September 22, 2012
(1) ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
“Human rights defender” is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. Human rights defenders are identified above all by what they do and it is through a description of their actions (section A below) and of some of the contexts in which they work […]
September 23, 2012
ThePetitionSite.com: Tell Vietnam to Free Political Prisoner Ta Phong Tan!
by Defend the Defenders • Ta Phong Tan
Target: President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang Sponsored by: Lynn Hamilton Former Vietnamese police officer Ta Phong Tan has done nothing worse than criticizing her government’s regime in some on-line blogs. And yet, she faces a possible twenty years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state.” Such charges are more or less equal to treason under Vietnam […]