Vietnam Authorities Apologize to Man after Wrongly Imprisoning Him for 18 Yrs-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan have apologized Huynh Van Nen, a local resident who was wrongly imprisoned for 18 years in a murder case. At a meeting at headquarters of the Tan Minh Town’s People’s Committee on Dec. 3, the province’s Police Department, People’s Court […]
Hanoi Police Chief Confirmed as Chairman of People’s Committee-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the police forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, has been elected as the chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the next five years, state media has reported. The confirmation was made after the city’s People’s Council conducted a formal […]
Vietnam Policeman Beat Woman during Crackdown against Sex Workers-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 A police officer in Vietnam’s central city of Danang in the evening of Nov. 27 used baton to beat a local 57-year-old woman during a crackdown against street sex workers, state media has reported. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kha, the victim, said when she waited for a bus in […]
“Vietnam more tolerant and inclusive” – LGBT campaigners-Vietnam Right Now | Dec 01, 2015 Activists in Vietnam and abroad have warmly welcomed the decision by the National Assembly to grant some recognition to the estimated 270,000 transgender people in Vietnam. The Assembly last week approved a bill that would legalise sex reassignment surgery for the first time, and allow those who have […]
New Transgender Rights Law in Vietnam Falls Short: Rights Group-RFA | Dec 01, 2015 A new law allowing hospitals in Vietnam to perform gender reassignment surgery is a “significant step” toward acknowledging the rights of transgender people in the one party communist nation, but the procedure should not be a precondition for legal gender recognition, according to a rights group. On Nov. 24, Vietnam’s […]
Tại sao chính quyền lại sợ hãi một cậu bé mới 15 tuổi đầu?-Dân luận | 01-12-2015 Phiên tòa bất công ngày 24/11/2015 tại Thạch Hóa – Long An đã tuyên xử Nguyễn Mai Trung Tuấn 4 năm 6 tháng tù giam và 3 năm quản chế cho những hành động tự vệ chính đáng của em và gia đình khiến nhiều người trong nước và quốc tế […]
Vietnam: Positive Step for Transgender Rights-HRW | Nov 30, 2015 Vietnamese parliament adopts new transgender legislation (Berlin) – On November 24, 2015, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved a bill to legalize sex reassignment surgery and to introduce the right to legal gender recognition for transgender people who have undergone such surgery. The law allows people who wish to undergo gender […]
Vietnam Adopts Criminal Procedure Code, Human Rights May Be Enhanced-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 30, 2015 Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) on Nov. 26 passed the Criminal Procedure Code with a number of supplements which may help the country enhance its human right situation. Accordingly, the bill will respect the right to remain silent despite strong objection of representatives from the Ministry of […]
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