June 10, 2016
European Parliament strongly condemns abuses of freedom of expression, assembly and religion in Vietnam
VCHR | Jun 09, 2016 STRASBOURG, 9 June 2016 (VCHR) – At its plenary session in Strasburg today, the 751-member European Parliament adopted an Urgent Resolution strongly condemning human rights violations in Vietnam, and the escalation of repression following the Communist Party’s XII Congress in January which brought a hard-line leadership to power in the […]
August 24, 2016
Vietnam Police Extends Pre-trial Detention for Prominent Human Rights Lawyer to 12 Months
by Nhan Quyen • Le Thu Ha, Nguyen Van Dai
By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 23, 2016 The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has extended the pre-trial detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai to 12 months, said his lawyer Ha Huy Son. On Monday [August 22], lawyer Son received a letter from Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Procuracy, saying he […]