CPJ: Vietnam intensifies crackdown on bloggers-Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) New York, July 2, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the ongoing investigation into a critical Vietnamese blogger. Dinh Nhat Uy was the third blogger arrested in a month, signaling that the country’s crackdown continues to intensify.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK – URGENT ACTION: LETHAL INJECTION LOOMS FOR 117 PRISONERS-Amnesty International UK UA: 161/13 Index: ASA 41/003/2013 Vietnam Date: 24 June 2013 Some 117 death row prisoners in Viet Nam have exhausted their appeals and will face imminent execution when a change in the law comes into effect on 27 June. There are more than 530 prisoners under sentence of death.
Carr raises human rights with Vietnam-AAP CourierMail | 2 July 2013 | FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has asked the Vietnamese government to release three Vietnamese trade union activists from prison. Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Doan Huy Chuong and Do Thi Minh Hanh were convicted in 2010 for their involvement in a strike at a shoe factory.
Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014-Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014 Submitted on June 14, 2013 by: – Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) – Bloc 8406 – Vietnam Human Rights Committee (VNHRC) – Vietnamese Canadian Federation (VCF) INTRODUCTION The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN) has been a member of the United Nations since 1977 […]
Amid Rising Dissent, Vietnam Cracks Down on Bloggers-By Brendan Brady TIME | 27 June 2013 | On blogs and social media, agitated Vietnamese are bypassing their authoritarian government’s monopoly on mass communication, reporting on its failings and galvanizing discontent with its rule. Some have railed against personal injustices, others have challenged the system itself. Truong Duy Nhat, a disgruntled journalist who retired from […]
VIETNAM WON’T STOP LOCKING UP ITS BLOGGERS-Faisal Islam VICE | 26 June 2013 | Vietnam is not a good place to be a blogger. At least, it’s not a good place to be a blogger if you actually want to write what’s on your mind. In the last month or so, three bloggers have been arrested for criticizing the communist government, or—as Vietnamese authorities deftly […]
Trafficking in Persons Report 2013: VIETNAM-U.S. Deparment of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 VIETNAM – Tier 2 Vietnam is a source and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor.
Committee passed H.R. 1897 on June 27, 2013 – UB Đối ngoại Hạ viện Hoa Kỳ đã thông qua Dự luật HR.1897, ngày 27.6.2013-Chairman Royce Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 1897 on June 27, 2013 (video 1:40-2:27) The Committee passed legislation that promotes freedom and democracy in Vietnam. H.R. 1897 (Chairman Royce is lead co-sponsor of bill introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)) blocks non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam if the Communist government fails to make progress regarding […]
Twelve US Representatives call for Attorney Le Quoc Quan’s unconditional release-CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C 20515 June 25, 2013 His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam c/o Embassy of Vietnam 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 400. Washington DC, 20036 Dear Prime Minister Dung:
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