Human Rights in Vietnam
Human Rights in Vietnam
BPSOS will hold a press conference starting at 2:00 pm in Geneva on March 12, 2019 to present the human rights landscape in Vietnam in the context of the UN Human Rights Committee’s third review of Vietnam’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Speakers, including both issue experts and witnesses, will cover five main human rights areas: freedom of religion or belief, torture, prisoners of conscience, statelessness, and women’s rights. Participants will have an opportunity to speak directly to witnesses and victims of religious persecution, torture, and forced renunciation of faith. The event will also feature a photo exhibit and a number of video documentaries.
Speakers
Hmong Pastor Joseph Vang
Chair of Hmong United for Justice, from Minnesota, USA
The Most Venerable Thich Nhu Dien
Secretary General of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam in Europe, from Hannover (GER)
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang
CEO & President of Boat People SOS, from Virginia, USA
Ms. Michelle Nguyen
Co-founder of Coalition Against Torture - Vietnam, from Atlanta, USA
Ms. Lu Thi Tuong Uyen
Stitching Vietnam Human Rights Foundation, from Assen, Netherlands
Ms. Tuyet Dinh
Vietnamese Women for Human Rights