A mother has launched a legal battle to access her dead daughter's frozen eggs, so she can carry her own grandchild.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee on Friday, Feb 27, discussed the draft Law on Criminal Investigations.

 Cuban President Raul Castro has urged the US to end its trade embargo after the two countries opened formal talks on restoring diplomatic relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of people without registered nationality in Vietnam will have great chance of gaining full citizenship rights and obligations once the country joins the 1954 Convention on the status of stateless persons.

Viet Nam has strongly committed to combating all acts of torture and cruel treatment to ensure basic human rights, an official from the ministry of foreign affairs said at an international conference held in HCM City yesterday.

 Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital at the culmination of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will redouble efforts to ensure the full human rights of all Vietnamese and remain committed to collaborating with all partners for the protection and promotion of human rights

 The presiding judge, Nil Nonn, had spent the best part of ninety minutes summarising the evidence against the two defendants, when suddenly he seemed to pick up speed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomatic activities in June featured Viet Nam’s efforts in defending the country’s sacred sovereignty, enhancing strategic partnership with two European countries and reiterating commitments to human rights.

 Vietnam calls for Uzbekistani support for East Sea issue; Deputy Defence Minister welcomes US, Indonesia guests; Vietnam active at UN human rights meeting; Vietnam backs MIA issues with the US

 Vietnam, Japan boost defence cooperation; PM sends condolences to Bulgaria; UN body approves human rights report; Soc Trang urged to focus on ethnic minority poverty

 Vietnam has affirmed its consistent policy on protecting and promoting human rights at the ongoing 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) held in Geneva, Switzerland.

 Egypt has introduced new punishments for sexual harassment in an effort to crack down on the worsening problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations has delivered a key-note speech on April 25 at a UN Security Council (UNSC) open discussion on women, peace and security.

 Congressman Eni Falemavaega of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has released a statement commending Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review Report which was approved by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Foreign Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam held a conference on April 2 in Hanoi to announce the results of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights in the second cycle.

 Vietnam has actively contributed to the discussions and adoption of resolutions on promoting human rights at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland from March 3-28.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung began his official visit to Switzerland yesterday at the invitation of President of the Swiss National Council (Lower House) Ruedi Lustenberger.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has hailed the United Nations Human Rights Council and its rapporteurs for raising mutual understanding among nations to ensure and promote human rights in a cooperative spirit and through constructive dialogue,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government and National Assembly will issue 28 new laws to concretise and implement the 2013 Constitution's stipulations on human rights and citizen rights, Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong said last Sunday.