Security Agents in Central Vietnam Attack Four Hanoi-based Activists Ahead of Int’l Human Rights Day- By Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 07, 2015 On afternoon of Sunday [December 6], just four days ahead of International Human Rights Day, security forces in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An severely assaulted human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and three pro-democracy activists Vu Van Minh, Ly Quang Son and Le Manh Thang who […]
Vietnam Passes Transgender Rights Law, But Is It Good Enough?-Care2 | Dec 06, 2015 Vietnam’s parliament has passed legislation that is aimed at protecting its transgender citizens. The bill focuses on legalizing sexual reassignment surgery as well as legally recognizing the new gender of those who have undergone the procedure. It’s largely seen as a positive step by Vietnam’s transgender community – who often had to […]
Luật sư Nguyễn Văn Đài bị hành hung sau “Thảo luận nhân quyền”-Dân luận | 06-12-2015 Luật sư Nguyễn Văn Đài, cựu tù nhân lương tâm, người vừa cáo buộc bị an ninh tấn công sau cuộc Thảo luận về Nhân quyền ở huyện Nam Đàn, Nghệ An. Theo luật sư Đài, cùng bị tấn công với ông còn có 3 bạn trẻ khác là Trần Quang […]
Vietnamese Student Jailed for Facebook Posts-VOA | Dec 03, 2015 A Vietnamese student and his friend have been sentenced to six months in prison for Facebook posts that advised drivers how to evade temporary traffic checkpoints in the northern city of Hai Phong. The court this week found Nguyen Duc Hao, 21, and Tran Huy Lieu, 23, guilty of “illegally […]
Senator Ngo Condemns Vietnam’s Continuous Record of Human Rights Violations-Ottawa, December 4, 2015 – Today Senator Thanh Hai Ngo issued the following statement: “I am deeply concerned about recent cases of human rights violations in Vietnam during November 2015, which show that the human right problems in Vietnam remain critical. In Vietnam today, religious leaders, civil society activists and bloggers continue to face daily […]
Vietnam, EU release joint press statement-Dtinews | Dec 03, 2015 The following is the joint press statement by PM Nguyen Tan Dung, President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker: On the 25 years since the establishment of our diplomatic relations, we are proud of our maturing comprehensive and political partnership. We welcome the […]
Vietnam Authorities Apologize to Man after Wrongly Imprisoning Him for 18 Yrs-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan have apologized Huynh Van Nen, a local resident who was wrongly imprisoned for 18 years in a murder case. At a meeting at headquarters of the Tan Minh Town’s People’s Committee on Dec. 3, the province’s Police Department, People’s Court […]
Hanoi Police Chief Confirmed as Chairman of People’s Committee-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the police forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, has been elected as the chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the next five years, state media has reported. The confirmation was made after the city’s People’s Council conducted a formal […]
Vietnam Policeman Beat Woman during Crackdown against Sex Workers-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015 A police officer in Vietnam’s central city of Danang in the evening of Nov. 27 used baton to beat a local 57-year-old woman during a crackdown against street sex workers, state media has reported. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kha, the victim, said when she waited for a bus in […]
“Vietnam more tolerant and inclusive” – LGBT campaigners-Vietnam Right Now | Dec 01, 2015 Activists in Vietnam and abroad have warmly welcomed the decision by the National Assembly to grant some recognition to the estimated 270,000 transgender people in Vietnam. The Assembly last week approved a bill that would legalise sex reassignment surgery for the first time, and allow those who have […]
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