Letter of Vietnam Human Rights Network to Mr. Astuto about the case of Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai-Vietnam Human Rights Network | December 17, 2015 Honorable Ugo Astuto Acting Managing Director Asia and the Pacific in the European External Action Services (EEAS) Dear Mr. Astuto: On behalf of the Vietnam Human Rights Network, may I thank you for your recent meeting in Hanoi, the fifth round of the annual enhanced Dialogue on Human […]
Vietnamese Women Need Better Access to Justice-Vccinews | Dec 17, 2015 This content was agreed on by experts at a workshop organised by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 7, 2015. The event aimed to address gaps in the framework for legal aid […]
Activists: Arrest of Vietnam Rights Lawyer a Misstep-VOA | Dec 17, 2015 A well-known Vietnamese human rights lawyer was arrested Wednesday on anti-state “propaganda” charges, the latest incident in what rights groups are calling an alarming crackdown on government critics. Nguyen Van Dài’s arrest came 10 days after he and three colleagues were brutally assaulted by 20 unknown men wielding sticks. The […]
Growing calls for release of Nguyen Van Dai-Vietnam Right Now | Dec 17, 2015 Diplomats, human rights groups and politicians in the United States and Australia have demanded the release of the prominent human rights lawyer, Nguyen Van Dai, who was arrested on Wednesday. The head of the EU mission in Hanoi, Bruno Angelet, said that the arrest was a particular shock […]
Nguyen Van Dai, a Christian lawyer, detained for “propaganda against the state”-Asia News | Dec 17, 2015 Vietnamese authorities on Wednesday detained dissident lawyer Nguyen Van Dai on charges of “propaganda against the state”. A Christian, he had served four years in prison on the same charges. A week ago, masked assailants beat him for giving public lessons on human rights. Yesterday, Dai, 46, was on […]
Vietnam Detains Dissident Lawyer For ‘Anti-State Propaganda’-RFA | Dec 16, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam on Wednesday detained dissident lawyer Nguyen Van Dai on charges of “propaganda against the state,” according to his wife and state media, one week after masked assailants beat him in what he called a reprisal for educating members of the public about their human rights. Dai, 46, […]
Fourth Vietnamese Detainee Dies in Police Custody within Month- by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 18, 2015 Mr. Do Hoai Linh in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc, who was detained by local police from Dec. 1, died on Dec 17 in a hospital, becoming the 4th death of detainee in police custody in the Southeast Asian nation within a month. Mr. Linh is […]
Vietnam among Top Ten Worst Jailer of Journalists in 2015: CPJ-by KTT, Dec 17, 2015 Vietnam, though among countries holding fewer journalist prisoners, ranks the tenth worst jailer of journalists in 2015 with six journalists put behind the bar, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In the country, a climate of fear for the media persists, with many of those released continuing to […]
URGENT ACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER ARRESTED, AT RISK-Amnesty International, Dec 17, 2015 Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài was arrested on charges of “conducting propaganda” against the state on 16 December. He is in detention pending investigation and at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Nguyễn Văn Đài was arrested in the morning of 16 December when he was on his way to […]
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