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  • Vietnamese Independent CSOs Jointly Condemn Formosa’s Discharge of Toxic Chemicals Causing Serious Environment Pollution in Central Coastal Region - By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 30, 2016 Twenty Vietnamese independent civil society organizations and five individuals on April 29 issued a joint statement to express their concerns on the ongoing severe environmental pollution of the Taiwan-invested Formosa steel plant which likely has caused the massive death of aquatic species in Vietnam’s central coastal areas. The […]
  • Letter to President Barack Obama - vietecology |  May 01, 2016 Viet Ecology Foundation 45272 Omak St. Fremont, CA 94539 April 27, 2016 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington DC 20500 Subject: Message to Vietnam Dear Mr. President, I am writing you this letter on behalf of the Viet Ecology Foundation, an NGO based in the US. […]
  • Thousands of Activists Rally across Vietnam to Protest Taiwan-invested Formosa for Causing Severe Pollution, Many Beaten and Arrested by Security Forces - By Vu Quoc Ngu, May 1, 2016 Thousands of Vietnamese have rallied across country to raise their concerns about the ongoing heavy environmental pollution which kills hundreds of tons of aquatic species along the central coastal areas , local networks have reported. The peaceful demonstrations occurred in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang city, and […]
  • Vietnamese Teacher Interrogated for Writing Poem about Country’s Issues - By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 29, 2016 Female teacher Tran Thi Thanh Lam from Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh has been interrogated by local security officers after her poem about country’s issues was broadcast on social networks. Ms. Lam, an excellent teacher on literature of Ha Tinh High School, on April 25 posted her […]
  • TUYÊN BỐ CỦA CÁC TỔ CHỨC XÃ HỘI DÂN SỰ ĐỘC LẬP VỀ THẢM HỌA QUỐC GIA TẠI CÁC TỈNH MIỀN TRUNG - Việt Nam | 29-04-2016 A- Xét rằng:                  1- Bắt đầu từ ngày 6-4-2016, trên địa bàn các tỉnh từ Hà Tĩnh đến Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên–Huế và một phần Quảng Nam đã xảy ra hiện tượng nhiều loài cá sống ở tầng đáy và vùng duyên hải (có cả […]
  • Vietnam: Wife of detained pastor ‘beaten and tortured’ by local authorities - christiantoday | Apr 28, 2016 The Vietnamese government must investigate allegations that a Christian human rights campaigner has been tortured by local authorities, campaigners have said. A joint statement by more than 30 faith-based organisations, human rights NGOs and individuals, including Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Amnesty International and Vietnam’s Association for Promotion of Freedom of […]
  • EU sacrifices human rights for Vietnam free trade - euobserver | Apr 27, 2016 For almost six months, the family and friends of imprisoned Vietnamese lawyer and activist Nguyen Van Dai have been waiting to hear what will happen to him. Dai was arrested on 16 December 2015, hours before a planned meeting with EU officials in Hanoi. Since his arrest, his wife has […]
  • US Presses Vietnam on Detentions Ahead of Obama Visit - Abcnews | Apr 25, 2016 The United States pressed Vietnam Monday over a recent spate of detentions of government critics and pushed for other progress on human rights ahead of a visit next month by President Barack Obama. Senior officials of the two governments held an annual dialogue on human rights in Washington. It’s an […]
  • Joint Statement Alleged Torture of Mrs. Tran Thi Hong Must Be Investigated - VNWHR | Apr 26, 2016 To:      President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam   We, the undersigned organizations and individuals call on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to carry out a prompt, impartial, independent and effective investigation into […]
  • US presses Vietnam on detentions ahead of Obama visit - startribune | Apr 25, 2016 WASHINGTON — The United States pressed Vietnam Monday over a recent spate of detentions of government critics and pushed for other progress on human rights ahead of a visit next month by President Barack Obama. Senior officials of the two governments held an annual dialogue on human rights in Washington. […]