June 29, 2017
Catholic Clergy in Central Vietnam Brutally Beaten by Thugs as Local Authorities Want to Seize Thien An Monastery’s Land
By Defend the Defenders, June 29, 2017 Catholic clergy and followers in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue have been brutally assaulted by thugs when they were trying to protect the pine forest belonging to the Thien An Saint Benedict Monastery. Dozens of men believed to be plainclothes police arrived at the monastery and demolished […]
June 29, 2017
U.S. State Dept Says Vietnam’s Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Still Lacking
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
by VP, June 29, 2017 Although Vietnam’s government has made great efforts in its fight against human trafficking, it still failed to meet the minimum standards in several key areas, the VOA news outlet reported on June 29, citing the Trafficking in Persons Report 2017 recently released by the U.S. Department of State. Given this […]