Defend the Defenders, January 6, 2018
On January 3, 2018, the Dublin-based international human rights organization Front Line Defenders released its annual report on global human rights situation in 2017. In its report themed Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders at Risks in 2017, Vietnam is in focus in Southeast Asia.
Here is about Vietnam, according to the report:
“Vietnamese bloggers, academics and citizen journalists who have been working for years to push forward a human rights agenda were targeted in a systematic campaign in 2017. Those advocating for freedom of expression, environmental rights and religious rights were arrested, charged and handed lengthy jail terms as “enemies of the state”. Articles 79 and 88 of the Penal Code, relating to “activities aimed at overthrowing the government” and “anti-state propaganda” were used to sentence HRDs Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (aka Me Nam), Tran Thi Nga and Nguyen Van Oai to five to ten years in jail and additional time under house arrest.
A number of loosely organised HRDs and groups using the Internet to promote human rights bore the brunt of the crackdown and were targeted with arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detentions. HRDs also faced harassment, intimidation and surveillance for liaising with foreign diplomats or meeting representatives of international human rights organisations. In November, three HRDs were detained after meeting with the EU Delegation in Hanoi ahead of the EU- Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue. Environmental rights defenders peacefully protesting the government’s lack of transparency following a massive oil spill by Formosa, a Taiwanese-owned company, were physically attacked when exercising their right to freedom of assembly. In November 2017, 22-year-old Nguyen Van Hoa was sentenced to seven years in prison for reporting on the Formosa spill. While Vietnam had seemed to be making some progress towards greater respect for human rights and civil society, this ground to a halt in 2017, with some HRDs suggesting a link to China’s increasing influence in the region and the deprioritisation of human rights by the US under President Trump.”
for full report:
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January 6, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Targeted Systemically in 2017: Front Line Defenders
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Defend the Defenders, January 6, 2018
On January 3, 2018, the Dublin-based international human rights organization Front Line Defenders released its annual report on global human rights situation in 2017. In its report themed Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders at Risks in 2017, Vietnam is in focus in Southeast Asia.
Here is about Vietnam, according to the report:
“Vietnamese bloggers, academics and citizen journalists who have been working for years to push forward a human rights agenda were targeted in a systematic campaign in 2017. Those advocating for freedom of expression, environmental rights and religious rights were arrested, charged and handed lengthy jail terms as “enemies of the state”. Articles 79 and 88 of the Penal Code, relating to “activities aimed at overthrowing the government” and “anti-state propaganda” were used to sentence HRDs Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (aka Me Nam), Tran Thi Nga and Nguyen Van Oai to five to ten years in jail and additional time under house arrest.
A number of loosely organised HRDs and groups using the Internet to promote human rights bore the brunt of the crackdown and were targeted with arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detentions. HRDs also faced harassment, intimidation and surveillance for liaising with foreign diplomats or meeting representatives of international human rights organisations. In November, three HRDs were detained after meeting with the EU Delegation in Hanoi ahead of the EU- Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue. Environmental rights defenders peacefully protesting the government’s lack of transparency following a massive oil spill by Formosa, a Taiwanese-owned company, were physically attacked when exercising their right to freedom of assembly. In November 2017, 22-year-old Nguyen Van Hoa was sentenced to seven years in prison for reporting on the Formosa spill. While Vietnam had seemed to be making some progress towards greater respect for human rights and civil society, this ground to a halt in 2017, with some HRDs suggesting a link to China’s increasing influence in the region and the deprioritisation of human rights by the US under President Trump.”
for full report:
ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK IN 2017