Student Nguyen Phuong Uyen was expelled from her university-SOCIALIST REPUBLIC of VIETNAM Independence – Liberty – Happiness Ho Chi Minh City, November 29, 2013 Ministry of Industry and Trade University of Food Industry Ho Chi Minh City Number: 1936/QD-DCT DECISION Expulsion from School RECTOR of The University of Food Industry, Ho Chi Minh City Pursuant to the decision number 2363 QD of May […]
UN Rights Tribunal Calls for Release of Vietnamese Blogger Activist-Article19 | 02 Dec 2013 The detention of Vietnamese blogger, lawyer and human rights activist, Le Quoc Quan, has been condemned by a United Nations human rights tribunal as violating his right to freedom of expression and his right to a fair trial. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a tribunal set up under the […]
Vietnam Drops Terrorism Probe Against Jailed Student Activist-VOA News | December 03, 2013 The family of a jailed Vietnamese activist says authorities have decided to drop a year-long investigation into ‘terrorism’ charges against him. Dinh Nguyen Kha’s brother says they learned of the decision during a recent visit with him in prison where he is serving a four-year sentence for anti-state propaganda. Dinh […]
SILENCED VOICES: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN VIET NAM- Amnesty International Publications | 2013 CONTENTS 1. Introduction and Summary…………………………………………………………….. 5 2. Legal framework ………………………………………………………………………… 7 2.1 International legal obligations ……………………………………………………. 7 2.2 The Constitution …………………………………………………………………….. 8 2.3 A range of repressive laws and decrees……………………………………….. 9 3. Human rights violations against peaceful activists ……………………………….. 11 3.1 Arrest and pre-trial detention ……………………………………………………. 11 3.2 Unfair […]
Declaration on The Founding of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights-Vietnamese Women for Human Rights November 25, 2013 Until the 21st century – the era of knowledge and liberty and democracy, Vietnam remains a country with a thick dossier on human rights abuses. Human rights are considered an important milestone to measure the level of civilization and is a prerequisite to create spiritual well being […]
LE CONSEIL NATIONAL DES BARREAUX EXIGE LA LIBÉRATION DE LE QUOC QUAN, AVOCAT AU VIETNAM-Adoptée à l’unanimité par l’Assemblée générale du Conseil National des Barreaux du 15 novembre 2013 * * Le Conseil national des barreaux, réuni en Assemblée générale le 15 novembre 2013, S’élève contre la condamnation, le 2 octobre 2013 par la Cour populaire de Hanoi, de Le Quoc Quan, avocat et bloggeur vietnamien, à trente mois […]
Vietnamese Blogger’s Daughter Pleas for His Freedom-By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Research Associate The Huffington Post | November 22,2013 Next week, the Committee to Protect Journalists will be honoring four journalists from around the world at the International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous reporting. As the awardees from Ecuador, Egypt, and Turkey make the journey to attend the awards […]
Two Writers Honoured the Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award-ICPC | 11/18/2013 6:30:29 PM The Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) has honoured two imprisoned writers, TAN Zuoren and Nguyen Xuan Nghia (Vietnam) the ICPC’s 2013 Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award for their long-term tenacity and courage in writing despite the threat of imprisonment. In addition, ICPC have named four writers as new honorary members, […]
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