ADDENDUM: 227 recommendations to Vietnam UPR 2014-Continue efforts to ratify international human rights instruments, to which Viet Nam is not yet a party (Nicaragua)/ Consider signing and ratifying the main international human rights treaties (Albania)/Continue its accession to international human rights treaties (Azerbaijan)/Ratify international instruments to which Viet Nam is not yet a party (Niger); In its implementation of Constitution article […]
UN Human Rights Council rejects attempts to dilute Internet freedoms-ARTICLE 19 | 27 June 2014 “Around the globe, the Internet is the front line in the contest for civic space,” said Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19. “The Human Rights Council’s adoption of this resolution by consensus will be critical in our battle to secure Internet freedoms, including freedom of expression, association, assembly […]
Vietnamese Labor Activist Jailed For Backing Strikes is Freed-RFA | 2014-06-27 No reason was given for the early release of Do Thi Minh Hanh, who was arrested in February 2010 along with two other activists before her imprisonment eight months later during which she suffered beatings at the hands of prison guards. “Hanh told us yesterday that the police would bring her home,” […]
Sentence against blogger upheld-VNS | 27 June, 2014 The court upheld the sentence given to Truong Duy Nhat on a charge of “abusing freedoms to infringe upon interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organisations and/or citizens”. The charges are stipulated under Clause 2, Article 258 of the Penal Code. According to the indictment […]
HRW: Torture is an ‘expanding scourge’ in Asia-Phil Robertson, HRW | JUNE 26, 2014 In several countries across Asia, torture is used on a regular basis. Bringing perpetrators to justice is notoriously hard, especially in nations where the practice is state-sanctioned, HRW’s Phil Robertson tells DW. Inflicting pain by using physical force, breaking people’s will, trying to annihilate their personality – those are […]
The Vietnamese priest-blogger fighting for religious freedom-PAOLO AFFATATO | Vatican Insider | 06/25/2014 ROME The campaign for human rights and religious freedom in Vietnam is gaining momentum on the web. “Almost 40 million people use the internet in Vietnam. The most efficient way to awaken people’s awareness and evangelize is to create apps for smartphones and tablets – which are very popular tools – […]
Vietnam upholds 2-year jail term against blogger-BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 26 at 12:50 AM Truong Duy Nhat was convicted of “abusing democratic freedoms” to infringe upon the interests of the state in May last year. Lawyer Tran Vu Hai said Nhat maintained his innocence during the appeal hearing in central Danang City that lasted nearly two hours Thursday. Nhat was a […]
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