July 22, 2013
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Bloc 8406 Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
Bloc 8406 July 2013 Bloc 8406 formed on the eighth of April, 2006 in Vietnam by 118 people. Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly, a nominee for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, is one of its founders. Bloc 8406 is one of the pro-democracy movements in Vietnam. Its membership, from both outside and within the […]
July 23, 2013
Vietnam: President’s Visit to Washington Puts Rights in Spotlight
by Nhan Quyen • Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dinh Nguyen Kha, Dinh Nhat Uy, Le Quoc Quan, Mai Thi Dung, Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Huu Cau, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Me Nam), Nguyen Phuong Uyen, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Ly
Human Rights Watch 22 July 2013 Obama Needs to Address Worsening Crackdown on Dissidents (Washington, DC) – Vietnam’s intensifying crackdown on free expression should be a top agenda item during Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang’s summit with President Barack Obama this week, Human Rights Watch said today. Sang will be in the United States from July 24 to […]