Vietnam Detains Democracy Activist For ‘Reactionary’ Ties-RFA | Oct 22, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam detained and later released a democracy activist as she tried to enter the country from neighboring Laos, with state media claiming she maintains ties to “reactionary” organizations banned by the government and had earlier been forbidden from traveling abroad. Nguyen Thi Phi, 56, was taken into custody […]
Viet Nam elected to UN Economic and Social Council-Vietnamnews | Oct 22, 2015 Viet Nam overwhelmingly won its election to the 54-member United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2016-2018 tenure with 182 out of 187 valid votes. The UN General Assembly also elected 17 other new members of the ECOSOC on October 21 to serve the three-year term beginning on […]
Vietnam Activists Call for Immediate Release of Blogger AnhBaSam-By Vu Quoc Ngu, October 21, 2015 Vietnamese political activists and human rights defenders have jointly signed a petition calling for the unconditional and immediate release of blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh, who is co-founder of the independent news website AnhBaSam, and his partner Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy. In their petition sent to Vietnamese leaders and […]
Vietnam Bishop asks to end harassing Catholics-Ucanindia | Oct 21, 2015 Bishop Michael Hoang Duc Oanh of Kontum in Vietnam issued an open letter to local government questioning the motive behind its effort todestroy a makeshift Catholic church in a remote village. In his letter, Bishop Hoang Duc Oanh summarized in chronological order the series of actions taken by the local […]
Vietnam Puts Pressure on Family Who Allege Police Brutality in Son’s Death-RFA | Oct 19, 2015 Vietnamese authorities on Monday asked the family of a man who died in police custody to withdraw a letter they had written to the United Nations Human Rights Council requesting an investigation of his death, the man’s mother said. Police detained Do Dang Du, 17, from Dong Phuong Yen village […]
Religious freedom abuses at risk of increasing in Vietnam-Christiantoday | Oct 19, 2015 Religious freedom in Vietnam could be at risk of greater restrictions as the draft Law on Belief and Religion is finalised this month. It is the fifth draft version of the legislation, and its finalisation follows concern expressed by religious leaders that the Vietnamese population will be subject to increasing […]
Religious freedom under threat in Vietnam-Globalriskinsights | Oct 19, 2015 This month, Vietnam’s National Assembly will debate the Law on Belief and Religion. Religious leaders have voiced their concerns that this law will restrict religious freedom. Vietnam must tackle human rights abuses if it wants to safeguard its emerging economy. This October, Vietnam’s Government Committee for Religious Affairs is finalizing […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly October 12-18: Vietnam Says U.S.’s Religious Freedom Report not Objective- Defenders’ Weekly | Oct 18, 2015 ————– Oct 12———– Vietnamese Authorities Harass Independent Buddhist Church Vietnamese authorities in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tao have begun a campaign of harassment against a small, independent Buddhist church operating outside of government control, sending mobs to harass community members and block access to […]
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