September 6, 2011 - A coalition of human rights NGOs will hold a major summit…