June 21, 2017
Vietnam Rejects HRW’s Report on Beating Local Activists
by Defend the Defenders, June 21, 2017 Vietnam’s government has rejected the recent report released by the New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on ongoing physical attacks against local political dissidents, human rights defenders and social activists as well as independent blogger, saying the country acted in accordance with international human rights treaties. The […]
June 21, 2017
Vietnam Parliament Adopts Revised Penal Code, Controversial Articles Remain
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
by Defend the Defenders, June 20, 2017 Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly on June 20 adopted the revised Penal Code in which controversial articles on national security provision remain unchanged in content. The 2017 Penal Code which will replace the 1999 Penal Code from Jan 1, 2018 still impose heavy sentences to silence local […]