June 10, 2013
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Van Hai, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
S. 929: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act 113th Congress, 2013–2015. Text as of May 09, 2013 (Introduced). Status & Summary | PDF | Source: GPO S 929 IS 113th CONGRESS – 1st Session – S. 929 To impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes.
April 25, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Le Cong Dinh, Nguyen Dac Kien, Nguyen Phuong Uyen, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Phan Van Thu (Tran Cong), Ta Phong Tan
VIETNAM Latest Update: 31 March 2013 The human rights environment in Vietnam remains poor despite the government’s decision to apply for membership of the UN Human Rights Council. The beginning of the year saw a number of human rights activists, especially bloggers, receive long custodial sentences during trials which were often behind closed doors. Prominent […]
April 19, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • 72 Kien nghi, Huynh Ngoc Tuan, Le Cong Cau, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
The European Parliament, – having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Vietnam signed on 27 June 2012 and to the EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue held twice a year between the EU and the government of Vietnam, – having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Vietnam acceded […]
March 12, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Bui Thanh Hieu (Nguoi Buon Gio), Dinh Dang Dinh, Huynh Ngoc Chenh, Le Cong Dinh, Le Nguyen Sang, Lu Van Bay, Nguyen Quang Lap (Que Choa), Nguyen Van Dai, Pham Ba Hai (Trang Thien Long), Pham Chi Dung, Pham Thanh Nghien, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
ENEMIES OF THE INTERNET 2013 Today, 12 March, World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, Reporters Without Borders is releasing a Special report on Internet surveillance, available at surveillance.rsf.org/en. It looks at the way governments are increasingly using technology that monitors online activity and intercepts electronic communication in order to arrest journalists, citizen-journalists and dissidents. Around 180 netizens worldwide […]
February 15, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Dinh Dang Dinh, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Thanh Tung, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
Vietnam Vietnam intensified its grip on old and new media through a campaign of censorship, surveillance, and imprisonments. Central Propaganda Department officials held weekly meetings with top newspaper editors, outlining news agendas and identifying banned topics. The list of prohibited topics expanded to include criticism of the government’s economic management, land conflicts between the state and local […]
January 9, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • 17 Catholic youths, Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
Jannuary 9, 2013 – We are deeply troubled by reports that the Supreme People’s Court of Nghe An Province convicted 14 Catholic Redemptorist bloggers on charges related to their exercise of their rights to freedom of expression. These bloggers were convicted of “subversion of the administration” (Article 79) and sentenced to prison terms ranging from […]
January 9, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
January 7, 2013 10:57 AM ET – By Shawn W. Crispin / CPJ Southeast Asia Representative – Vietnam’s crackdown on independent bloggers hit a new low in recent days with reports of sexual violence perpetrated by state officials against a prominent online reporter. In a disturbing first person account posted Friday to the Danlambao collective […]
January 5, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Le Dinh Quan, Le Quoc Quan, Le Quoc Quyet, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 001 / 0113 / OBS 001 Incommunicado detention / Judicial harassment Viet Nam – January 4, 2013 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in […]
January 1, 2013
by Defend the Defenders • Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
On 31 Dec, 2012 – Freedom House condemns the recent escalation in the persecution of free speech advocates in Vietnam, and calls for the release of several bloggers who have been unjustly imprisoned for shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses. Lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan was arrested December 27 in Hanoi […]
December 29, 2012
by Defend the Defenders • Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
28 December 2012 – A high profile appeals hearing against Dieu Cay and two other bloggers, in Ho Chi Minh City on 28 December, show that heavy-handed muffling of dissenting opinions continues in Vietnam. Civil Rights Defenders call on the Vietnamese authorities to release all peaceful bloggers and to respect the right to freedom of expression.
December 29, 2012
by Defend the Defenders • Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Quoc Quan, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
COURT UPHOLDS LONG JAIL SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS ON APPEAL PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 28 DECEMBER 2012. Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings that courts issued today in the cases of three bloggers – Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai (also known as Anhbasaigon) – and yesterday in the case of Nguyen Van Khuong, an […]
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June 19, 2013
MP Chris Hayes’ address in Australian House Debates on Human Rights in Vietnam – 17 June 2013
by Nhan Quyen • Dinh Nguyen Kha, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Lia, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan, Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
Chris Hayes (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) OpenAustralia 17.6.2013 Almost 50 years ago, when speaking about freedom on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr changed the world when he declared: ‘I have a dream.’ I refer to Martin Luther King because he is a prime example of a courageous individual who enlivened the global consciousness […]