Vietnam: Prominent Dissident On Hunger Strike-Carlyle Thayer Thayer Consultancy 18 June 2013 Last night it was reported that Dr. Cu Huy Ha Vu‘ has begun a prison hunger strike (see Amnesty International). Dr. Vu’s wife said yesterday that he’s protesting against poor treatment in prison(rather than, say, making a political statement against the party’s leadership).
Vietnam’s bloggers test govt’s limits-Nirmal Ghosh Asia News Network 10-07-2013 A fellow blogger calls the Anh Ba Sam blog the “pavement news agency”, in a satirical reference to the official state-owned Vietnam News Agency. Anh Ba Sam, which means “The Gossiper”, was started in 2007 by former policeman Nguyen Huu Vinh, 57, and soon became a meeting point for […]
Wolf Criticizes Obama Administration For Failure To Address Human Rights In Vietnam-Frank Wolf / wolf.house.gov Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2013) – Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), co-chairman of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, as well as a longtime advocate for human rights and religious freedom globally, today released the following statement charging the Obama Administration with neglect in dealing with the deteriorating […]
Vietnam’s president to visit DC as dissident lawyer’s trial postponed-Democracy Digest 11 July 2013 “President Barack Obama has invited his Vietnamese counterpart to visit the United States this month, looking to boost cooperation on security and trade despite concerns over the communist state’s rights record,” Agence France Presse reports.
CON DAU PARISHIONERS ASSOCIATION: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam-CON DAU PARISHIONERS ASSOCIATION June 2013 Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam We are an association of more than 200 members, primarily former residents of Con Dau Parish, Da Nang City who are living in the United States, Australia and Thailand, consisting of: Refugees who escaped Vietnam in the […]
Advocates Keep Spotlight on Le Quoc Quan-Global Voices Advocacy 10 July 2013 On July 9, 2013, the trial of Le Quoc Quan, one of Vietnam’s most active human rights defenders and an outspoken blogger, was supposed to take place in Hanoi. But Vietnamese authorities at the last minute decided to postpone his trial until further notice. This is the latest in […]
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF VIETNAM: Submission by Front Line Defenders-Front Line Defenders – the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders Related to: Vietnam UPR Session: 18th Session of UPR (January – February 2014) Submitted: 14 June 2013 Front Line Defenders (www.frontlinedefenders.org) is an international NGO based in Ireland with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations […]
Dissident Vietnamese Lawyer’s Trial Abruptly Postponed-RFA | 8 July 2013 | Vietnamese authorities abruptly postponed the trial of prominent dissident lawyer Le Quoc Quan on Monday, saying the judge scheduled to hear the case is ill, while lawyers and relatives said the hearing was put off to avoid publicity and international attention.
Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Le Quoc Quan-HRW July 8, 2013 Update The trial of Le Quoc Quan, scheduled for July 9, was postponed in the afternoon of July 8. The trial has not been rescheduled. ———————————————– End Political Trials of Human Rights Defenders (New York) – The Vietnamese government should drop politically motivated charges against Le Quoc Quan, one of Vietnam’s most […]
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