September 11, 2013
Viet Nam: Response to Government of Viet Nam’s comments concerning the Petition filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan
TO: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION Mr. Malick Sow (Senegal) Ms. Shaheen Ali (Pakistan) Mr. Vladimir Tochilovsky (Ukraine) Mr. Roberto Garretón (Chile) Mr. Mads Andenas (Norway) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY in the matter of Le Quoc Quan (the “Petitioner”) v. Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 30 August […]
September 12, 2013
Vietnam’s Internet Censorship Bill Goes Into Effect
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Electronic Frontier Foundation Internet freedom has gone from bad to worse in Vietnam as an online censorship law known as Decree 72 went into effect this month. It bans bloggers and users of social media from quoting, gathering, or summarizing information from press organizations or government websites. While the main justification for the law is to […]