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  • EU Statement on the recent escalation of tensions in the East Sea/South China Sea - Brussels, 08 May 2014 140508/04   STATEMENT   ______________ by the Spokesperson of the EU High Representative on the recent escalation  of tensions in the South China Sea     The spokesperson of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement […]
  • Các Nguyên tắc Johannesburg về An ninh Quốc gia, Tự do ngôn luận và Tiếp cận thông tin - Bản dịch của [rollinglinks]Huỳnh Khánh Vy[/rollinglinks] Nguồn: U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/1996/39 (1996). GIỚI THIỆU Các nguyên tắc đã được thông qua vào ngày 01 tháng 10 năm 1995 bởi một nhóm các chuyên gia về luật quốc tế, an ninh quốc gia, và nhân quyền được triệu tập bởi nhóm Article 19, Trung tâm Quốc tế chống […]
  • The Johannesburg Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information - U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/1996/39 (1996). INTRODUCTION These Principles were adopted on 1 October 1995 by a group of experts in international law, national security, and human rights convened by ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies of the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg. The Principles are […]
  • Vietnam/China: Chinese Oil Rig Operations Near the Paracel Islands - U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 7, 2014 China’s decision to introduce an oil rig accompanied by numerous government vessels for the first time in waters disputed with Vietnam is provocative and raises tensions. This unilateral action appears to be part of a broader pattern of Chinese behavior […]
  • Assistant Secretary Daniel Russel: East Asian and Pacific Affairs Press Roundtable - Press Roundtable Vietnam U.S Embassy | May 8, 2014 Mr. Cryder:  Good afternoon everybody.  Welcome to the new American Center.  My name is Spencer Cryder.  I’m the U.S. Embassy Hanoi spokesperson.  Today we have with us the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Mr. Daniel Russel.  He is going to start out the […]
  • U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue - U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 9, 2014   The 18th session of the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will be held May 12-13, 2014, in Washington DC. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski and Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Organizations Hoang […]
  • STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND VIETNAM IN SOUTH CHINA SEA - Press Releases | May 7, 2014 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the latest reports regarding the escalating conflict between China and Vietnam over a Chinese oil rig near the Paracel Islands: “China’s decision to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Vietnam, and its deployment of […]
  • EDITORIAL: China must stop oil drilling in South China Sea - The Asahi Shimbun | May 9, 2014 This is a very serious situation. China had no right to unilaterally start such an economic undertaking in disputed waters in the first place. The Chinese side must desist immediately. China describes the Paracel Islands, located near the site of the maritime skirmish, as part of its territory […]
  • ASEAN: Time to get serious about protecting human rights - FIDH (Paris, Bangkok) | May 9, 2014 “Land confiscation; militarization; use of draconian security laws; repression of ethnic and religious minorities; severe restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and association – these are some of the most pressing issue that, if left unaddressed, have the potential to fuel unrest and instability across ASEAN,” said FIDH President […]
  • FVPOC condemns the Attack on Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai - FVPOC | May 9, 2014 Translation by [rollinglinks]Trang Thien Long[/rollinglinks] (Tell the World) Yesterday, May 8, 2014 while former PoC Nguyen Van Dai was talking with friends in a coffee shop, one of the strange followers had thrown a glass at his head and then rushed into him to beat. Dai’s friends immediately stood up […]