February 21, 2013
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH – VIETNAM REPORT 2013
The Vietnam government systematically suppresses freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and persecutes those who question government policies, expose official corruption, or call for democratic alternatives to one-party rule. Police harass and intimidate activists and their family members. Authorities arbitrarily arrest activists, hold them incommunicado for long periods without access to legal counsel or […]
June 19, 2013
MP Chris Hayes’ address in Australian House Debates on Human Rights in Vietnam – 17 June 2013
by Nhan Quyen • Dinh Nguyen Kha, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Lia, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan, Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
Chris Hayes (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) OpenAustralia 17.6.2013 Almost 50 years ago, when speaking about freedom on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr changed the world when he declared: ‘I have a dream.’ I refer to Martin Luther King because he is a prime example of a courageous individual who enlivened the global consciousness […]