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Hanoi Court Rejects Appeal but Reduces Imprisonment of Leader of Unregistered Republican Party of Vietnam - By Vu Quoc Ngu, March 11, 2016 The People’s Court in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on March 11 rejected the appeal of Nguyen Viet Dung, the leader and the founder of unsanctioned Republican Party of Vietnam who was sentenced to 15 months in prison on charge of causing public disorder under Article 245 of […]
Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its 74th session on Nov 30, 2015: Opinion No. 46/2015 concerning Hung Linh Nguyen (Vietnam) - Human Rights Council – Working Group on Arbitrary Detention The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was established in resolution 1991/42 of the Commission on Human Rights, which extended and clarified the Working Group’s mandate in its resolution 1997/50. The Human Rights Council assumed the mandate in its decision 1/102 and extended it for a three-year […]
Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its 74th on Nov 30, 2015: Opinion No. 45/2015 concerning Nguyen Viet Dung (Vietnam) - Human Rights Council- Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 1. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was established in resolution 1991/42 of the Commission on Human Rights, which extended and clarified the Working Group’s mandate in its resolution 1997/50. The Human Rights Council assumed the mandate in its decision 1/102 and extended it for a […]
Cassidy introduces bill to compel human rights advances in Vietnam as part of U.S. relations - The Ripon Advance, March 08, 2016 U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a bill on Friday that would take steps to curb the Vietnamese government’s repressions of its citizens. Under the Vietnam Human Rights Act, S. 2632, the Vietnamese president would be required to meet specific human rights conditions over the course of a year. […]
Chained to Chores, Vietnamese Women Remain Unequal to Men: Study - Thanh Nien News, March 08, 2016 Rigid traditional attitudes that confine women to the exclusive role of domestic caregivers while freeing men for everything else are the basic cause of gender inequality in Vietnam, a new study finds. Speaking at a conference to announce the findings of the study about social factors determining gender […]
LGBT Recognition Needs More Effort - Vietnam News Agency, Mar 07, 2016 There is still a gap between the laws protecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) rights and public opinion towards LGBT folks in Vietnam, according to the deputy head of the Ministry of Justice’s International Law Department, Nguyen Thanh Tu. An LGBT-themed event sponsored by the Economist newspaper debated this […]
Leader of Unsanctioned Republican Party of Vietnam Appeals His 15-month Imprisonment on Charge of Causing Public Disorders Next Week - By Vu Quoc Ngu, March 07, 2016 On March 13, the People’s Court in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will hold an appeal hearing for Nguyen Viet Dung, the leader and the founder of unsanctioned Republican Party of Vietnam who was sentenced to 15 months in prison on charge of causing public disorder in a […]
Vietnam Security Forces Continue Harassment against Family of Imprisoned Religious Activist, Targeting His Woman and Children - By Vu Quoc Ngu, March 08, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have continued harassment and intimidation against the family of Protestant Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, targeting his wife and children while he is in prison, said the Vietnam Women for Human Rights, an independent human rights advocacy group. On […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly February 29- March 06: Amnesty International Calls for Attention to Former Political Prisoner Tran Minh Nhat Who Is Under Constant Police Harassment - Defenders’ Weekly | Mar 06, 2016 ============ March 01============ Vietnam Should Cooperate with UN Human Rights Mechanisms Civil Rights Defenders, Mar 01, 2016: This week the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council begins in Geneva, Switzerland. Vietnam is in the final year of its three-year term as a council member. Yet its […]
Tuần tin người bảo vệ nhân quyền 29/2-6/3/2016: Chính quyền Thanh Hóa không trả biển, người dân tiếp tục vây trụ sở hành chính - Defenders’ Weekly | 06-03-2016 **********29/2/2016********** Chính quyền bắt học sinh phải trả tiền làm đường Lại thêm một chuyện chỉ có ở Việt Nam chính quyền Hà Tĩnh cho rằng những em học sinh cũng được hưởng lợi từ con đường mới làm xong, nên phải có nghĩa vụ đóng tiền để bù vào […]

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