21 August 2017 Australia and Vietnam held their 14th Annual Human Rights Dialogue in Canberra on 10 August 2017. The two sides engaged in robust and constructive dialogue discussing a wide range of human rights issues. Media Release from Australian Government Australia…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 1 August 2017 Index: ASA 41/6855/2017 Viet Nam: Four peaceful activists arbitrarily arrested in connection with long-detained human rights lawyer On 30 July 2017, Vietnamese authorities arrested four activists in Ha Noi, Ho…
On 18 July 2017, VOICE representatives and supporters, along with Mrs. Lien Thi Kim Nguyen, met with Mr. Milton Dick, an Australian Labor Party politician and member for Oxley in the Australian House of Representatives, at his office in Brisbane.
On 12 July 2017, VOICE, along with a number of interested civil society organizations (CSOS) met with Dr. Lachlan Strahan, First Assistant Secretary of the Multilateral Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, Australia, ahead of the fourteenth Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, which is expected to be held in Canberra in August.
The rise of physical violence committed against activists is a troubling trend. A recent report by Human Rights Watch, “No Country for Human Rights Activists: Assaults on Bloggers and Democracy Campaigners in Vietnam”, documents the rise of physical violence committed against activists, mainly by plain-clothed…
One of Vietnam’s most influential political bloggers, given a courage award by Melania Trump, faces a decade behind bars for her ‘reactionary’ work. Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as Mother Mushroom, on trial in the city of Nha Trang. Photograph: Vietnam News Agency/EPA…
HANOI, Vietnam — A prominent blogger and environmental activist in Vietnam was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison on charges of national security offenses, including sharing anti-state propaganda on social media.
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known by her online handle Mother Mushroom, had been held incommunicado since she was arrested in October, and attendance at her trial was strictly controlled.
But barely one hour after the verdict was handed down on Thursday, one of Ms. Quynh’s lawyers summarized his arguments and posted her final statement at the trial to his 61,000 Facebook followers.
VOICE STATEMENT ON BLOGGER ME NAM’S TRIAL 30 JUNE 2017 Blogger Me Nam was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after a one-day trial in Vietnam yesterday. She had dared to criticize the government in her blogs, calling for transparency and accountability, as well…
Reporting Live: The Trial of Mother Mushroom 29/06/2017 (VOICE team synthesis)
Khóa đào tạo về Xã hội dân sự của VOICE được tổ chức từ 18 – 24/06/2017 đã kết thúc tốt đẹp với sự tham gia của 15 bạn trẻ từ Việt Nam. Vì những yếu tố như có một xã hội dân sự…
VOICE Bangkok officially set up its permanent presence in December 2015 and is led by VOICE’s ASEAN Program Coordinator, Anna Nguyen. VOICE Bangkok is responsible for the following: Refugee: Humanitarian and legal assistance to the stateless Vietnamese asylum seekers in South East Asia Advocacy: a. Implementing advocacy…
Bạn quan tâm tới các vấn đề quyền con người ở Việt Nam? Bạn chứng kiến và muốn thay đổi các hiện trạng trong cộng đồng mà bạn sinh sống? Bạn muốn vận động cho sự thay đổi tích cực của xã hội? Bạn muốn trở thành một…
Let’s take a look at the new interns’ article: Vision for Vietnam, as partial fulfillment of their English proficiency course. VISION FOR VIETNAM Max: To develop an independent and free society in Vietnam, we need democracy. People must be empowered with…
On the 8th anniversary of the arrest of POC Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức – and half way through his 16-year prison sentence – the Directors of 12 Amnesty International offices call for his immediate and unconditional release. The letter also calls on Viet Nam’s prison authorities to ensure…
The proliferation of civil society organizations (CSOs) throughout Asia is having a significant impact on relations between the state and citizens, on the institutions of the state and on prevailing norms and values. At a recent conference organized by Akihiro Ogawa, professor of Japanese studies at the University…
