New Transgender Rights Law in Vietnam Falls Short: Rights Group-RFA | Dec 01, 2015 A new law allowing hospitals in Vietnam to perform gender reassignment surgery is a “significant step” toward acknowledging the rights of transgender people in the one party communist nation, but the procedure should not be a precondition for legal gender recognition, according to a rights group. On Nov. 24, Vietnam’s […]
Tại sao chính quyền lại sợ hãi một cậu bé mới 15 tuổi đầu?-Dân luận | 01-12-2015 Phiên tòa bất công ngày 24/11/2015 tại Thạch Hóa – Long An đã tuyên xử Nguyễn Mai Trung Tuấn 4 năm 6 tháng tù giam và 3 năm quản chế cho những hành động tự vệ chính đáng của em và gia đình khiến nhiều người trong nước và quốc tế […]
Vietnam: Positive Step for Transgender Rights-HRW | Nov 30, 2015 Vietnamese parliament adopts new transgender legislation (Berlin) – On November 24, 2015, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved a bill to legalize sex reassignment surgery and to introduce the right to legal gender recognition for transgender people who have undergone such surgery. The law allows people who wish to undergo gender […]
Vietnam Adopts Criminal Procedure Code, Human Rights May Be Enhanced-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 30, 2015 Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) on Nov. 26 passed the Criminal Procedure Code with a number of supplements which may help the country enhance its human right situation. Accordingly, the bill will respect the right to remain silent despite strong objection of representatives from the Ministry of […]
Vietnam intensifies protection of women, children’s rights under ASEAN-Vietnamplus | Nov 29, 2015 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs recently held a conference on directions for the operation of the Vietnam chapter of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). Participants at the November 27 event focused their attention on the ACWC […]
Vietnam’s amended Criminal Code reduces death penalty crimes, increases restrictions on freedom and rights- Vietnam Committee on Human Rights | Nov 27, 2015 PARIS, 27 November 2015 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the abolition of the death penalty for seven crimes in the amended Criminal Code voted by Vietnam’s National Assembly today. However, VCHR is deeply disappointed that the long-promised reform of […]
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