European Parliament warns EU to increase vigilance on human rights abuses in Vietnam-VCHR | Dec 21, 2015 PARIS, 21 December 2015 (VCHR) – As it ratified the economic and political Partnership and Cooperation agreement (PCA) between the European Union and Vietnam on 17 December 2015, the European Parliament passed a Resolution (1) urgently pressing the European Union to “live up to the expectations” raised by the agreement […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly December 14-20: Human Rights Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Arrested, Charged with Anti-state Propaganda-Defenders’ Weekly | Dec 20, 2015 ================= Dec 14================ Vietnam: No More “Empty Promises” at EU Rights Dialogue Human Rights Watch– The European Union should press for concrete and measurable improvements on human rights at its upcoming bilateral dialogue with Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said today. Essential reforms include ending politically motivated trials and convictions, […]
Free human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai-Chance | Dec 19, 2015 By Vu Minh Khanh Join us in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Nguyen Van Dai is a renowned Vietnamese blogger, human rights lawyer, and democracy activist. On December 16th, he was detained by the Vietnamese authorities on charges of “spreading propaganda […]
European Parliament calls for better EU human rights monitoring in Vietnam-FIDH | Dec 18, 2015 (Paris, Brussels) In a resolution adopted on 17 December, the European Parliament (EP) makes it clear that two important upcoming agreements between the EU and Vietnam have to foster respect for human rights, rule of law, and democracy. The EU and Vietnam are currently in the process of concluding a […]
Vietnamese Activists, EU Slam Arrest of Dissident Lawyer and Blogger-RFA | Dec 18, 2015 Vietnamese human rights activists and foreign diplomats voiced shock and concern this week over Wednesday’s arrest of dissident lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai on charges of conducting “propaganda against the state.” Dai, 46, was taken into custody by more than two dozen police officers one week after masked assailants […]
Thư của ba dân biểu Hoa Kỳ đòi trả tự do cho Ls Nguyễn Văn Đài-Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ Washington, ngày 18/12/2015 Kính gửi: Thủ tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Thưa Thủ tướng Chính phủ Chúng tôi viết thư này để lặp lại yêu cầu trả tự do ngay lập tức và vô điều kiện ông Nguyễn Văn Đài và hủy tất cả các cáo buộc chống lại ông. Việc ông […]
Statement by Senator Thanh Hai Ngo on the Ongoing Crackdown of Democracy Activists in Vietnam-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 […]
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