Vietnam Urged to Prioritize Presumption of Innocence-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 14, 2015 Vietnam needs to enhance the presumption of innocence in a bid to promote human rights and halt legal miscarriages, said members of the Standing Committee under the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). Speaking at a meeting of the ongoing 40th session of the Standing Committee on the […]
Kerry looks to strike bargain with Hanoi over human rights-globaltimes | Aug 12, 2015 US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke highly of the transformation of the US-Vietnam relationship from foes to friends on his recent visit to Hanoi. On the 20th anniversary of the normalization of the relationship with Vietnam, Kerry lauded the progress in security cooperation, trade and educational exchanges. Meanwhile, he […]
US to put more focus on human rights – Malinowski- vietnamrightnow | Aug 9, 2015 Senior United States officials have told activists in Hanoi that they will put increasing emphasis on human rights as relations between Washington and Hanoi develop. In a meeting with independent bloggers and other government critics, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Malinowski, said […]
Land Petitioner Hospitalized after Being Beaten by Bodyguard in Government Building in Hanoi-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 13, 2015 Nguyen Thi Hien, a land petitioner from Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang has been hospitalized after being brutally beaten by bodyguards in the Hanoi-based Government agency for receiving denunciations. Ms. Hien, who has sought justice for her land seized by local authorities for the past four […]
Farmer in Central Vietnam Self-immolates in Land Dispute Case-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 13, 2015 A female farmer in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai on Aug 12 burned herself with gasoline to protest local authorities’ decision on land dispute case, state media reported Wednesday. State media reported that Pham Thi Le, born in 1963, in Pho Nhon commune, Duc Pho district, was hospitalized in a critical health […]
Vietnam Disciplines 1,600 Communal Policemen Since 2009-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 13, 2015 Over 1,600 communal policemen in Vietnam have been disciplined since 2009 due to their violations, accounting for 1.2% of the total number of policemen at the grass-root level in the communist nation. During the past six years, 473 communal policemen have been dismissed and 385 have been received warning […]
Australia – Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Submission-HRW | Aug 12, 2015 August 3, 2015 Australia – Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Human Rights Watch Submission We write on the occasion of the forthcoming Australia-Vietnam human rights dialogue, scheduled to be held on August 14, 2015. We urge you to press human rights issues in an unambiguous manner and improve the efficacy of […]
Australia: Vietnam Dialogue Should Press for Rights Progress-HRW | Aug 12, 2015 (Sydney) – Australia should press for progress on human rights at its upcoming bilateral human rights dialogue with Vietnam to be held in Canberra on August 14, 2015. Human Rights Watch made a submission covering key areas for improvement such as political prisoners, police abuse, repression of religious freedom, and […]
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