Vietnam attends UN Human Right Council meeting-Vietnamplus | Mar 03, 2015 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong led a Vietnamese delegation to participate in the high-level segment of the UN Human Right Council’s 28th session, which opened in Geneva, Switzerland on March 2. The four-day meeting is the first in a series of activities of the council’s 28th session, […]
Missing Montagnards Caught, Deported to Vietnam-RFA | Mar 02, 2015 Three dozen Montagnards who mysteriously disappeared on a trip from northeastern Cambodia to the country’s capital Phnom Penh were arrested and deported back to Vietnam, witnesses and a human rights activist said. The 36 Montagnards from Vietnam and a local Cambodian resident who was helping them were arrested in the […]
Vietnam Lawmakers Say No More Power to Commune-Level Police-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 03, 2015 Many Vietnamese lawmakers have given their thumb down to a draft law on empowering policemen at the grass-root level in the communist nation, the Nong Thon Ngay Nay newspaper reported. According to the law submitted by the Ministry of Public Security, policemen in communes and wards across […]
Vietnam Lawmakers: Safeguard Human Rights for Those in Temporary Detention-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 02, 2015 Vietnamese legislators have underlined a need to ensure human rights for those under temporary detention or arrest at a debate on the draft law on temporary detention and arrest on Feb 27, the last working day of the 35thsession of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee. The NA […]
One Vietnamese Man Dies in Police Station, Investigation Launched-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 02, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh have launched an investigation into the death of a local resident held in a police station in Ky Van commune in Ky Anh district, state media reported. According to state-run newspapers, Nguyen Van Tinh, 40, was caught red-handed gambling […]
China’s nine-dash line still infringes international law-By Huy Duong, Tuan Pham Eastasiaforum | Feb 27, 2015 Suggestions that China could claim historic fishing rights within the nine-dash line misinterpret international law. While Sourabh Gupta’s arguments, outlined in a recent Forum article, relating to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Articles 62 and 123 have been disputed elsewhere, […]
Montagnards Attempting to Reach Capital Deported-Cambodiadaily | Mar 01, 2015 A group of 36 Montagnard asylum seekers who went missing last week after they left their hiding places in the forests of Ratanakkiri province have been arrested and deported back to Vietnam, the U.N. and local villagers said Sunday. Wan-Hea Lee, country representative for the U.N.’s Office of the High […]
ASEAN promotes women, children’s rights-Vietnamplus | Mar 01, 2015 The 10th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 25-27 to review the implementation of the ACWC Work Plan in 2012-2016 and discuss a plan for 2016-2020. The ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on […]
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