Human Rights and Religious Liberty
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Tuesday, June 15, 2004

UNHCR TO OPEN OFFICE ON VIETNAM-CAMBODIA BORDER [RFA]

PHNOM PENH—Cambodia has agreed to let the U.N. refugee agency open two offices along the Vietnamese border to aid minority Montagnards fleeing alleged persecution in Vietnam, RFA's Khmer service reports. "We plan to allow the UNHCR to open offices to access the Montagnards, but we still need the cooperation of the local authorities in that area," Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak told RFA on Monday. [more]


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Political Prisoner Dies in Detention

By Shah Paung

A political prisoner died in detention of heart disease at the weekend, according to a statement issued by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), or AAPP, yesterday. [more]
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LAOS: The Disturbing Prospect for Religious Freedom
 
By Magda Hornemann, Forum 18 News Service
 
The religious freedom picture in Laos is complex, not least due to non-religious factors such as ethnicity, and the state's opposition to freedom of information. However, it does appear that religious freedom conditions have improved in the last few years. But the central government's political agenda remains fundamentally hostile to religious freedom, despite government claims that religious freedom violations are caused by an alleged inability to control local officials. This hostility as manifested in "isolated" incidents of religious freedom violations – against Protestants, Buddhists, Animists, Baha'is, Muslims and Catholics - seems set to continue. [more]


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Vietnam cyber dissident released. Rights groups welcome the release of a cyber dissident - but urge the government to stop restricting web use. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
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Myanmar: Sports journalist Zaw Thet Htwe sentenced to three years in prison. Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders are calling on sports journalists to give their support to imprisoned Burmese sports editor Zaw Thet Htwe and seven law students during the European Football Championships in Portugal. [Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases]
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Viet Nam: Early release of cyber-dissident Le Chi Quang. Amnesty International learnt today of the early release of cyber-dissident and prisoner of conscience Le Chi Quang who was serving a four-year prison sentence for the peaceful exercise of his fundamental rights to freedom of expression and association. [Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases]
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