November 22, 2015
Vietnam using national security laws to stifle dissent
Demdigest | Nov 20, 2015 Vietnam is using vague national security laws to stifle dissent and arrest critics. The United States and other signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should press Vietnam to drop proposed legislation that would add even more rights-abusing penalties to its already draconian criminal code, says Human Rights Watch: During 2014 […]
December 19, 2015
Statement by Senator Thanh Hai Ngo on the Ongoing Crackdown of Democracy Activists in Vietnam
by Nhan Quyen • Bui Thi Minh Hang, Doan Huy Chuong, Nguyen Quang Lap (Que Choa), Nguyen Van Dai, Nguyen Van Ly, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
Ottawa, December 17, 2015 Today Senator Thanh Hai Ngo issued the following statement: “I am very concerned that the Vietnamese police placed human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai into custody on December 16, 2015, and charged him under Article 88 of the Penal Code for “conducting propaganda against the state of the Socialist Republic of […]