Vietnam Human rights lawyers Tran Thu Nam and Le Luan attacked-Lawyers for Lawyers | Nov 27, 2015 On 3 November 2015, human rights lawyers Mr Tran Thu Nam andMr Le Luan were attacked and beaten by eight masked men. L4Lhas reason to believe that Tran Thu Nam and Le Luan were targeted in connection to their legitimate activities as attorneys. When the eight masked men […]
Vietnam Parliament Passes Revised Penal Code Removing Death Penalty for Corruption-By KTT, Nov 27, 2015 Members of Vietnamese National Assembly (NA), the country’s top legislature, have passed the revised Penal Code that includes abolishing death sentence for people who are charged with corruption, state media reported Friday. The code, which will take effect starting in July 2016, will also drop the death penalty for seven […]
Vietnam legislature adopts law on referendum, among others-Tuoitrenews | Nov 26, 2015 Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday approved several new human rights-related laws, the most prominent of which are those on referendum and temporary custody and detention. With a majority of votes, the legislature passed the Law on Referendums, which has 52 articles and will take effect on July 1, […]
Vietnam passes first law to protect transgender rights-Channelnewsasia | Nov 24, 2015 Vietnam on Tuesday (Nov 24) passed a landmark law enshrining rights for transgender people in a move advocacy groups say paves the way for gender reassignment surgery in the nation. Such operations are currently illegal, forcing people to travel to nearby Thailand for the surgery. The legislation will allow those […]
Vietnam Beating Case Highlights TPP Labor Rights Issue-VOA | Nov 24, 2015 A Vietnamese labor activist has accused authorities of beating and detaining her after she talked with fired workers in southern Long An province. Long-time labor rights advocate Do Thi Minh Hanh, once imprisoned for helping organize labor strikes, said she was held Monday for “13 hours without being given any […]
Vietnam implements UN’s recommendations of human rights-Vietnamplus | Nov 25, 2015 The Prime Minister approved a master plan to implement the recommendations Vietnam has accepted in line with the UN’s second-circle universal periodic review (UPR) on human rights. The plan reflects the determination, seriousness and responsibility Vietnam has developed for the implementation of the recommendations it has accepted, as well as […]
Vietnamese PM urges Public to Use Internet Responsibly-Opengovasia | Nov 23, 2015 Vietnam’s prime minister posted a letter online on Thursday urging the public to use the Internet responsibly and build a civilised web environment which to many would seem an odd action by the Vietnamese government Up until recently the ruling Communist Party steered clear of a social media platform used […]
One More Detainee Dies at Vietnam Police Facility amid Rising Public Concern-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 24, 2015 Trinh Xuan Quyen, 16-year-old boy from Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, died on November 17 due to severe injuries he received during two-week detention at the local police facility, state media has reported. On Nov. 1, police in Cu Jut district arrested Quyen on allegation of […]
Vietnam Court Sentences 15-year-old Boy to 54 Months in Jail for Opposing Police in Land Grabbing Case-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 24, 2015 The People’s Court in Thanh Hoa district in Vietnam’s southern province of Long An on November 24 sentenced Nguyen Mai Trung Tuan, a 15-year-old boy to 54 months in prison for attacking police with acid when local authorities deployed police and militia to seize his family’s land in […]
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