On January 2015, the Human Rights Resource Centre published “Keeping the Faith: A Study of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion in ASEAN.” The Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand country reports have been translated to Khmer, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, and Thai, respectively. The original report and the translations can be downloaded below. Keeping the Faith: […]
Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea, referred to as East Sea (Vietnamese: Biển Đông), to the east. With a population of over 86 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.
HRRC Speaks on Fair Trial Standards & Trial Monitoring During Workshop for Vietnamese Lawyers
Manila, 26 September 2014—On 24-26 September 2014, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a workshop on fair trial standards and trial monitoring for Vietnamese lawyers. The event aimed to increase the capacity of the participants to implement fair trial standards in Vietnam and contribute to trial monitoring in the region. Aside from presentations on […]
Hochiminh City University of Law Partners with HRRC for Human Rights Research and Education
Jakarta, 12 July 2013 — The HRRC and Hochiminh City University of Law entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Research, Training, and Education Cooperation. The Memorandum, signed by HRRC Executive Director, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, and Hochiminh City University of Law Rector, Mr. Mai Hong Quy, brings the University into HRRC’s network of ASEAN universities.
Hochiminh City University of Law, established in 1996, is a prominent legal education institution in the South of Vietnam. Through this partnership, the University and HRRC hope to strengthen ties and collaborate in conducting activities on legal education and research on human rights issues.