August 3, 2015
Joint Statement of Independent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs): Regarding the Vietnamese Government’s Draft Law on Associations
CSOs | August 2nd, 2015. This joint statement was prepared by the CSOs listed below, the same CSOs that the Vietnamese government has prevented from operating legally through the denial of their registration applications. I. First, we acknowledge that national laws’ clarity, completeness, and quality, and the capability for just and fair enforcement without favoring any […]
August 17, 2015
Vietnam Police Officer Lightly Disciplined for Spraying Tear Gas to Citizen Face
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 17, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Aug 15 officially reprimanded a police officer for using tear gas to spray on a local man, the Thanh Nien newspaper has reported. Pham Thanh Trung, chief police officer of Ia Trok commune received the lightest discipline for spraying tear gas onto […]