Thailand halts Human Rights Watch event on Vietnam-BBC | Jun 26, 2015 Thailand’s military-run government has forced Human Rights Watch (HRW) to cancel an event in Bangkok to launch a report into alleged abuses in Vietnam. Thai officials said the event, which was halted minutes before it was due to start, could have affected relations between the two countries. The HRW report […]
Violence Against Viet Protesters Extends to the Streets-asiasentinel | May 25, 2015 Despite warnings that the country’s stance on civil rights could harm its international standing in connection with a major trade pact, Vietnam’s security forces continue to attack dissidents, staging 31 physical attacks in 2014 and another 17 this year, according to a dissident group based in Hanoi. The latest occurred […]
VIETNAM CSOs’ JOINT STATEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE (JUNE 26, 2015)-Civil Society Organizations | Jun 26, 2015 Now we hear again the voice of UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon in 2012: On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we express our solidarity with, and support for, the hundreds of thousands of victims of torture and their family members throughout the world who endure […]
Vietnamese Land-Grab Victims Say Plainclothes Police Beat Them-RFA | Jun 25, 2015 A group of activists and land-grab victims from the Hanoi area of Vietnam said they were beaten by plainclothes policemen on Thursday in Nghe An province as they were on their way home from meeting one of their colleagues who was released early from prison. This group had gone to […]
Saigon: Police arrest journalist Pham Chi Dung-Danlambao | Jun 25, 2015 Pham Chi Dung, president of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), was arrested by police in Saigon on the morning of June 25, 2015 and detained at an unknown location. His arrest is confirmed by Thuy My, a journalist from RFI. “At three o’clock in the morning in Paris, […]
Vietnam lawmakers demand more control of social media-Tuoitrenews | Jun 25, 2015 Many Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) deputies have voiced their concerns over insecurity for users of social media, requesting tightened controls over online information to protect the users. These deputies expressed such concerns at an NA meeting on Wednesday to discuss the draft Law on Cyber Information Safety. Nguyen Thanh Hai, […]
Vietnam Parliament Discusses Draft Law on Referendums for 1st Time-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jun 24, 2015 Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) on June 23 held a debate on the draft law on referendums, the first time in the country’s 70-year history under the communist regime. The majority of legislators agreed on the need of building the law on referendums to serve as a […]
Beaten by Police, Vietnamese Reporter Rejected by Employer-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jun 24, 2015 Vietnamese reporter named Tong Van Dat of the Tuoi Tre Thu Do newspaper, who was beaten by Hanoi policemen after filming their working session, has been rejected by his employer, state media reported Tuesday. In her statement sent to state agencies and media on June 20, Tran Thi […]
Vietnam Authorities request to revoke license Vo An Don-advocatenvooradvocaten | Jan 20, 2015 On 16 January 2014, L4L sent letters to the Bar Association in connection to the request of several government offices to revokeVo An Don’s lawyers license. Vo An Don is an associate at the Centre for Government Legal Aidin Phu Yen province. He provides free legal service to poor people, […]
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