3,000 children enslaved in Britain after being trafficked from Vietnam-The Guardian | May 23, 2015 Hien was 10 when he arrived in Britain. He did not know where he was or where he had been. He knew only that he was here to work. Since he emerged from the back of a lorry after crossing from Calais seven years ago, his experience has been one […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly May 18-24, 2015: Under covered Policemen Brutally Attack Saigon-based Activist-Defenders’ Weekly | May 24, 2015 **********18/5/2015********* White House Wants Opposition Groups in Vietnam Support Hanoi’s Membership of TPP The U.S. is willing Vietnamese political dissidents and opposition organizations in Vietnam to support the White House in helping the communist nation join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human […]
Vietnam Communal Police Chief Attacks Wedding Attendant with Tear Gas-By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 25, 2015 Police in Ia Pa district in Vietnam’s central highlands province of Gia Lai will conduct an investigation into a case in which the police chief in Ia Trok commune knocked down a local resident in a wedding party, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Saturday. According to Chairman […]
Người nhà kêu cứu cho dân oan Dương Thị Cẩm Mộng-DTD | Cập nhật 25/05/2015 Vào ngày 21 tháng 05 năm 2015, công an huyện Thuận Hoá đã ra lệnh truy nã đối với dân oan Dương Thị Cẩm Mộng tội “cố ý gây rối trật tự công cộng” theo điều 245, bộ Luật Hình Sự. Căn cứ quyết định khởi tố bị can số 40, […]
JOINT STATEMENT CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OFVIETNAMESE PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE,TRAN HUYNH DUY THUC-DTD | 24/05/2015 On 24 May 2009, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Vietnamese ICT entrepreneurand blogger, was arrested under the initial charge of “promoting anti-government propaganda” under Article 88 of the Vietnamese Penal Code for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression. On 20 January 2010,in a one-day trial, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc and histhree co-defendants –Le […]
Harassment and Assaults of Activists Continue in Vietnam Amidst Flurry of International Visits-Civilrightsdefenders | May 21, 2015 In the first five months of 2015, assaults and harassment of activists and bloggers continue with almost absolute impunity in Vietnam. At least 27 petitioners, activists and bloggers, including 6 women, have been violently attacked and injured since January (see timeline below). So far, the Vietnamese leaders have failed to address […]
Two Vietnamese Political Dissidents Ill-Treated in Dong Nai-based Prison: Families-by Vu Quoc Ngu | May 23, 2015 Two Vietnamese political dissidents Pham Minh Vu and Do Nam Trung has been inhumanely treated by authorities of Dong Nai province-based K2 prison, according to their families. The duo was transferred from B5 prison from the same southern province to K2 in Xuan Loc district on May […]
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