June 9, 2017
Vietnamese Lawyers Asks Parliament to Remove Controversial Article in Amended Penal Code
by Defend the Defenders, June 9, 2017 The Vietnam Bar Federation has urged the country’s highest legislative body National Assembly (NA) to remove a controversial article in the amended Penal Code 2015 which regulates relationship between defending lawyers and their clients. In its statement sent to the NA’s chairperson, Standing Committee and Committee for Legal […]
June 9, 2017
Vietnam Ministry Proposes $2,200 Fine for Posting “Harmful” Content on Social Networks
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
by Defend the Defenders, June 9, 2017 Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed fines of up to VND50 million ($2,200) for those using social media to spread “distorted information” or to expose other people’s secrets, state media has reported. The proposal has been made following the rapid growth of social networks in Vietnam […]