OHCHR Welcomes Vietnam’s Ratification of UN Convention against Torture-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 10, 2014 Defend the Defenders In its press release in Bangkok on Dec 9, the OHCHR welcomes the convention ratification by Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly in late November. The move is expected to help the country deal with rampant power abuse of the local police forces as well as […]
Blogger detained in Vietnam amid clampdown on dissent-cpj.org | Dec 08, 2014 Nguyen Quang Lap was detained on Saturday by police in Ho Chi Minh City, the second blogger to be arrested in as many weeks in Vietnam, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the mounting crackdown on dissent and calls for the immediate release of all journalists […]
Arrest of Second Vietnamese Blogger in Two Weeks Prompts Speculation-RFA | Dec 08, 2014 Police in Vietnam have arrested a second prominent blogger in two weeks as part of its long-running crackdown on online dissent, prompting various speculations over their detention under an ambiguous law. Nguyen Quang Lap, a 58 year-old award-winning writer and member of Vietnam’s Writers’ Association, was arrested Saturday at his […]
Vietnam Detains Another Blogger for Anti-state Posts-VOA | Dec 08, 2014 For the second time in less than two weeks, Vietnam has arrested another prominent blogger as part of what critics see as an ongoing crackdown on dissent. Nguyen Quang Lap, an award-winning journalist/screenwriter, was taken into custody on Monday for allegedly violating controversial article 258 of the Vietnam Penal Code, […]
Vietnam President Demands Verifying Death Sentence of Long An-based Convict-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 8, 2014 Defend the Defenders The president ordered the two agencies to clarify whether there are justice miscarriage during investigation, prosecution and trials of Mr. Ho Duy Hai, who was sentenced to death seven years ago for killing two female post staffs in Nhi Thanh commune in Thu Thua district […]
Vietnam Arrests Second Blogger in One Week-by KTT, Dec 8, 2014 Defend the Defenders Nguyen Quang Lap, 58, was put into custody after the local police searched his home in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday [Dec 6] for posting his own writings and other people’s articles criticizing local authorities. AFP said that the blog’s covers news protesting against China, which […]
Bảo vệ nhân quyền cần hiến pháp dân chủ-BBC | 8/12/2014 Còn nhiều vi phạm nhân quyền nghiêm trọng Hiến pháp 2013 đã đặt “quyền con người” lên chương 2 và nhà cầm quyền Việt Nam cho rằng điều đó biểu hiện họ rất tôn trọng quyền con người, thậm chí hiện tại Việt Nam còn nằm trong Hội đồng Nhân quyền của […]
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