Vietnam considers scrapping death penalty for seven crimes-Tuoitrenews | Mar 25, 2015 The abolition of the death penalty has been proposed for seven crimes under the current Penal Code, Deputy Minister of Justice Dinh Trung Tung said in a seminar on Tuesday, citing an amendment to the code. >> Justice ministry propounds reduction of death penalty Meanwhile, another amendment has been proposed […]
Vietnam wants full lifting of US arms embargo; Washington seeks more progress on human rights- Foxbusiness | Mar 24, 2015 WASHINGTON – Vietnam wants the U.S. to lift fully an embargo on arms sales that was eased last year, but Washington is calling for more progress by the communist-governed nation on improving human rights, their respective ambassadors said Tuesday. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the resumption of […]
Threats to religious freedom undermine Vietnam’s Communist Party-AsiaNews | Mar 23, 2015 Hanoi (AsiaNews) – The Vietnamese Church took the opportunity offered by Lent to reiterated its fidelity to the Catholic Church and Pope Francis. Some Vietnamese Catholics told AsiaNews, “We continue to believe in God and in the Church. We pray for Vietnam’s Catholic communities. If we are not in communion […]
TNLT Trần Vũ Anh Bình bị ‘kỷ luật nóng’-VRNs (23.03.2015) Ba TNLT khác là Đinh Nguyên Kha, Nguyễn Hoàng Quốc Hùng và Đặng Xuân Diệu tuyệt thực, chỉ uống nước đường từ ngày 19.03, để phản đối chế độ giam giữ bất nhân của cán bộ trại giam K3 Xuyên Mộc. Thông tin trên được TNLT Đinh Nguyên Kha thông báo cho gia […]
Vietnamese police attacking a Buddhist monk!-Danlambao | Mar 22, 2015 Venerable Thich Khong Tanh, a Buddhist monk who often speaks out against the Vietnamese Communist government about its violations of the freedom of religion, is currently being harassed and threatened with violence by the local police. Venerable Thich Khong Tanh today (22-03-2015) came to visit Father Phan Van Loi at […]
Vietnam CSOs’ Open Letter to 132th Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi (Mar 28 – Apr 1, 2015)-Defend The Defenders | Mar 22, 2015 Translation by [rollinglinks]Trang Thien Long[/rollinglinks] To: Delegates of Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi ATTN: Vietnamese fellows in and outside of the country Democratic governments and International Human Rights Organizations Dear Ladies/Gentlemen We, Vietnam independent civil society organizations, know that IPU is to protect and promote Human Rights because […]
Vietnam: Church Leaders Say Government Drafting New Religious Law-Crossmap | Mar 21, 2015 Church leaders from north Vietnam say the government is open to the possibility of reforming Decree 92, the restrictive edict on religion implemented countrywide in 2013. “The government seems to be loosening a bit on religion, but not on human rights issues,” Wang*, a church leader from the north, tells […]
Vietnamese Former Political Prisoner Honored with Norwegian Authors Union Freedom of Expression Prize-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 22, 2015 Vietnamese writer Nguyen Xuan Nghia, who is currently under three-year house arrest, has been honored with the Freedom of Expression Prize of the Norwegian Authors’ Union for his writings which aims to promote multi-party democracy and human rights. Mr. Nghia, 64, is a poet, writer and journalist. […]
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