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  • Trình tự Xét xử công minh (16)- Phần 2: Quyền con người trong phiên tòa- Chương 15 – Sự suy đoán vô tội - Bản dịch của [rollinglinks]Vũ Quốc Ngữ[/rollinglinks] (Defend the Defenders) Nguồn: Amnesty International 15.1 Giả định vô tội 15.2 Trách nhiệm và tiêu chuẩn của bằng chứng 15.3 Bảo vệ sự suy đoán vô tội trong thực tế 15.4 Sau khi tuyên bố trắng án _____________________ 15.1 Giả định vô tội Mọi người đều có quyền được coi là […]
  • 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 […]
  • Council extends mandates on extreme poverty, international solidarity, independence of judges, and trafficking in persons - Human Rights Council |  26 June 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted nine texts in which it extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, the Special Rapporteur on the independance of judges and lawyers, and the Special Rapporteur […]
  • 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,” […]
  • Joint Statement: Call for an international legally binding instrument on human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises - Treaty Movement | 27 June. 2014 This statement has been endorsed by a wide alliance of international networks, organizations and social movements, listed below[1]. It represents the collective expression of a growing mobilization of global civil society calling for further enhancement of international legal standards to address corporate infringements of human rights. It welcomes the […]
  • 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 […]