Viet Nam: Shameful wave of arrests of activists as Obama visits-Amnesty International | May 23, 2016 Vietnamese authorities must end their crackdown on peaceful protesters and release all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said today. As Viet Nam hosts U.S. President Barack Obama on a three-day visit, the authorities have pressed ahead with their assault on the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly by arresting […]
Enforced Labor Rampant in Vietnam Prisons: Viet Labor-by Vu Quoc Ngu, May 23, 2016 Enforced labor is rampant in Vietnamese prisons where between 100,000 and 200,000 prisoners were forced to work without being paid, said Lao Dong Viet (Viet Labor), an independent trade union in the Southeast Asian nation. Viet Labor made this conclusion based on its investigation conducted in September-December last […]
Vietnamese Security Forces Continue Detaining, Beating Activists Prior to Parliament’s Election, Visit of President Obama-by Vu Quoc Ngu, May 22, 2016 Vietnamese security forces continue to apply violent measures against local political dissidents, human rights defenders and social activists, detaining and severely beating many of them and putting others under house arrest during the week, human rights defenders have reported. Police have persecuted, intimidated and harassed dozens of activists […]
Many Vietnamese Activists Detained, Others Kept under House Arrest Prior to Obama’s Meeting with CSOs-By Vu Quoc Ngu, May 23, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces have detained a number of activists while keep many others under house arrest few days ahead of the planned meeting between President Barack Obama and local civil society organizations (CSOs), human rights defenders have said. Police have detained Hanoi-based blogger Doan Trang and Vu Huy […]
Detained for defending human rights in Viet Nam-Amnesty International | May 19, 2016 Vu Minh Khanh hasn’t seen or heard from her husband Nguyen Van Dai, since police arrested him in December 2015. This is her story. I am not an activist. Before my husband’s arrest, I was volunteering at our church in Hanoi. Because of his arrest, I am forced to […]
HRW Condemns Vietnam Ongoing Crackdown against Environmentalists-by Vu Quoc Ngu, May 19, 2016 Vietnam’s government should immediately stop all harassment, intimidation, and persecution of environmental activists, said Human Rights Watch in its press release on May 18. Condemning the ongoing crackdown on peaceful environmental protesters in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities, said the New York-based international non-governmental […]
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