The General Council held in Rome at the Senate of the Republic as well as at the Party’s head office from May 28 to May 30, 2010.
Noting the presentations of the Party’s leaders and the other presenters, in particular those hinging on human rights by Cesare Romano, Tullio Padovani and Emanuele Rebasti;.
Appreciating the extraordinary commitment of all concerned in participating for the entire length of the deliberation;
Taking note of the success of the first step in the formal, political and statutory process leading to the Congress of the Party, which step is aimed at overcoming the political crisis and the crisis in organization objectively flowing from the deterioration of international legality and worldwide democracy;
FOSHAN, China — Add another entry to the list of worries for the global economy and financial markets: labor unrest in China.
Rapidly rising industrial wages are beginning to allow China’s workers to share in their country’s rising prosperity. The question is whether these gains can be maintained and even increased without disrupting supply lines to companies around the world, and without discouraging much future investment by Chinese and global companies alike.
The biggest eye-opener for multinationals in China recently has been a nine-day-old strike at a sprawling Honda transmission factory here in Foshan, about 100 miles northwest of Hong Kong.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss a number of issues important to her constituents, in particular her concerns regarding human rights issues surrounding the Vietnam and South Korean community.
During the meeting, Rep. Sanchez urged Secretary Clinton that the State Department be proactive about engaging Vietnam into changing its Ministry of Information and Communication policies, specifically policies concerning the ability to use the Internet freely and without government interference. As a result, Secretary Clinton agreed to convene a meeting with Members of Congress to discuss how to better address the issue of Internet freedom in the international community.
(New York, May 27, 2010) – Vietnam has launched a sophisticated and sustained two-pronged attack against online dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. The government is detaining and intimidating independent Vietnamese bloggers while also permitting cyber attacks from Vietnam to disable websites critical of the government.
By Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky
Wednesday, May 26, 2010; A17
MOSCOW Last week I held my fourth hunger strike since being jailed on trumped-up charges in 2003. I did not do this to raise awareness of how my own legal case has been unfairly handled. The courts' actions have made it clear that I am going to be imprisoned no matter what. But Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has taken the initiative to fight corruption in law enforcement in our country, should know how his efforts are being undercut by his own officials.
May 24, 2010
Many Faiths, One Truth
By TENZIN GYATSO
WHEN I was a boy in Tibet, I felt that my own Buddhist religion must be the best — and that other faiths were somehow inferior. Now I see how naïve I was, and how dangerous the extremes of religious intolerance can be today.
Though intolerance may be as old as religion itself, we still see vigorous signs of its virulence. In Europe, there are intense debates about newcomers wearing veils or wanting to erect minarets and episodes of violence against Muslim immigrants. Radical atheists issue blanket condemnations of those who hold to religious beliefs. In the Middle East, the flames of war are fanned by hatred of those who adhere to a different faith.
(New York, May 20, 2010) – Three young activists who have campaigned for the rights of workers and victims of land confiscation in Vietnam should be immediately released from detention, Human Rights Watch said today. They have been held almost completely incommunicado since their arrests in February 2010.
Mon May 24, 2010 6:38am EDT
By John Ruwitch
Currencies
HANOI, May 24 (Reuters) - Vietnam reported economic growth of 5.83 percent in the first quarter, but the southeast Asian frontier market is seen as risky and opaque for investors.
Sovereign 5-year credit default swaps VNGV5YUSAC=R are trading at a spread of around 263 basis points, or about 80 basis points higher than those of Indonesia and the Philippines.
Following is a summary of key risks to watch in Vietnam:
On behalf of President Richard Trumka and the 10 million working men and women of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, I bring you greetings on Vietnam Human Rights Day. The American labor movement remains committed to promoting the rights of workers all over the world, including Vietnam. Today, the Vietnamese government is seeking improved trade ties with the US government in order to improve the living standards of their people and increase involvement with the United States. Key to this improved trade regime must be adherence by Vietnam to the core labor standards of the International Labor Organization, particularly freedom of association and the right to collectively bargain. The AFL-CIO urges the US government to continue to press for workers' rights in Vietnam, and the American labor movement stands by its brothers and sisters in the Vietnamese workforce to achieve these rights and goals.
Thank you, in solidarity,
Timothy Ryan
Asia-Europe Director of the Solidarity Center
By Ambassador Richard S. Williamson Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Filed under: World Watch, Culture, Government & Politics
For years the major question regarding China has been whether it will embrace the post–World War II order. The answer is no.
The global financial crisis has telescoped shifts in the world order, especially for a rising China.
For many years, the major strategic question regarding China has been whether, as it grows in economic, political, and military might, it will embrace the post–World War II order: the treaties, multilateral institutions, and norms developed largely with United States leadership. The answer is no. China will not adapt to the existing global
WASHINGTON, DC (May 11, 2010) – The Human Rights Foundation's Oslo Freedom Forum will present its recently-filmed interview with The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do at a congressional ceremony on Capitol Hill this afternoon. Thich Quang Do, the 81-year-old patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and outspoken advocate for democracy and human rights in Vietnam, has been a prisoner of conscience of the Vietnamese government for more than 28 years.
