Vietnam Traffic Police Allowed to Seize Properties despite Strong Public Protest-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Feb 19, 2016 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has empowered its traffic police to expropriate properties of citizens, including their vehicles and communication devices, despite strong public objection, state media has reported. According to the ministry’s circular which became effective on Feb 15, traffic police can seize properties, including vehicles and […]
Vietnam Government Continues Delaying Draft Law on Demonstration-by KTT & VQN Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice has once again asked the National Assembly (NA), the country’s highest legislature, to delay the submit of a draft law on demonstration to the second plenary of the NA’s 14th session in October 2016 instead of the 13th slated in May. There remains a mixed opinion about […]
Vietnam President Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Killed by China in 1979-Activists gathered in Hanoi center to mark the 37th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of six northernmost provinces by Vu Quoc Ngu, Feb 17, 2016 Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on Feb 17 paid a tribute to the fallen soldiers who were killed by Chinese invaders in spring 1979, in the northernmost province of Cao […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly February 08-14: Vietnam Human Rights Violations Condemned Internationally-Defenders’ Weekly | Feb 14, 2016 =============== February 10======== 35 Members of U.S. Congress Calls on President Obama to Make Human Rights Key Part of Sunnyland Summit Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) on February 12, along with 34 of his Congressional colleagues, called on President Barack Obama to make human rights a key part of the […]
Security Forces in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Province Continue Harassing Local Activist-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Feb 14, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong continue their persecution against Tran Minh Nhat, a former political prisoner and pro-democracy activist, the victim has claimed. Mr. Nhat, who completed his four-year imprisonment in late August last year and still under house arrest, said his family […]
No Trade Without Freedom of Information-Huffington post | Feb 12, 2016 President Obama is set to host the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Sunnylands, California February 15 and 16. Many countries in attendance, including Vietnam, have signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on February 4. Now that the TPP is sure to be a hot topic […]
Senator Thanh Hai Ngo condemns trial process of minor by the Vietnamese People’s Court-Ottawa, February 5, 2015 – Today Senator Thanh Hai Ngo issued the following statement in response to Nguyen Mai Trung Tuan’s postponed appeal trial: “I am deeply concerned about the unreasonable trial process that followed the unfair arrest, and the harsh sentence of Nguyen Mai Trung Tuan. “The Peoples Court of Long An province’s decision to […]
Blogger Detained at Da Nang Airport-RFA | Feb 01, 2016 A young Vietnamese blogger was briefly detained by police upon returning home to Da Nang on Jan. 31 after he spent three years abroad studying, doing human rights work, and working as an intern for an Australian lawmaker. Nguyen Anh Tuan, 22, was detained by police around 10 p.m., immediately […]
Vietnamese Pro-democracy Activist Detained, Private Residence Searched-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Feb 04, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on February 4 detained pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Ngo Duy Quyen and searched his private residence, confiscating a number of communication devices and other personal items, the victim said. Mr. Quyen, 40, was held by security agents when […]
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