GENERAL

  • EU urges Vietnam to step up human rights reform - On 31 October 2012, HANOI – International pressure mounted on Vietnam Wednesday to uphold human rights when the EU raised the issue after the jailing of two musicians on charges of anti-state propaganda in the communist nation. It is “crucial” for Vietnam to reaffirm “its commitments to reform including good governance, the rule of law and human […]
  • Viet Nam: Acquit songwriters who face 20 years in jail - Oct 29, 2012 – Two Vietnamese songwriters who face up to 20 years in jail for writing songs criticizing their government should be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said today, ahead of their trial on Tuesday 30 October 2012 at Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Court. Vo Minh Tri, known as Viet Khang, 34, […]
  • Chiến Dịch Triệu Con Tim, Một Tiếng Nói - Hàng triệu con tim Việt Nam và cộng đồng thế giới đang xót xa hướng về những người yêu chuộng tự do dân chủ đang bị tù đày. Trước những bản án ác nghiệt phi nhân bản, chúng ta hãy cùng nhau hành động đòi công lý cho họ. Chỉ tiêu của chiến dịch là 100.000 […]
  • Strongly opposed the Vietnam authorities to run for the UN Human Rights Council - Since ruling so far, the Vietnam authorities constantly persecuted those who dissent, appropriating land farmers, suppressing of land petitioners, curbing intellectual class. Vietnam becomes the prison of those who dare to criticize the government and demand fundamental freedoms.
  • For Immediate Release: UN Petition filed on behalf of imprisoned Vietnamese labor organizers to obtain opinion that their ongoing detention violates international law - Washington, D.C (October 11) – Today, the law firm Woodley & McGillivary, in consultation with Freedom Now, submitted a petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of imprisoned Vietnamese labor organizers Doan Huy Chuong, Do Thi Minh Hanh, and Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung. The petition seeks a determination from the body of […]
  • (4) HOW CAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS BE SUPPORTED AND PROTECTED IN THEIR WORK? - The fact  that  the  most  serious  human  rights  violations continue  to  be inflicted upon  human  rights defenders shows that  much more needs  to be done  to support  their role and protect  them  from harm. This chapter provides a number  of suggestions for action that  can be taken  to implement  the  Declaration  and  thereby  support   and […]
  • (4) Làm thế nào Người bảo vệ nhân quyền được hỗ trợ và bảo vệ trong công việc - Thực tế vi phạm nhân quyền nghiêm trọng nhất tiếp tục giáng xuống những người bảo vệ nhân quyền đã cho thấy còn rất nhiều việc phải làm để hỗ trợ vai trò của họ và bảo vệ họ khỏi bị tổn hại. Chương này cung cấp một số gợi ý hành động có thể […]
  • DOCUMENT – VIETNAM: FURTHER INFORMATION: BLOGGERS SENTENCED TO PRISON IN VIETNAM - Further information on UA 132/11 Index: ASA 41/002/2012 Vietnam Date: 4 October 2012 URGENT ACTION BLOGGERS SENTENCED TO PRISON IN VIET NAM On 24 September, a court in Viet Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City sentenced bloggers Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay (“the peasant’s pipe”), Ta Phong Tan, and Phan Thanh Hai to 12, […]
  • Unsung Heroes - BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012 – Some of the world’s bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth knowing about. Here’s a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines. Nguyen Huu Cau, Vietnam Poet and anti-corruption campaigner Nguyen Huu […]
  • (3) UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR WORK - United Nations action in favour of human  rights defenders has developed from recognition  of the following: ❖  Implementation of international human  rights standards  within countries  depends to a great extent  on the contribution  of individuals and groups (working inside as well as outside the State), and support  to these  human  rights defenders is fundamental to […]