June 21, 2021
Urgent Action: HRD Nguyễn Thuy Hanh arbitrarily detained
Amnesty International, June 18, 2021 Prominent human rights defender and advocate Nguyen Thuy Hanh, was arrested on 7 April 2021 and charged under Article 117 of the Criminal Code for “opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,” carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years. Nguyen Thuy Hanh, through […]
June 21, 2021
Amnesty International Calls for Sending Petition to Vietnam’s Authorities for Release of HRD Nguyen Thuy Hanh
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Thuy Hanh
Defend the Defenders, June 18, 2021 After two months of the arrest of prominent human rights advocate Nguyen Thuy Hanh, the London-based human rights group Amnesty International has launched a campaign calling on the international community to write a petition to Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to urge him to release her. Mrs. […]