August 30, 2014
Vietnam Defends Imprisoning Three Activists on Fabricated Traffic Obstruction
Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 29, 2014 Defend the Defenders The court found them guilty and the jail sentences given for them are needed to ensure national security, social order and peaceful environment for the people, the spokesman said at a press conference in Hanoi on Aug 28, two days after the People’s Court in the […]
August 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE CONCERNED WITH THE CONVICTION OF THREE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN VIET NAM
by Nhan Quyen • Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Bac Truyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh, Nguyen Van Minh
OHCHR | Aug 29, 2914 BANGKOK (29 August 2014) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) is concerned that a court in Viet Nam has convicted and imprisoned three human rights defenders for their peaceful human rights work. On 26 August 2014, the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Court sentenced Ms. Bui Thi Minh […]