EU ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD IN 2014 – VIETNAM-EU, Luxembourg, 22 June 2015 OUTCOME OF PROCEEDINGS Respect for and promotion of democratic principles and human and fundamental rights at work constitute an essential element of the EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) signed in June 2012. The EU’s main concerns include civil and political rights, specifically the freedoms of expression, of the media […]
Vietnam Legislators Pass Resolution on Lump-sum Social Insurance-By HK | Jun 23, 2015 Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly on June 22 has passed a resolution on allowing workers to take lump-sum social insurance effective on January 1, 2016. The resolution, approved by 404 deputies, or 81.78%, followed a government proposal on modifying Article 60 of the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, under […]
Vietnam Northerner Brutally Beaten in Communal Police Station-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jun 23, 2015 A man from Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen has been hospitalized for urgent emergency after being beaten brutally in local police station, the Phap Luat & Xa Hoi newspaper reported Monday. After being released from the Binh Kieu commune’s police office on June 15, Phan Van […]
Plot to revenge against lawyer Vo An Don uncovered-Danlambao | Jun 22, 2015 Very important evidence concerning a despicable plot revenging against lawyer Vo An Don has just been revealed. Nguyen Thai Hoc, head of the department of internal affairs of Phu Yen province, is identified as the main architect of the plot. He was selected a member of the Standing Party Committee […]
Vietnam Senior Legislator Proposes Less Power for Commune-Level Police-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jun 20, 2015 Ms. Le Thi Nga, vice chairwoman of the Legal Committee under Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) has proposed not to giving more power to the police at the communal level in a bid to prevent power abuse. During discussions at the ongoing sessions of the communist-controlled […]
DISTURBING FLOOD OF JOURNALISTS FLEEING INTO EXILE-RSF | Jun 19, 2015 To mark World Refugee Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is offering an overview of its activities in support of journalists in difficulty in 2014, when scores of journalists fled abroad to escape violence in countries such as Syria and Libya, or political crackdowns in countries such as Ethiopia and Azerbaijan. […]
Overview of RSF’s support activity in 2014-RSF | Jun 20, 2015 The Assistance Desk at the international secretariat of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Paris and its counterpart in RSF’s German section in Berlin are responsible for coordinating the administrative, material and financial support that RSF provides to journalists and media in difficulty. In 2014, the two desks disbursed 216 assistance […]
Vietnamese Dissidents Call on US to Pressure Hanoi Over Rights Abuses at Home-RFA | Jun 18, 2015 Growing trade and security ties between the United States and Vietnam must be matched by effective U.S. pressure on the one-party communist state to ease its harsh treatment of democracy activists and religious believers worshipping outside of government control, a group of Vietnamese dissidents and other experts told a congressional […]
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