Vietnam Court Upholds 42-month Imprisonment for Land Petitioner in Unfair Trial-By Vu Quoc Ngu, March 05, 2016 The Go Dau district People’s Court in Vietnam’s southern province of Tay Ninh in its second hearing on March 04 sentenced local land petitioner Nguyen Van Thong to 42 months in jail, finding him guilty of democracy freedom abuse under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code. The […]
Vietnam Parliament Wants to Regulate Social Networks-by KTT and VQN, March 04, 2016 The Standing Committee of Vietnam’s highest legislature National Assembly (NA) has discussed a draft law on press in which it tends to regulate the operation of social networks, saying that all press and press-like products must be under the state’s control. The committee proposed at its 45th meeting […]
Vietnam Police in Districts Expanding Detention Facilities: Gen. Chung-by Vu Quoc Ngu, March 04, 2016 Police in many districts across Vietnam are expanding their detention facilities in a bid to keep detainees longer instead of handing them over to the provincial police, said Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the Hanoi Police Department. The situation must be halted and I suggest the […]
50 Self-Nominees Registered for Vietnam’s General Election: Senior Official-by Vu Quoc Ngu, March 04, 2016 As many as 50 self-nominees have registered to compete for seats in Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) for the 2016-2021 term so far, said Nguyen Thien Nhan, president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, an agency empowered to verify eligibility of all nominees. The number of self-nominees for […]
Vietnam’s Communists put to the test as dissidents bid for parliament-Reuters | Mar 04, 2016 Former IT entrepreneur and banker Nguyen Quang A is running a disciplined campaign to be elected to Vietnam’s parliament, declaring his assets, securing voter endorsements and appearing in a slick online video. He is not, however, a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam nor the kind of candidate that […]
URGENT ACTION: SAFETY CONCERNS FOR VIETNAMESE ACTIVIST-Amnesty International, March 03, 2016: There are increasing fears for the safety and security of Vietnamese Trần Minh Nhật, a former prisoner of conscience, who is facing ongoing harassment, intimidation and other human rights abuses by police in the province of Lâm Đồng in the south of Việt Nam. On the night of 22 February, […]
Vietnam Security Forces Continue to Harass Hanoi-based Activists after Detaining, Robbing Last Month-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Mar 02, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces have continued their intimidation against Hanoi-based activists Ngo Duy Quyen and his wife Le Thi Cong Nhan after detaining the husband and searching their private residence and robbing money and other items one month ago, the victims complained. Mr. Quyen, a member of the charity […]
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 cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms remains weak. Arbitrary restrictions on civil and political rights in Vietnam […]
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