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  • Summary of stakeholders’ information – Vietnam UPR 2014 - Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session Geneva, 27 January – 7 February 2014 Summary prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution […]
  • UN Watch: Vietnam blocks journalist from attending UN review of its human rights record - GENEVA, February 2, 2014 – Pham Chi Dung, a respected independent journalist and civil society advocate, was blocked by Vietnamese authorities from leaving the country yesterday evening to attend events in Geneva during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Vietnam. He was to be a featured speaker at a UPR side event […]
  • Vietnam UPR 2014 – Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session 27 January–7 February 2014 Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 […]
  • Dr. Nguyen Thanh Giang: the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council UPR for Vietnam - Lady and Gentlemen, I’m a 78 years old Geophysicist currently living in Hanoi. I’m not a politician. My main task at the time was to conduct research on Palaeomagnetism. I had retired but have been bothered by the government’s brutal violation of the people’s freedom and human rights causing me to speak up. At the […]
  • VIETNAM UPR 2014 – NATIONAL REPORT - Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Eighteenth session 27 January – 7 February 2014 National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21* Viet Nam I. Methodology A. Drafting process 1. The report is drafted in accordance with the guidelines of Resolution 60/251 dated 15 March […]
  • Hanoi, date set for Catholic lawyer and dissident, Le Quoc Quan’s appeal - Appeal set for next February 18. The lawyer was sentenced to 30 months for “tax evasion” , but sentence really motivated by his activism critical of the Communist Party and the government. “Satisfactory” health conditions. Only permitted “official” newspapers to read in his cell, forbidden the Bible. Hanoi ( AsiaNews / EDA ) – The […]
  • Việt Nam : Giữa tháng Hai sẽ xử phúc thẩm luật sư Lê Quốc Quân - Anh Vũ, RFI Thứ hai 27 Tháng Giêng 2014. Ngày 18 /2/2014, Tòa án Nhân dân thành phố Hà Nội sẽ đưa ra xét xử phúc thẩm vụ án Lê Quốc Quân phạm tội trốn thuế. Đó là nội dung thông báo của tòa án Hà Nội gửi tới cho các luật sư bào chữa cho […]
  • Lawmakers ‘adopt’ prisoners in human rights push - By Julian Pecquet | January 18, 2014, 02:20 pm | The Hill Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are teaming up to bring the plight of human rights defenders to light by adopting prisoners of conscience from around the world. Twenty-one House members have agreed to sponsor a total of 19 imprisoned human rights defenders from Iran, […]
  • Vietnamese Malware Gets Very Personal - January 19, 2014 | By Eva Galperin and Morgan Marquis-Boire | EFF As encryption has become more prevalent in online communications as a countermeasure against surveillance, attackers have sought to circumvent these measures by covertly installing malware on targeted computers that can log keystrokes, remotely spy on users with their own webcams, record Skype calls, […]
  • Vietnam Worse Than Syria in Jailing Reporters - With 18 journalists behind bars, Vietnam ranks fifth in the world for imprisoning members of the press. By Luke Hunt, January 21, 2014 | The Diplomat Vietnam has made the top 10 list of countries that jail reporters for simply doing their job. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Vietnam came in at […]