Vietnam Police Officer Lightly Disciplined for Spraying Tear Gas to Citizen Face-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 17, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Aug 15 officially reprimanded a police officer for using tear gas to spray on a local man, the Thanh Nien newspaper has reported. Pham Thanh Trung, chief police officer of Ia Trok commune received the lightest discipline for spraying tear gas onto […]
Vietnam Police Requested to Remain Loyal to Ruling Communist Party-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 17, 2015 Vietnam’s police forces must be absolutely loyal to the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to strictly implement all policies of the party, said CPV’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. In his writings posted on state-run newspapers on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the police forces, Mr. […]
Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-foreignminister | Aug 14, 2015 The 12th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will be held in Canberra on 14 August 2015. Australia and Vietnam work closely on human rights. This Dialogue is an important opportunity for us to discuss practical ways to strengthen our engagement on human rights issues, raise human rights concerns, and implement international […]
Thanh Hoa Police Arrest Anti-corruption Activist, Charging Him with Democratic Freedom Abuse-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 15, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa on Aug 15 detained a local resident, charging with accusation of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code. Mr. […]
Vietnamese legislators discuss draft law on belief, religion-Tuoitrenews | Aug 15, 2015 It is necessary to issue a law on belief and religion as freedom of belief and religion is among the basic rights of human, lawmakers said at a meeting of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on Friday. Freedom of belief and religion is one of the rights guaranteed in […]
Hanam-based Corruption Fighter Imprisoned while His Ill Mother Kidnapped by Local Police-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 15, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Nam have kidnapped a mother of a local corruption fighter prior to a trial against him, according to social networks. Mrs. Ha Thi Duc, 80, was taken away by policemen and plainclothes agents on July 29 when she was accompanied by […]
Hanoi Decorates Streets with China-sourced Flowers despite Gov’t Call for Home-made Products Purchase-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 14, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have imported China-sourced flowers for decorating the city’s main streets to celebrate the 70th National Day in the context the Vietnamese government is calling for buying home-made products. Local residents found that in the heart of Hanoi–Hoan Kiem lake and surrounding streets–workers were planting flowers […]
Vietnam Urged to Prioritize Presumption of Innocence-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 14, 2015 Vietnam needs to enhance the presumption of innocence in a bid to promote human rights and halt legal miscarriages, said members of the Standing Committee under the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). Speaking at a meeting of the ongoing 40th session of the Standing Committee on the […]
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