EU must demand end to crackdown on civil society, release of dissidents- FIDH, Press release, February 17, 2020 (Paris,) The European Union (EU) must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Vietnam’s government to demand an end to its crackdown on civil society, the amendment of repressive laws, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights […]
Is there a glimmer of hope for Vietnamese workers?-Construction workers take a break in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam. Eric San Juan, Equal Times, February 18, 2020 Last November, the Vietnamese National Assembly took a long-awaited decision on a demand that came from both inside and outside the country: the authorisation – at an enterprise level – of worker […]
Vietnamese dissident monk who was a Nobel Prize nominee dies at 93- AFP- JIJI, February 23, 2020 HANOI – Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at age 93. Head of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, the vocal patriarch was born in 1928 in […]
Vietnam Advancing Ties With Russia to Hedge Against China, US- FILE – Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (2nd L) talks to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu (2nd R) during their meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 23, 2018. VOA News, February 21, 2020 The Southeast Asian country, challenged by three powers over the past century, now sees […]
Charges Filed in Vietnam in Truck Deaths Case-A Vietnamese woman in Nghe An province holds a photo of her son, believed to be among 39 migrant workers found dead in Britain, Oct. 28, 2019. RFA, February 21, 2020 Authorities in Vietnam’s coastal Ha Tinh province have filed charges against seven human traffickers accused of involvement in a smuggling ring that sent 39 […]
Vietnam’s Rights Record Deteriorating Despite Regular Dialogue With West: Experts-Environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh is shown in court in Ben Tre province, Vietnam, June 6, 2019. RFA, February 19, 2020 Vietnam’s human rights situation continues to deteriorate despite regular dialogues between Hanoi and Western nations, a social analyst and a former political prisoner said Wednesday, as representatives of the European Union and the one-party […]
Ngư dân và nông dân dọc sông Mekong trước những thay đổi lịch sử-Dấu chân của một ngư dân trên lòng sông Mekong cạn nước, gần Sangkhom, Thái Lan. Ảnh: The New York Times. Luật Khoa tạp chí, ngày 19/2/2020 “Thay đổi dòng chảy của một con sông, bạn thay đổi dòng chảy của cả sự sống”. Đó là lời của nhà sư Phitakchai Jaruthammo ở ngôi […]
Eight Members of Hiến Pháp Group to Go to First-instance Hearing on March 10, 18 Months after Being Detained- Defend the Defenders, February 22, 2020 Vietnam’s communist regime has re-scheduled the first-instance hearing on March 10 to try eight members of the unregistered group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) on the allegation “disruption of security” under Article 118 of the country’s Criminal Code” for their intention to participate in a peaceful demonstration, Defend […]
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