Vietnam Transport Ministry Seeks to Silence Outspoken Expert-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 29, 2015 Vietnam’s Transport Ministry said it will verify the doctoral degree of Mr. Tran Dinh Ba, an outspoken expert in transport sciences in a bid to silence him, state media reported. The move came after Mr. Tran Dinh Ba criticized the ministry in Long Thanh Airport Project, saying […]
Canadian Parliament Holds Hearing on Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Today-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 28, 2015 The Canadian House of Commons is holding a hearing on Vietnamese prisoners of conscience today [May 28], with two representatives coming from Vietnam, Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung and former prisoner of conscience Truong Minh Tam. The hearing is part of the two-week campaign co-organized by Viet Tan, […]
Vietnam Lawmakers Have Diverging Opinions on Lump-sum Social Insurance-By HK | May 28, 2015 Vietnamese lawmakers on May 27 had a heated debate on whether the country’s top legislative-body National Assembly (NA) should amend Article 60 of the Law on Social Insurance or issue a document supplementing the implementation of the law. During the discussion, some lawmakers suggested giving Vietnamese workers more options […]
Vietnam May Amend Criminal Procedure Code to Enhance Human Rights-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 28, 2015 Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) is discussing amendments to the draft law of Criminal Procedure Code which will promote human rights in the communist nation. According to the draft law, the arrested people will have the rights to silence until lawyers come, and lawyers may be […]
Garden Grove Council Voices Support For Vietnam Human Rights Bill-Voiceofoc | May 27, 2015 The Garden Grove City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to send a letter of support for a Congressional bill establishing a Vietnam Human Rights Act. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Christopher Smith of New Jersey, prohibits the United States from selling lethal weapons to Vietnam and attaches human rights and […]
PRESS RELEASE: Genuine CSOs from Vietnam join ASEAN’s largest civil society forum in full force-DVOV Editor | May 27, 2015 Independent civil society organizations (CSOs) from Vietnam made their presence felt at the 10th ASEAN People’s Forum and ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC/APF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this April. While Vietnam’s presence remains heavily controlled by government representatives posing as CSOs, also known as Government Organized Non-Governmental Organizations (GONGOs), […]
Vietnam Lawmakers Oppose Removing Death Sentences for Corruption Crime-By KTT | May 27, 2015 Vietnamese lawmakers have turned down a proposal by the government to remove death sentences for corruption crime in the amendment to Criminal Law, saying that the move would make the situation worse amid the fight against corruption which is believed to ruin the country’s development. At the National Assembly’s […]
Vietnam Prominent Blogger Released after Two Years in Jail-By KTT | May 27, 2015 Vietnamese prominent blogger Truong Duy Nhat has been released after completing a two-year imprisonment for “abusing rights to freedom and democracy to violate state interests” under the Penal Code. The 50-year-old blogger came home Tuesday [May 26] from a prison in the central province of Nghe An, the state-run […]
Popular Vietnamese Blogger Released From Jail After Two Years- RFA | May 26, 2015 A prominent Vietnamese blogger and rights campaigner serving a two-year prison sentence for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state” was released on Tuesday, according to the blogger. Truong Duy Nhat, 51, was sentenced in early March 2014, charged under Article 258 of Vietnam’s penal […]
Human rights blogger is freed and promises renewed battle-Asia News | May 27, 2015 The Vietnamese Authorities yesterday released a prominent blogger and activist, previously sentenced to two years in prison for “abusing democratic freedoms” with the aim of “targeting state interests”. He is the 51 year old Truong Duy Nhat, indicted in March 2014 on the basis of Article 258 of the […]
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