UN Rights Tribunal Calls for Release of Vietnamese Blogger Activist-Article19 | 02 Dec 2013 The detention of Vietnamese blogger, lawyer and human rights activist, Le Quoc Quan, has been condemned by a United Nations human rights tribunal as violating his right to freedom of expression and his right to a fair trial. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a tribunal set up under the […]
Vietnam Drops Terrorism Probe Against Jailed Student Activist-VOA News | December 03, 2013 The family of a jailed Vietnamese activist says authorities have decided to drop a year-long investigation into ‘terrorism’ charges against him. Dinh Nguyen Kha’s brother says they learned of the decision during a recent visit with him in prison where he is serving a four-year sentence for anti-state propaganda. Dinh […]
SILENCED VOICES: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN VIET NAM- Amnesty International Publications | 2013 CONTENTS 1. Introduction and Summary…………………………………………………………….. 5 2. Legal framework ………………………………………………………………………… 7 2.1 International legal obligations ……………………………………………………. 7 2.2 The Constitution …………………………………………………………………….. 8 2.3 A range of repressive laws and decrees……………………………………….. 9 3. Human rights violations against peaceful activists ……………………………….. 11 3.1 Arrest and pre-trial detention ……………………………………………………. 11 3.2 Unfair […]
Declaration on The Founding of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights-Vietnamese Women for Human Rights November 25, 2013 Until the 21st century – the era of knowledge and liberty and democracy, Vietnam remains a country with a thick dossier on human rights abuses. Human rights are considered an important milestone to measure the level of civilization and is a prerequisite to create spiritual well being […]
LE CONSEIL NATIONAL DES BARREAUX EXIGE LA LIBÉRATION DE LE QUOC QUAN, AVOCAT AU VIETNAM-Adoptée à l’unanimité par l’Assemblée générale du Conseil National des Barreaux du 15 novembre 2013 * * Le Conseil national des barreaux, réuni en Assemblée générale le 15 novembre 2013, S’élève contre la condamnation, le 2 octobre 2013 par la Cour populaire de Hanoi, de Le Quoc Quan, avocat et bloggeur vietnamien, à trente mois […]
Vietnamese Blogger’s Daughter Pleas for His Freedom-By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Research Associate The Huffington Post | November 22,2013 Next week, the Committee to Protect Journalists will be honoring four journalists from around the world at the International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous reporting. As the awardees from Ecuador, Egypt, and Turkey make the journey to attend the awards […]
Two Writers Honoured the Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award-ICPC | 11/18/2013 6:30:29 PM The Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) has honoured two imprisoned writers, TAN Zuoren and Nguyen Xuan Nghia (Vietnam) the ICPC’s 2013 Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award for their long-term tenacity and courage in writing despite the threat of imprisonment. In addition, ICPC have named four writers as new honorary members, […]
ANNOUNCEMENT ON VIETNAM’S ENTRY INTO UNHRC-The Network of Vietnamese Bloggers | November 14, 2013 Following the mechanisms for electing four out of five candidates for Asia, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Maldives, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2014-2016 term. […]
Petition to free Vietnamese blogger jailed for 12 years-The Guardian | November 13,2013 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has launched a petition calling on Vietnam’s political leaders to release blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence. Hai, who has been in jail since 2008, was convicted under a law prohibiting the “conducting of propaganda” against the state. His […]
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