“You gave me the opportunity to learn more, you made me feel younger, and moreover, you demonstrated to me that I need to love Vietnam more.” Today, we listen to the stories from Nguyen Van Khanh, Former Director of Radio Free Asia and Former Executive Officer…
“The human rights situation in Vietnam is worrying,” according to Commissioner for Trade of the European Union, Cecilia Malmström, after her meeting with independent Vietnamese civil society organizations on March 14, 2019. When announcing the adoption of the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements (EV-FTA) in October…
“Like any Vietnamese, no matter where they live, my heart always gravitates towards my homeland and I hope I can see my country wealthy, democratic and respectful for human rights. Thanks everyone for being patient in reading all of my sharing.” Mrs. Tran My Lan, Masters…
Activists frequently work in a stressful environment with increased pressure and possibility of burnout due to lack of self-care. We recognize that in order to work in long term and effectively self-care is one of the key priorities. When you take care of yourself well, you…
“One day, Vietnam will have many leaders who will establish the civil society movement in Vietnam, solve societal problems themselves, and promote the democratic movement in Vietnam.” Today we talk to Tri Nguyen, the Event Manager at VOICE. Through their collective…
On International Women’s Day, March 8, we wish “half of the world” strength, success and happiness. We would like to honor female activists, especially female prisoners of conscience, who have sacrificed so much to fight for a better society.
“Currently there is a crackdown and some people say this is one of the worst cycles of crackdown that Vietnam seen in years. I think this is precisely why it’s very important to continue to support civil society programs whether by VOICE or by any other…
Through their collective efforts, they have shaped the vision, implemented the mission and deployed the daily and monthly activities of VOICE. However, their stories have not been told yet. We now will start a series of stories called Humans of VOICE to help the public understand…
On the occasion of the new year, the year of the Pig 2019, The Canadian President Trudeau gave the Lunar New Year greeting to the Vietnamese community in Canada; and thanked the contribution of VOICE Canada and the Canadian Vietnamese Network as well.
Vừa qua, Dân biểu Chris Hayes từ Úc đã gửi một lá thư chia sẻ nhận xét của ông về 2 cựu thực tập sinh của VOICE mà ông đã từng nhận vào văn phòng ông để thực tập. Bên cạnh đó, ông cũng bày tỏ được tiếp…
To deepen the human rights dialogue between Australia and Vietnam which was organized in August 2018, the Executive Director of VOICE, Hoi Trinh, worked with the Australian Human Rights subcommittee on June 19, the same year. Here, Mr. Hoi Trinh presented some recommendations which he sent to the…
See the pictures below that highlight what we achieved in the past two years, from four main activities: Training, Civil Society, Advocacy and Refugee Resettlement.
We achieved this not only by the efforts of VOICE members but also through the support of volunteers, VOICE affiliates, partners and especially our enthusiastic supporters in Vietnam and around the world. Thank you to all of you who have made this success possible!
The VOICE team welcomes in the Year of the Pig 2019 with a deep appreciation of our community’s past support. With hope and excitement we look forward to a new year of changes and opportunities. We at VOICE would like to wish our friends and supporters a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
Ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam’s human rights record at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on 22 January 2019, CIVICUS speaks to Anna Nguyen from VOICE, a civil society organisation that promotes civil society development and advocates for human rights, including refugee protection,…
In the framework of a fundraising drive and advocating for human rights in Vietnam in 2018, in Norway, we had a meeting with Mr. Lars Rise. He is a former Norwegian congressman who had an important contribution in advocating for Vietnamese refugees and those who remain stateless in…
