GENERAL

  • Confronting the suffering in Vietnam’s prisons - By Bob Dietz, CPJ | Apr 4, 2014 Dinh Dang Dinh, a former Vietnamese schoolteacher and blogger, died on April 3 from cancer of the stomach. Near death, he had been released from his six-year prison sentence on March 21, and allowed to return home to die in Dak Nong province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. His crime, […]
  • Amnesty International: Fair Trial Manual – Second Edition 2014 - Amnesty International  | 9 April 2014 . The Manual explains how fair trial rights have been interpreted by human rights bodies and by international courts. It covers rights before and during trial, and during appeals. It also covers special cases, including death penalty trials, cases brought against children, and fair trial rights during armed conflict. This […]
  • Vietnamese political prisoner Dinh Dang Dinh dies as a ‘son of God’ - Asianews | 04/11/2014 Jailed for “anti-state propaganda,” the teacher and famous anti-bauxite mining activist developed a tumour behind bars. The authorities eventually released him for medical care, but only when the disease was in its final state. As the end was approaching, he asked to be baptised and become Catholic. Saigon Redemptorists celebrated his funeral in […]
  • FCO report: Vietnam – Country of Concern 2013 - Gov | Apr 10, 2014 While there have been some positive developments in Vietnam on human rights in 2013, the overall situation remains of significant concern. In August, Vietnam resumed implementation of the death penalty after a pause of almost two years. Detentions and harassment of bloggers, demonstrators and human rights defenders (HRDs) increased over the […]
  • Human Rights and Demoncracy Report 2013 - Gov | 10 April 2014 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Report 2013 was published in London today (10 April) by Foreign Secretary William Hague. Speaking about the publication of the report Ambassador Stokes said that the UK remained concerned at human rights developments in Vietnam. Vietnam remained a country of concern over the last year. […]
  • Mar 31-Apr 6, 2014 Defenders’ Weekly: Former PoC Dinh Dang Dinh passed away - **********Mar 31, 2014 ********** *** Former Vietnamese prisoners of conscience condemned the arbitrary arrests of land petitioners After policemen had unreasonably captured petitioners in Duong Noi (Hanoi) and Thuan Nam (Ninh Thuan), on March 31st, FVPOC issued a statement condemning the arrests. The Ninh Thuan petitioners were arrested due to protesting against the Titanium mining […]
  • Tuần tin Người BVNQ 31/03 – 06/04/2014: Thầy giáo, CTNLT Đinh Đăng Định qua đời - ************31/3/2014************* Hội Cựu tù nhân lương tâm Việt Nam lên án việc bắt giam vô cớ dân oan Sau sự việc công an vô cớ bắt giam dân oan ở Dương Nội (Hà Nội) và Thuận Nam (Ninh Thuận), ngày 31/3 vừa qua, hội CTNLT đã ra tuyên bố lên án việc bắt giam 6 […]
  • I am Đinh Đăng Định - VRNs  | Apr 9th, 2014 – ( Amnesty International Student Network – section Central Norway) On Monday evening, April 7, 2014, the annual board meeting for the 2013/2014 season took place in Central Norway. The idea of paying tribute to Đinh Đăng Định at the end of the scheduled program for the upcoming annual board meeting was initiated […]
  • Leading Vietnamese Environmental Defender Freed - Dvov | April 8, 2014 . He will serve as a scholar and fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy. EDLC and its partners have been working steadfastly for Dr. Vu’s release for the past three and one-half years. Dr. Vu became nationally known for his pro-democracy views and for filing a lawsuit challenging construction of a […]
  • Vietnamese Dissident Arrives in US after Early Release from Prison - Marianne Brown – VOAnews | April 08, 2014 HANOI — One of Vietnam’s best known dissidents, a rights lawyer and son of a revolutionary poet, has been released early from prison. Afterwards, he traveled to the United States. Lawyer Cu Huy Ha Vu, 56, is one of Vietnam’s most famous dissidents. He had served three years of […]