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  • One More Detainee Dies in Vietnam Police Station, Fifth Death So Far This Year - by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 9, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Vinh Long are investigating the death of detainee Tran Ngoc Be Tu in the Luc Si Thanh communal police station, said Colonel Pham Van Ngan, head of the provincial Police Investigation Agency. Mr. Tu was held during the night of July 7 […]
  • Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Addresses Human Rights in Key U.S. Trip - RFA | Jul 08, 2015 After a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama that was dogged by protests from Vietnamese exiles and expatriates, the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party said Wednesday that human rights were a top concern of the authoritarian, one-party country. “Protecting and promoting human rights is [sic] the main objective of our […]
  • TBT Nguyễn Phú Trọng trao đổi với TT Obama về những vấn đề ‘vướng mắc’ - VOA | 08-07-2015 Thông cáo Tòa Bạch Ốc gửi ra trước buổi gặp giữa Tổng thống Hoa Kỳ Barack Obama và Tổng Bí thư Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng hôm 7/7 cho biết vấn đề TPP (Hiệp định Đối tác xuyên Thái Bình Dương), vấn đề nhân quyền và hợp tác quốc […]
  • Hanoi Leaders Admit Shortcomings in Massive Tree Felling, Still Defend Project - By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 8, 2015 Leaders of Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have admitted some shortcomings in its massive tree felling in April-May, however, they still insist that the project is much needed. Speaking at a meeting of the city’s People’s Council Tuesday [July 7], Vice Chairman Vu Hong Khanh of the People’s […]
  • Obama says he’ll visit Vietnam soon, meets with leader Nguyen Phu Trong - washingtontimes | Jul 07, 2015 President Obama told the leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party that he plans to visit the Southeast Asian nation soon, as the two leaders discussed growing tensions with China and Vietnam’s poor record on human rights in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday. Although Mr. Obama didn’t specify a date, he told […]
  • Obama Meets Vietnam’s Communist Leader - VOA | Jul 07, 2015 WHITE HOUSE-Forty years after the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. President Barack Obama and the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party sat side by side in the Oval Office, hailing the “remarkable progress” in relations between the former enemies. “Obviously, there has been a difficult history between our two countries […]
  • U.S. Congressmen Urge President Obama to Pressure Vietnam on Human Rights - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 07, 2015 A group of nine members of the U.S. Congress has sent a joint letter to urge President Barack Obama to pressure Vietnam on human rights during his landmark meeting by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam. In their letter, the U.S. lawmakers […]
  • Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly June 29-July 5: Pro-democracy Dissident Released Five Months Ahead of Scheduled Prior to Visit of Communist Leader to U.S - Defenders’ Weekly | Jul 05, 2015  ************29/6/2015********** One More Illegal Massive Land Seizure in Tuyen Quang Province Local authorities in Son Duong district in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on June 22 violently evicted people in Tu Thinh commune to rob their land. The 90-year female mother of army veteran Chu Van Truong was […]
  • Tuần tin người bảo vệ nhân quyền 29/6-5/7/2015: Nhà đấu tranh dân chủ Lê Thanh Tùng được CSVN thả tù trước thời hạn - Defenders’ Weekly | 05-07-2015  ************29/6/2015********** Cưỡng chế đất đai: bốc thẳng lên Chính quyền cưỡng chế đất đai của người dân ngày càng nhiều , gần đây nhất là ngày 22/5/2015 ở  xã Tú Thịnh, huyện Sơn Dương, Tuyên Quang xảy ra vụ cưỡng chế đất khiến cho một cụ già 90 tuổi bị khiên […]
  • Press Release - Event: World Hunger Strike Day for Freedom of Conscience Prisoners in Vietnam Organizer: WE ARE ONE Movement Date/Time: From 8:00am, July 25, 2015 to 8:00am, July 26, 2015 Venue: Over 20 major cities in 15 countries worldwide July 03, 2015, To: – The United Nations Human Rights Council – The United Nations’ Human Rights Committee – The Overseas Embassies […]