July 20, 2013
VIETNAM: Pro-democracy blogger Dieu Cay is on hunger strike
PARIS-GENEVA, 19 July 2013 (OBSERVATORY & VCHR) – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), together with the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), express deep concern for the health of human rights defender Mr. Nguyen […]
February 7, 2017
EU, U.S. Criticize Vietnam’s Recent Arrests of Human Rights Activists
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Thi Nga, Nguyen Van Oai
By Defend the Defenders, February 7, 2017 The arrests of a number of activists in the second half of January by Vietnamese authorities have sparked concerns among diplomats from the European Union (EU) and United States. Their objections, however, seemed to have been drowned out by the traditional Tet holiday. Human rights defender Tran Thi […]