Two Vietnamese Arrested after Launching Facebook Page on Traffic Police Bribery-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 03, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong on July 31 arrested two local residents, accusing them of running a Facebook page on traffic police bribery, state media has reported. Nguyen Duc Hao, 21, and Hoang Anh Thu, 23, were said to have the facebook account namely “Tránh chốt […]
One More Prisoner Dies in Cell with Many Severe Injuries on His Body-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 03, 2015 A Vietnamese prisoner, who is serving his 8-year imprisonment for stealing a cell phone, was found to die in a Hanoi-based detention facility with many serious injuries on his body, state-controlled media reported Monday. Vu Nam Ninh, 45, died on July 20, in Detention Center No. 1 […]
Vietnam Defend the Defenders Holds 3rd Anniversary-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 01, 2015 Defend the Defenders (DTD), a Vietnamese unsanctioned human rights organization, on Aug 1 held its third anniversary in Cat Ba Island in the northern province of Haiphong, with participation of human rights advocates nationwide. Attending the event were Mr. Pham Ba Hai, the DTD’s founder and Mr. […]
Vietnamese Man Who Died in Detention ‘Was in Terrible Condition’-RFA | Jul 30, 2015 A man serving a prison sentence for stealing a cell phone has died at a detention center in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, according to his sister, who said his body was in “terrible condition” after being beaten to death by authorities and called for an end to unjust killings in police […]
Eight Vietnam Officers Jailed for Beating One Drug User to Death-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 30, 2015 The People’s Court in Vietnam ‘s southern province of Dong Nai on July 28-29 held a trial for eight cadres and staff of a local rehabilitation center who were accused of beating to death one drug user. According to the indictment, Hoang Van Van and a number of […]
Vietnam: UN committee review unmasks grave violations of women’s rights- FIDH & VCHR| Jul 29, 2015 Paris, 29 July 2015: UN committee experts expressed serious concern over persisting gender inequality and the widespread abuse of women’s rights in Vietnam at the conclusion of their review of the country’s implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva on 9-10 […]
Vietnam: Investigate the attack on human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh-By William Nicholas Gomes newsghana | Jul 29, 2015 Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister Government Office 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Ba Dinh District Ha Noi Viet Nam Fax: +84 80 44130/ +84 80 44940 nguoiphatngonchinhphu@chinhphu.vn Your Excellency, I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human rights defender and Freelance journalist. I would like to draw your […]
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