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Vietnam jails activists up to 13 years for ‘subversion’
Los Angeles Times By Emily Alpert January 9, 2013, 1:25 p.m. Fourteen activists were convicted of subversion Wednesday in Vietnam and sentenced to up to 13 years in prison, in an unusually large case centering on their alleged ties to a banned democracy group. Vietnamese state media reported that the dissidents had been sent…
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New Decree Restricts Religious Freedom in Vietnam
Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 17:40 (GMT) Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is concerned that a new decree in Vietnam will seriously curtail religious freedom. It describes Decree 92 as “vague” and “restrictive”. The decree was issued in November and came into force on 1 January. It sets out the conditions for registration of religious activities and…
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Vietnam’s Blogosphere: The Battleground for Rival Factions of the Ruling Communists
The Time – Dec 27, 2012 Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is not looking back on a good year. The country’s economy is in trouble; the authoritarian leadership is split; and what appear to be rival Communist Party factions, seeking to rouse the dissenting voices of social media for their own ends, have unleashed a wave…
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Viet Nam: Release bloggers, stop silencing dissent
Press release 21 December 2012 Three Vietnamese bloggers given harsh prison sentences for alleged anti-state propaganda must be freed immediately, Amnesty International said ahead of their appeal hearing on 28 December 2012. The bloggers were sentenced on 24 September 2012 after a trial lasting only a few hours. Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay…
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Vietnamese Bloggers Recognized for Commitment to Rights
5 Win Prestigious Hellman/Hammett Awards Human Rights Watch (New York, December 20, 2012) – Five Vietnamese bloggers are among an extraordinary group of 41 people from 19 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammettaward recognizing writers who demonstrate courage and conviction in the face ofpolitical persecution, Human Rights Watch said today. They are Huynh Ngoc…
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US statement on the Prevention of Huynh Trong Hieu from Traveling to the United States
Statement of the US Deparmtent of State December 18, 2012 We are troubled by the intervention of Vietnamese authorities to prevent Huynh Trong Hieu from traveling to the United States to accept the Hellman Hammett prize from Human Rights Watch on behalf of his father Huynh Ngoc Tuan and sister Huynh Thuc Vy. Tuan and…
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Meeting Delay a Sign of Cooling U.S.-Vietnam Ties
THe Associated Press, December 11, 2012 (HANOI, Vietnam) — The U.S. and Vietnam, former enemies who share concerns about China‘s rise, are finding that one issue — human rights — is keeping them from becoming closer friends. Stress between the nations is clear from a delay in an annual meeting between Washington and Hanoi on…
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Human Rights Defender Beaten in Prison
UA: 344/12 2012 Issue Date: 3 December 2012 Country: Viet Nam HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER BEATEN IN PRISON A Vietnamese human rights defender, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, currently serving a five-year prison term for “conducting propaganda” against the state, has been beaten by a group of prisoners. She is said to be seriously injured and in…
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International Trade Union calls for revision of ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
ITUC/ITUC –ASIA PACIFIC STATEMENT ON ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its regional body, ITUC Asia-Pacific, taking note of the recent initiative to issue an ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) consistent with the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community 2009-2015, express serious concern with a position which represents a retreat from…
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US calls on ASEAN to amend Human Rights Declaration
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release November 20, 2012 2012/1826 STATEMENT BY VICTORIA NULAND, SPOKESPERSON ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) lays out universal principles of human rights that are the entitlement of all persons everywhere, establishing a minimum…
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