Vietnamese Blogger Le Quoc Quan to be Released-EFF | Jun 26, 2015 EFF has long condemned the Vietnamese government’s crackdown on bloggers, including the imprisonment of high-profile blogger and activist Le Quoc Quan. Our support for freedom of expression in Vietnam has even earned us the attention of the Vietnamese government, which attempted to compromise our employees’ computers by sending them links […]
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014 – Secretary’s Preface-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | Jun 27, 2015 The fundamental struggle for dignity has been a driving force in human history worldwide, and what drives us toward it is a set of universal values and aspirations. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are ideals that cannot be contained by national boundaries or ocean shores. […]
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES-Congress | Jun 23, 2015 HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH of new jersey in the house of representatives | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the Vietnamese-American community is celebrating its 40th year in the U.S. We often think of 1975 as a time of tragedy and loss, as the Vietnam War ended […]
Thailand halts Human Rights Watch event on Vietnam-BBC | Jun 26, 2015 Thailand’s military-run government has forced Human Rights Watch (HRW) to cancel an event in Bangkok to launch a report into alleged abuses in Vietnam. Thai officials said the event, which was halted minutes before it was due to start, could have affected relations between the two countries. The HRW report […]
Violence Against Viet Protesters Extends to the Streets-asiasentinel | May 25, 2015 Despite warnings that the country’s stance on civil rights could harm its international standing in connection with a major trade pact, Vietnam’s security forces continue to attack dissidents, staging 31 physical attacks in 2014 and another 17 this year, according to a dissident group based in Hanoi. The latest occurred […]
VIETNAM CSOs’ JOINT STATEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE (JUNE 26, 2015)-Civil Society Organizations | Jun 26, 2015 Now we hear again the voice of UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon in 2012: On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we express our solidarity with, and support for, the hundreds of thousands of victims of torture and their family members throughout the world who endure […]
Vietnamese Land-Grab Victims Say Plainclothes Police Beat Them-RFA | Jun 25, 2015 A group of activists and land-grab victims from the Hanoi area of Vietnam said they were beaten by plainclothes policemen on Thursday in Nghe An province as they were on their way home from meeting one of their colleagues who was released early from prison. This group had gone to […]
Saigon: Police arrest journalist Pham Chi Dung-Danlambao | Jun 25, 2015 Pham Chi Dung, president of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), was arrested by police in Saigon on the morning of June 25, 2015 and detained at an unknown location. His arrest is confirmed by Thuy My, a journalist from RFI. “At three o’clock in the morning in Paris, […]
Vietnam lawmakers demand more control of social media-Tuoitrenews | Jun 25, 2015 Many Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) deputies have voiced their concerns over insecurity for users of social media, requesting tightened controls over online information to protect the users. These deputies expressed such concerns at an NA meeting on Wednesday to discuss the draft Law on Cyber Information Safety. Nguyen Thanh Hai, […]
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