February 12, 2024
Statement by Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch on Imprisonment of Danh Ming Quang in Vietnam
Mr. Danh Minh Quang detained by Vietnam’s police on July 31, 2023 HRW, February 11, 2024 On February 7, a court in My Xuyen district (Soc Trang province) put Danh Minh Quang, a 37 year old Khmer Krom, on trial for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the […]
February 15, 2024
Critics dismiss Vietnam’s clemency for death row inmates as ‘progress’
by Defend the Defenders • [Human Rights]
Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong recently commuted the sentences of several inmates on death row to life in prison as part of a general amnesty, but rights campaigners and legal experts said the move should not be seen as a sign that the country is improving its rights record. Instead, they said, Vietnam’s liberal use […]