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  • Illegally-detained citizens in Lap Vo received support from FVPoC, VNWHR - Tell The World  By [rollinglinks]Vu Quoc Ngu[/rollinglinks] (Defend The Defenders) On Mar 10, 2014 Two independent Vietnamese organizations, the Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience (FVPOC) and the Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) visited those people who were illegally detained by the police forces in Lap Vo district in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, and  […]
  • Vietnam: EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement must protect human rights and be preceded by a human rights impact assessment - FIDH | 7 March 2014 Open Letter Brussels, 7 March 2014 Dear Members of the European Parliament, Vietnam: EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement must protect human rights and be preceded by a human rights impact assessment The European Parliament will vote a resolution on “the state of play in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement”. While not […]
  • Statement by the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2014 - EUROPEAN UNION | Brussels, 8 March 2014 Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, made today the following statement: Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the real transformation the world has witnessed in women’s rights, thanks both to individual achievements and our […]
  • Vietnam: Mounting concerns for the health of writers and activists Dinh Dang Dinh, Nguyen Van Ly and Nguyen Huu Cau -   RAN 06/14 – pen international | 7 March 2014 PEN International is gravely concerned for the health of blogger Dinh Dang Dinh, who is suffering from end-stage stomach cancer and was transferred to hospital on 15 February 2014. PEN is also seriously concerned for the health of poet, essayist and, scholar and Catholic Priest Father Nguyen […]
  • Australian MP Chris Hayes speaks out for Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh, Nguyen Van Minh - Chris Hayes | March 8, 2014 The Hon Julie Bishop MP Minister of Foreign Affairs PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister I am writing to request your urgent attention on the issue of human rights violation in Vietnam, namely, the detention of three human rights activists: Mrs Thi Minh […]
  • UNESCO initiative promotes gender equality - VOV | March 07, 2014 02:13 PM UNESCO joins international and regional partners to launch the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative on the International Women’s Day (March 8) themed “Advancing Global Partnerships to Achieving Gender Equality in and through Media.” It is closely linked to the International Women’s Day global theme, “Equality for women […]
  • Families concerned Over Jailed Activists on Third Week of Hunger Strike -   RFA |  2014-03-06 Families of three Vietnamese activists on the 24th day of their hunger strike in jail on Thursday are concerned over their health condition after authorities rejected requests to visit them. Bloggers Bui Thi Minh Hang and Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh and follower of the Hoa Hao Buddhist tradition Nguyen Van Minh […]
  • Rights Group Accuses Vietnam of Leader SE Asia in Political Prisoners - Tra Mi – VOA | March 06, 2014 A human rights group says Vietnam has the highest number of political prisoners in Southeast Asia,The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) says at least 212 Vietnamese dissidents are behind bars are many more are under house arrest.FIDH says those imprisoned include lawyers, bloggers and land rights activists. […]
  • Vietnam: Free the over 200 imprisoned dissidents - Fidh | Paris, 6 March 2014 “Vietnam holds the highest number of political prisoner in Southeast Asia. That is deplorable for a country that is currently a member of the UN Human Rights Council,”said FIDH President Karim Lahidji. “The recent string of convictions, assaults, and harassment of bloggers, journalists, and activists shows that the Vietnamese government’s crackdown on […]
  • Another Vietnamese Blogger Jailed - By Luke Hunt | March 06, 2014 Truong Duy Nhat was sentenced to two years behind bars for criticizing the communist government. Another Vietnamese blogger has been jailed for criticizing the communist state. The Vietnamese government has accused Truong Duy Nhat of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe the interests of the state” under the country’s controversial new article 258. Nhat, […]