ACTION NEWS: LRWC newsletter Summer 2021
20/07/2021
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News, Summer 2021 Edition (full pdf) Algeria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Cambodia | Canada | China | Colombia | Iran | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Turkey | USA | Vietnam | UN Human Rights Council See … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Release human rights defender Nguyen Thuy Hanh | Letter
08/07/2021
Full PDF letter In a letter dated 8 July 2021, LRWC calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Nguyen Thuy Hanh, and for the Vietnamese authorities to end their harassment of human rights defenders, journalists, and political activists. The letter urges the government of Vietnam to … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: EU Urged to Delay EVFTA Until Viet Nam Commits to International Human Rights | Joint Letter
26/09/2019
Full PDF (ENG) Photo Credit: Viet Tan September 25, 2019 To: The President of the European Parliament David Sassoli The Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights Maria Arena The Members of the European Parliament We, the undersigned organizations, … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Viet Nam and the Exile of Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà | Working Paper
13/09/2019
Full PDF Version Lê Thu Hà and Nguyễn Văn Đài INTRODUCTION This paper examines the right to return to and live in one’s own country as part of the right to liberty guaranteed by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other instruments. Freedom from exile is specifically … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Human Rights Committee Consideration of the Implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Viet Nam | Report
06/02/2019
Full PDF Version Vo An Don (left), Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Van Dai (right) Viet Nam – The UN Human Rights Committee, during its 125th Session on 4-19 March 2019, will review Viet Nam’s compliance with the its legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. … [Read more...]
UPR of Vietnam: Advocacy Charter Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
22/12/2018
Full PDF Version Photo Credit: pululante Stakeholders’ submission (1) In the last years, the crackdown on freedom of expression has intensified. Reports indicate that in 2017, Viet Nam authorities have detained or exiled many peaceful activists and bloggers. Human rights lawyers who work … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Failure to Comply with International Human Rights Obligations | Joint Submission
30/07/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version UPR SUBMISSION - VIETNAM - JULY 2018 A. Introduction Lawyers for Lawyers (“L4L”) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) jointly submit this report on the state of human rights in Viet Nam, especially in respect of the legal profession, … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Human Rights Committee Consideration of the Implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Viet Nam | Joint Report
01/05/2018
Full PDF Version Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Van Dai and Nguyen Trung Ton before the court during their trial LRWC and Lawyers for Lawyers, both NGOs with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, have compiled a Joint Thematic Report for the UN Human … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Renewed Calls for Immediate Release of Nguyen Van Dai | Joint Letter
04/04/2018
Full PDF Version Five NGOs again call for the immediate release of lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, detained since 18 December 2015 for his human rights advocacy and belonging to a human rights organization. In June 2017 the WGAD determined that his detention was arbitrary on four separate grounds … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Summary of Internet Freedom Festival, Mar 3 – 6, 2018 | Report
17/03/2018
Full PDF Version Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) was invited to participate in the 2nd annual Viet Nam Cyber Dialogue (VCD), a side-event of the Internet Freedom Festival (IFF) aimed at discussing ongoing issues in Viet Nam related to digital security, the crackdown on freedom of … [Read more...]
