NGOs Urge European Parliament to Postpone Consent to EU-Vietnam Trade Deals-NGOs Urge European Parliament to Postpone Consent to EU-Vietnam Trade Deals Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing ahead of the February 11th plenary vote on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) to urge you to vote for postponing Parliament’s consent to the deals until the Vietnamese government […]
China: Protect Human Rights While Combatting Coronavirus Outbreak- Chinese Human Rights Defenders—January 31, 2020 The Chinese government must respect human rights in its response to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak, including lifting censorship, ceasing police intimidation and arbitrary detention, easing indiscriminate restrictions on movement, and countering social discrimination against Wuhan and Hubei Province residents. Human rights must not be a casualty of […]
Four Vietnamese Fined for Spreading “Fake News” on Wuhan Coronavirus Epidemic- Defend the Defenders, January 31, 2020 Authorities in many Vietnamese localities have imposed financial penalties on four local residents who have reportedly posted “fake information” about the novel Coronavirus infection on social media. According to the state-controlled media, Facebookers Ha Thi Le Nhan from the central city of Hue, Tran Van Tung from […]
AI và FLD: VN siết tự do ngôn luận và tấn công mạng tạo mối nguy cho nhân quyền- Image captionTổ chức nhân quyền ‘Ân xá quốc tế’ dẫn chứng trường hợp ông Trương Duy Nhất trong báo cáo năm 2019 BBC, ngày 31/1/2020 Việt Nam lại bị chỉ trích đích danh trong báo cáo năm 2019 của tổ chức nhân quyền ‘Amnesty International’ (Ân xá quốc tế). Ân xá quốc […]
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC in 2019: Vietnam-Amnesty International, January 30, 2020 Socialist Republic of Viet NamHead of state: Nguyễn Phú Trọng Head of government: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc The year saw a surge in the number of prisoners of conscience. A crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly continued. A new cybersecurity law entered into […]
Prisoners of Conscience Nguyen Viet Dung, Phan Kim Khanh Placed in Solitary Cells- Defend the Defenders, January 29, 2020 Authorities in Ba Sao Prison camp have reportedly disciplined two prisoners of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung and Phan Kim Khanh, placing them in solitary cells because they are refusing to confess and disobeying the prison’s rules. Mr. Dung’s mother has told the Radio Free Asia (RFA) that […]
Former Vietnamese Prisoner of Conscience Tran Thi Nga Honored with Engel-du Tertre Award- Defend the Defenders, January 29, 2020 The France-based human rights group named Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT-France) has decided to honor former Vietnamese prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Nga for her contribution against torture and inhumane treatment. The prize named after ACAT-France’s founders Hélène Engel và Edith du Tertre, […]
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