URGENT ACTION: PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE SUBJECT TO ILL-TREATMENT: Tran Huynh Duy Thuc-Amnesty International, August 26, 2016 Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức, a human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, serving a 16-year sentence has been transferred to a remote prison in northern Viet Nam. This is more than a full day’s drive from his family home. He is being subjected to ill-treatment treatment for his refusal to […]
Vietnam Prisoner of Conscience Placed in Solitary Cell after Trial, Not Allowed to Meet Family-Defend the Defenders, August 30, 2016 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa have placed Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy in a solitary cell immediately after a trial on August 23 in which he was sentenced to three years in jail on allegation of conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code, […]
Prominent Vietnamese Dissident Solid Contender for Dutch HUMAN RIGHTS TULIP-Defend the Defenders, August 29, 2016 Dr. Nguyen Quang A, a leading social activist in Vietnam, has been nominated for the Dutch Human Rights Tulip, an annual prize to a human rights defender or organization who promotes and supports human rights in innovative ways. The Hungary-trained technocrat will be one of 10 nominees who will […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly August 22-28, 2016: Vietnam Imprisons Two Activists for “Anti-state Propaganda”-Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly, August 28, 2016 ===== August 22 ===== Vietnam Police Extends Pre-trial Detention of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer to 12 Months Defend the Defenders: The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has extended the pre-trial detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai to 12 months, […]
Environmentalist in Southern Vietnam Escapes from Deadly Attack by Thugs-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 28, 2016 Nguyen Tri Quoc, an environmentalist in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has reported that he merely escaped from a deadly attack of unknown thugs after he spoke out against two companies for dumping waste near his areas. Mr. Quoc, 35, from Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, […]
Hanoi Police Detain Land Right Activist, Threatening to Place Him under House Arrest-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 28, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on August 26 detained local land right activist Trinh Ba Phuong, threatening to place him under house arrest in a bid to prevent him from participating in peaceful demonstrations protesting illegal land seizure by local authorities. On Friday’s morning, Mr. […]
Công an không xác nhận có bắt trẻ em, người nhà không nhận bé về-SBTN | 27.8.2016 Lối hành xử bất tuân luật pháp của toán công an quận Hai Bà Trưng (Hà Nội) hiện nay đang gây bất bình cho dư luận trong cả nước. Như SBTN đã đưa tin, chỉ vì ông Lê Hồng Phong (37 tuổi, ngụ xã Tân Hải, thị xã Lagi, Bình Thuận) có […]
Embassy Statement: Vietnamese Court Decision to Convict Activists Nguyen Huu Thien An and Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy-U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, August 24, 2016 We are deeply concerned by a Vietnamese court’s conviction of activists Nguyen Huu Thien An and Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy, who were sentenced to two and three years in prison, respectively, under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code. The use of criminal provisions by Vietnamese authorities to penalize […]
Vietnamese Central Highlands Indigenous Environmentalist Kidnapped by Local Police-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 25, 2016 Police in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 24 kidnapped Ms. H Buanbdap, a local environmentalist, for interrogation about her postings on her Facebook page, local activists reported. On Wednesday, police officers Truong Van Phung and Hung in Ea Bhok commune, Cu Kuin district detained […]
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