TWO MEMBERS OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ARRESTED-Tell The World Translation by[rollinglinks]Chan Minh[/rollinglinks] Defend The Defenders By VNWHR | Apr 24, 2014 On April 22, 2014, around 11:35AM, as they came out of an Appelate Courtroom, two representatives of the Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) organization, Mrs. Tran Thi Hai and Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Lua, were surrounded by dozens of policemen who […]
EU-Vietnam FTA: GUE, Greens, and civil society obtain partial but important victory for human rights-FIDH | 23 April 2014 The resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 17 April 2014 on the state of play of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is an important step towards strengthening human rights protection, FIDH and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. Despite the opposition of the PPE, but […]
Report on Violations of Freedom of Religion by the Government of Vietnam for First Quarter of 2014-VRNs (April 24th, 2014) – Saigon by An THANH — COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF RELIGION Report on Violations of Freedom of Religion by the Government of Vietnam Report Numbered 01/2014 for First Quarter of 2014 Article 24 of the 2013 Version of Vietnamese Constitution, which was approved by Congress on November 28th, 2013 and became effective on […]
Apr 14 – Apr 20, 2014 Defenders’ Weekly: Police used violence against “human rights café”-********April 14th, 2014 ********** Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) visited many families of the prisoners of conscience in the southwestern provinces Last week VNWHR paid a visit offering gifts to the families of prisoners of conscience in Southwestern region. The meaningful trip has proved mutual assistance and necessary connections among Vietnamese dissidents in the […]
Tuần tin Người BVNQ 14/4 – 20/4/2014: Công an dùng vũ lực dẹp tan “Cà phê nhân quyền”-**********14/4/2014********** Hội Phụ nữ nhân quyền VN viếng thăm gia đình các tù nhân lương tâm miền Tây Tuần qua, Hội PNNQ Việt Nam đã có chuyến thăm hỏi, tặng quà cho các gia đình các tù nhân lương tâm miền Tây Nam Bộ. Đây là chuyến đi mang nhiều ý nghĩa thể hiện sự […]
VIETNAMESE ACTIVISTS IN U.S. ADVOCATING FOR PRESS FREEDOM-VNRN | APRIL 20, 2014 The visiting netizens, invited by members of the U.S. Congress and free-press organizations, will engage directly with policy makers, human rights organizations and Internet companies. They will also participate in training programs on citizen journalism and digital security. Participants will brief the U.S. Congress on Apr 29, and the activities will […]
THIRD ‘HUMAN RIGHTS COFFEE’ INTERRUPTED, 3 BLOGGERS ARRESTED-VNRN | APRIL 19, 2014 According to other bloggers who are coming to the event, arrested were Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Nguyễn Ngọc Nhu Quỳnh), who blogs as “Me Nam” (Mother Mushroom) or “Me Nam Gau“;Nguyen Ho Nhat Thanh (Nguyễn Hồ Nhật Thành), known asPaulo Thanh Nguyen on Facebook; and his wife Trinh Kim Tien(Trịnh Kim Tiến), whose own father was […]
Vietnam: Dissidents Released Amid International Outcry-Lignet | April 18, 2014 Vietnam released two pro-democracy activists from prison this weekend in the face of sustained foreign pressure on the country’s Communist government . . . another prominent dissident was freed earlier this month and left Vietnam for the United States on April 6 . . . Reporters Without Borders lists Vietnam as […]
Tạ Phong Tần, Vietnam, jailed since September 2011-Wan-Ifra | 18.04.2014 Vietnamese blogger Tạ Phong Tần has penned over 700 articles on her blog ‘Justice & Truth’ in one of the world’s most restrictive countries for freedom of expression. She has written primarily about social issues, from the mistreatment of children and poor people to high-level corruption and police abuse – the latter to […]
Vietnam, U.S. witness strong development in comprehensive partnership: official-Xinhua – China | April 17, 2014 Vietnam and the United States have witnessed strong development in the two countries’ comprehensive partnership, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Sinh Hung said Thursday. The remarks were made at a meeting between Hung and visiting President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate Patrick Leahy in […]
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