June 1, 2013
Vietnamese blogger detained on anti-state charges
Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, May 30, 2013 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat on anti-state charges and calls for his immediate release. “The arrest of Truong Duy Nhat is the latest instance of Vietnamese authorities using vague anti-state allegations to stifle a critical voice,” said […]
June 4, 2013
Human Rights Council Must Intervene in Illicit Online Surveillance
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Freedom House | 3.6.2013 | On June 3, 2013, Freedom House made an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council raising concerns about the rise in states’ surveillance of communications. Freedom House called on the Council to discuss the protection of Internet users’ data and right to privacy during the “interactive dialogue” meeting in the Council’s Geneva Chamber, where […]