May 10, 2013
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – OPEN LETTER: ARRESTS AND VIOLENCE AT HUMAN RIGHTS PICNICS
His Excellency Gen Tran Dai Quang Minister of Public Security Ministry of Public Security 44 Yet Kieu Street Hoan Kiem District Ha Noi Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 9 May 2013 Dear Minister OPEN LETTER: ARRESTS AND VIOLENCE AT HUMAN RIGHTS PICNICS I am writing to you to convey Amnesty International’s deep concern over events […]
May 11, 2013
HRW: Stop Blocking ‘Human Rights Picnics’
by Defend the Defenders • Chau Van Thi, Nguyen Ho Nhat Thanh (Paulo Thanh Nguyen), Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Me Nam), Nguyen Thao Chi, Nguyen Thi Cuc, Pham Thanh Nghien, Thich Vien Hy, Tran Thi Nga (Tran Thuy Nga), Trinh Kim Tien, Vo Quoc Anh
Activists Harassed and Assaulted for Discussing Rights Human Rights Watch 10.5.2013 The Vietnamese authorities should stop impeding and abusing people trying to hold “human rights picnics” in public spaces. Despite government abuse and bullying, some people did succeed in holding informal gatherings and discussed the day’s events online.