July 31, 2020
Eight Members of Constitution Group Convicted, Sentenced to Total 40.5 Years in Prison and 20 Years of Probation
Defend the Defenders, July 31, 2020 Vietnam’s communist regime has convicted eight members of the unregistered group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) of “disruption of security” under Article 118 of the country’s Criminal Code after nearly 23 months after kidnapping them and keeping them incommunicado for many months after that. Their conviction is the regime’s reprisal […]
December 28, 2020
Appeal Hearing of Four Members of Constitution Group Scheduled on January 8, Little Hope for Reduced Sentences
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Do The Hoa, Ho Dinh Cuong, Le Quy Loc, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh
Defend the Defenders, December 28, 2020 The Higher People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City has decided to hold the appeal hearing of four members of the unsanctioned group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) on January 8, nearly three weeks prior to the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam which is slated […]