Retired Australian baker loses appeal in Vietnam on controversial ‘financing terrorism’ charges- The Guardians, March 2, 2020 A 70-year-old Australian man convicted in a controversial trial in Vietnam for anti-government terrorism offences has told a court he loves Vietnam and its people and was only ever a peaceful advocate for democratic reform. “I want Vietnam to progress and the people to enjoy freedom,” he said. […]
Dissident exile stops blogging because family back home is being hounded-RSF, March 2, 2020 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed to learn that Bui Thanh Hieu, a well-known Vietnamese blogger living in exile in Germany, is having to censor himself because of his government’s disgraceful harassment of his family still in Vietnam. Bui Thanh Hieu, who uses the blog name of Nguoi Buon Gio (Wind Trader), has announced […]
Vietnamese and International Civil Society Call for an Investigation into Dong Tam Incident- February 25, 2020 Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger President Human Rights Council United Nations Geneva, Switzerland Re: Request to investigate the gross human rights violations in Dong Tam, Vietnam Dear Ambassador, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to draw your attention to the recent crackdown in Dong Tam near Hanoi. On January 9, […]
Có hy vọng nào cho người lao động Việt Nam?-“Hiện tại công đoàn thuộc Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam làm việc cho Đảng. Thay vì bảo vệ quyền lợi của người lao động, họ lại đứng về phía người sử dụng lao động để bảo vệ quyền lợi của giới chủ,” theo ông Vũ Quốc Ngữ, giám đốc của tổ chức Người […]
EU must demand end to crackdown on civil society, release of dissidents- FIDH, Press release, February 17, 2020 (Paris,) The European Union (EU) must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Vietnam’s government to demand an end to its crackdown on civil society, the amendment of repressive laws, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights […]
Is there a glimmer of hope for Vietnamese workers?-Construction workers take a break in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam. Eric San Juan, Equal Times, February 18, 2020 Last November, the Vietnamese National Assembly took a long-awaited decision on a demand that came from both inside and outside the country: the authorisation – at an enterprise level – of worker […]
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