US allows private sponsorship of refugees, VOICE and more than 200 US organizations respond

20 January 2023
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Categories: Refugee Resettlement, News

After a piloting private refugee sponsorship program involving refugees from Afghans and Ukrainians, the US administration now expands the program to include refugees in all countries. This is a major change in immigration policy in the past few decades. The US government named this program Welcome Corps. In…

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Closure of VOICE’s Civil Society Program

11 May 2021
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Categories: News, Training Updates, Civil Society

Closure of VOICE’s Civil Society Program Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last October 2020, VOICE had to temporarily suspend our training program while hoping that it will be reactivated once the situation improves. Unfortunately, the pandemic not only couldn’t be contained but is in fact getting…

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(Tiếng Việt) Thông báo: Về việc ông Trịnh Hội rời vị trí Giám đốc Điều hành VOICE

30 December 2019
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December 28, 2019 Dear Friends of VOICE, VOICE Board of Directors is honoured by and deeply appreciative of Hoi Trinh’s leadership as Executive Director for the past decade, which effectively ends December 31, 2019. Hoi has worked steadfastly and relentlessly to build VOICE, and advance our dual missions…

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Chito Gascon inspires Vietnamese activists

4 August 2019
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Categories: Intern's Corner, News, Training Updates, Civil Society

Recently, the interns in term 1-2019 of VOICE’s Civil Society training program had the opportunity to visit and learn at the Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines (CHR). Through this trip, they gained many useful insights from Chairman Chito Gascon. Mr…

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Update on VOICE’s Refugee Program

17 July 2019
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Categories: Refugee Resettlement, News

Update on VOICE’s Refugee Program 17 July 2019 Further to VOICE’s & VOICE Canada’s Notice dated 9 September 2018 regarding our current refugee program and in light of recent changes within Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) making it more difficult to file private sponsorship applications…

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MEPs ask for tangible Human Rights improvements before the EU-Vietnam trade deal ratification

27 June 2019
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Categories: News, Advocacy, Civil Society

To: President Tusk CC: • President Juncker • HR/VP Mogherini • Commissioner Malmström • COREPER II ambassadors • Asia Working Group (COASI) Brussels, June 21, 2019 Re: Signature and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement/Investment Protection…

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Congratulations! Joshua Wong is released from prison in the midst of Hong Kong’s historic protest

17 June 2019
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Over the past few days, more than 1 million Hong Kong people have poured down the street to protest against the Extradition Bill. According to this Bill, suspects in Hong Kong could be taken to places where there is no extradition agreement with Hong Kong such…

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Internship opportunities for VOICE interns

15 June 2019
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Categories: News, Training Updates

At the end of the 6 months training at VOICE, those who graduate with merits will be given the opportunity to practice in major international organizations in a range of fields such as human rights, environmental protection, journalism, or law. During that time, interns will have…

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Life at VOICE

14 June 2019
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Categories: Intern's Corner, News, Training Updates

When you become a particiant of VOICE’s Civil Society training program, you effective become a member of a diverse community where each members are unique individuals. Below are the general codes of conduct that VOICE’s interns have built together: 1. Personal information: The interns’ personal information…

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Official statements about Bach Hong Quyen’s case

4 May 2019
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Categories: Refugee Resettlement, News, Advocacy

On May 2, 2019, Mr. Bach Hong Quyen, a Vietnamese refugee activist in Thailand, and his youngest son, Joseph Bach (6 months old), boarded a flight from Bangkok to Canada for resettlement under Canada’s private sponsorship program. Below are statements of people who have helped Mr.

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Announcement: Refugee activist Bach Hong Quyen departs for Canada

3 May 2019
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Announcement: Refugee Activist Bach Hong Quyen Departs For Canada Bangkok, May 2, 2019 At 10:40 pm on May 2, 2019, Mr. Bach Hong Quyen, a Vietnamese refugee activist in Thailand, and his youngest son, Joseph Bach (6 months old), boarded a flight from Bangkok to Canada…

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Humans of VOICE: Gia Duong Nguyen

19 April 2019
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“I believe that Vietnam will have democracy. Each Vietnamese will have equal rights, their voices will be heard and their rights will be protected. That is my dream. And I believe that it is also the dream of the majority of the Vietnamese people, regardless where they live.”…

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Humans of VOICE: Doan Viet Trung

5 April 2019
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“I believe that a civil society that is developed, independent, and dynamic will make the government listen to the voice of the people. Vietnam will have democracy; that is my dream for Vietnam in the near future.” This week, we share stories from Doan Viet Trung,…

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Training news: Ceremonies for the ending and the beginning of the terms (2018-2019)

4 April 2019
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In late March, the end of term 2 in 2018 (September 2018-March 2019) and the beginning of term 1 in 2019 (March 2019-September 2019) were organized at the VOICE office in Manila. Both events had the full attendance of all the interns from two terms and…

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Humans of VOICE: Janice Le

29 March 2019
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“We need not only VOICE but many other civil society organizations where everyone can work together to have a more democratic and a better country.” This week, we listen to the stories from Mrs. Janice Le who is the member of VOICE Australia which is affiliated…

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