Expanding children’s rights is progress in human rights-VOV | Aug 12, 2015 The revised Law on child protection, care, and education adds regulations concerning children’s participation in child-related issues. The revised law will be discussed at the current session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee and is expected to be approved later this year. The revised Law on child protection, care, and […]
Vietnam Defense Minister Requests Army to Be Cautious to Ensure Social Order-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 12, 2015 The Vietnam People’s Army must be well prepared to deal with all circumstances in order to ensure security and social orders, said Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh. Speaking at a conference of the Central Military Committee in Hanoi on Aug. 11, General Thanh requested army unit leaders to take […]
HCMC Procuracy Publicly Apologizes to Local Resident Wrongly Detained for Four Year in Murder Case-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 12, 2015 The People’s Procuracy in Vietnam’s southern hub Ho Chi Minh City, has publicly apologized to a local resident who had been imprisoned for four years in a legal miscarriage case, state media reported. In 2001, Truong Ba Nhan, then 39 years old, was arrested and accused by HCM […]
Vietnam NA Standing Committee Debates on Draft Law on Referendum-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 12, 2015 The Standing Committee of Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly has worked on the draft law on referendum, agreeing on major points of the bill. The committee agreed that referenda should be conducted on the country’s Constitution, defense and diplomacy issues which have important roles in the country’s existence […]
Vietnam Issues Decree on Imposing Heavy Fines on Press Violations-By KTT & Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 11, 2015 Vietnam’s communist government has issued a decree on imposing a range of fines on violations in the press with an aim to tighten control over reporting, posting, broadcasting, and announcing information. The fields which will be under close state monitoring are statistics, nuclear power, price management, […]
Vietnamese Court Releases Mekong Delta Land Rights Activist-RFA | Aug 10, 2015 Vietnamese authorities released a land activist from prison on Monday, where he was serving a five-year sentence for attempting to overthrow the government. Duong Kim Khai, pastor of a Mennonite church offshoot known as the Cow Shed Church, told RFA’s Vietnamese Service that despite his release, he has no home […]
In hurrying trade deal with Vietnam, the EU is bypassing its human rights obligations-FIDH | Aug 10, 2015 FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today that if finalised without conducting a human-rights impact assessment (HRIA) and without introducing the necessary human rights safeguards, the EU-Vietnam Free trade and investment agreement (FTA) would be concluded in flagrant violation of EU law. FIDH and […]
Kerry Tells Vietnam That U.S. Ties Will Deepen if Human Rights Are Protected-Nytimes | Aug 7, 2015 HANOI, Vietnam — Secretary of State John Kerry told a group of Vietnamese officials and business leaders on Friday that improvements in human rights here would lead to deeper ties. “Progress on human rights and the rule of law will provide the foundation for a deeper and more sustainable strategy […]
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