“Venerable Thich Quang Do’s story is one of peaceful struggle for freedom in the face of brutal state repression,” stated Thor Halvorssen, president of HRF and founder of the Oslo Freedom Forum. “Freedom of speech is banned in Vietnam; civil society groups are forced to operate within the confines of government structures; trade unions are not free; and anyone who calls for human rights or democracy risks immediate arrest, usually for ‘infringing on national security.’ Hundreds of political and religious dissidents are in prison, where there is evidence of torture,” continued Halvorssen.
May 11, 1990 Dr. Nguyen Dan Que on behalf of the non-violent movement for human rights in Vietnamissued manifasto calling for freedom and democracy in Vietnam.
Sixteen years ago, the United States Congress designated May 11 as Vietnam Human Rights Day to highlight U.S. support for protecting and promoting basic freedoms in Vietnam.
Sixteen years ago, the United States Congress designated May 11 as Vietnam Human Rights Day to highlight U.S. support for protecting and promoting basic freedoms in Vietnam. A ceremony and discussion forum was held today at the U.S. Capitol to mark the occasion, involving members of Congress, labor leaders, non-governmental groups and representatives from Vietnamese communities across America.
Congressional Ceremony to Commemorate Vietnam Human Rights Day May 11, 2010
On Tuesday, May 11, 2010 a ceremony on Capitol Hill will call attention to the dismal human rights conditions in Vietnam. This event, held in the Dirksen Senate Building (Room 106) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. House-Senate Joint Resolution SJ 168 designating May 11th as the Vietnam Human Rights Day.
It is sad to witness the unrest on the streets of this city but even sadder to see how Thailand's 'fraternal' ASEAN partners are trying to exploit its troubles. Consider Vietnam. Its ruling Communist Party is openly using the political crisis in democratic Thailand to shore up ebbing support for its own authoritarian one-party regime.
Journalists in Hanoi confirm that the government-controlled press has been instructed to give prominent coverage to the protests in Thailand and paint a clear contrast between the unrest there and the stability at home.
HANOI - A headline in a local paper here seems to say it all: “The Main Method is to Use Love.” The story: Women and Children trafficking activities along the Vietnam- China border.
One of these “love methods” went something like this: A man from the city seduced a young woman from a village, then took her across the border to China after their wedding. When they got there, the honeymoon turned into a slave trade: the groom sold his naïve bride to a brothel, then promptly disappeared.
Dear Vietnamese fellows living in Vietnam and abroad;
Governments and national assemblies, international communities and human rights organization throughout the world,
The Block 8406 was formed on 8 April 2006, is also the day Manifesto on Democracy and Freedom for Vietnam (hereby called The 8406 Manifesto) was released throughout the world. At a humble start with 118 members living inside Vietnam, the Block received enormous support from Vietnamese living inside and outside Vietnam, and was quickly expanded with many thousands of members.
The 8406 Manifesto has received warm support from many political, religious and human rights activists, non-governmental organizations and friends from many countries in the world such as UK, Poland, Germany, Canada, United of America, Japan, France, Czechoslovakia, Australia. The Block members were praised for their effort and courage in confronting the totalitarianism, and determination in fighting for freedom and democracy for Vietnam.
America's more than 1.5 million Vietnamese-Americans this week will mourn the 35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the Republic of [South] Vietnam.
Defying conventional wisdom, many will remember and honor the bravery and sacrifice of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. They want recognition for the heroic struggle that South Vietnamese troops put up against overwhelming odds after the withdrawal of American forces and the cutoff of U.S. military aid. Fortunately, a new group of revisionist scholars is setting the record straight, even in the face of the long history of American media and academic malfeasance on the Vietnam disaster.
Reporters Without Borders inaugurates its “Garden of Freedoms”
It is hard to imagine a “Better city – Better life” in a country that censors the Internet and jails human rights activists on such a wide scale as China. The Expo 2010 Shanghai slogan is meaningless when a government imposes so many curbs on its citizens’ freedom of expression. “City under surveillance – Lives under surveillance” would be a better slogan for this World Expo in China.
As Shanghai prepares for the official opening of its World Expo on 1 May, Reporters Without Borders is today inaugurating its own online Garden of Freedoms.
2010 marks 15 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Vietnam.
The Vietnamese economy has been booming, racking up an average growth rate of 7.2 percent over the last decade. This economic growth coincides with an improving relationship with the United States. Indeed, 2010 marks 15 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Vietnam.
The United States, said U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats, has played an important role in helping to support Vietnam's transition to a more open economy. "Not only have our two countries signed a historic bilateral trade agreement," he said," but this agreement has increased trade more than seven-hundred percent from just over two-billion dollars in 2001 to nearly sixteen billion dollars in 2009. The United States is now one of Vietnam's most important export markets."
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