Farmers in Van Giang Land Seizure Case in Northern Vietnam Jailed for 3-4 Years-by KTT, July 14, 2016 A court in Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen on Tuesday handed down jail terms to eight defendants for impeding site clearance activities of a residential project (EcoPark) in Van Giang District in October 2014 out of their dissatisfaction of compensation rates. The defendants are all farmers and allegedly decline […]
Vietnam Parliament Continues Delaying Draft Law on Demonstration-by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 13 The Standing Committee of Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) has decided to delay the debate on a draft Law on Demonstration until the end of 2017, state media has reported. Speaking at the 50th session of the Standing Committee earlier this week, Deputy Head of the NA’s Legal […]
Vietnam President Rejects De-politicization of Army, Police Forces-by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 14, 2016 Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has rejected any attempt to depoliticize the army and police forces, saying the two forces must remain under strict control of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Speaking at a seminar on implementation of the party’s Resolution 12 on security and defense […]
Violent Wave against Vietnamese Activists Continues, One Retired Teacher Suffers Heavy Injuries-By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 14, 2016 The violent wave against Vietnamese activists continues with retired teacher suffering heavy injuries from attack of pro-government thugs in the latest case, local human rights defenders said. On July 13, retired teacher To Oanh from Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang and his wife travelled on their motorbike […]
Nhà tù trong nhà tù ở Việt Nam: Thế giới bí mật hành hạ tù nhân lương tâm-Ân xá Quốc tế, ngày 12/7/2016 (bản dịch của Vũ Quốc Ngữ) “Cuộc sống trong tù vô cùng khó khăn. Tôi đã rơi vào tuyệt vọng. Tôi đã ở trong tình trạng đó chỉ bởi vì tôi đã cố gắng để trở thành một công dân tốt, để giúp mọi người theo pháp luật … […]
Amnesty blasts Vietnam on treatment of prisoners of conscience-DW | Jul 12, 2016 Vietnam’s prisoners of conscience are routinely tortured, beaten and kept from their families. An Amnesty International report has exposed some disturbing aspects to their detainment. The “Prisons within Prisons” report was based on interviews with 18 prisoners of conscience who had collectively spent more than 77 years in prison for […]
Inside Viet Nam’s secretive and torturous world of ‘prisons within prisons’-Amnesty International | Jul 12, 2016 A new report published by Amnesty International today casts a rare light on the torture and other harrowing treatment of prisoners of conscience locked up in Viet Nam’s secretive network of prisons and detention centres. Prisons within Prisons: Torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam details the […]
Việt Nam cần chấm dứt việc tra tấn tù nhân lương tâm- John Coughlan, đại diện Ân xá Quốc tế tại Đông Dương The Diplomat, ngày 12/7 (Bản dịch của Vũ Quốc Ngữ) Rất nhiều việc cần làm để dừng việc tra tấn tù nhân ở Việt Nam. Thứ Tư tuần trước, cô Vũ Minh Khánh, vợ của luật sư nhân quyền bị bắt giam Nguyễn […]
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