Human Rights Stories 2015
[12 -29 -2015] US Ambassador to Vietnam dismayed about detentions of dissidents [12 -24 -2015] Vietnamese groups and individuals call for release of lawyer Nguyen van Dai [12 -21 -2015] U.S. 'Deeply concerned' by arrest of Vietnam rights activist [12 -18 -2015] Vietnamese Activists, EU slam arrest of dissident lawyer and blogger [12 -18 -2015] Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the arrest of Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai [12 -17 -2015] VNHRN requests EEAS Delegation to VN to condemn Nguyen Van Dai's arrest [12 -16 -2015] EU and Vietnam hold Human Rights Dialogue [12 -16 -2015] Viet Nam: Arrest of human rights lawyer highlights spurious commitment to human rights [12 -16 -2015] Vietnam detains dissident lawyer for ‘Anti-State Propaganda’ [12 -14 -2015] Vietnamese jailed for wearing uniform of former southern army [12 -13 -2015] Vietnam: No more “Empty Promises” at EU Rights Dialogue [12 -12 -2015] Diplomats show concern over death penalty case [12 -12 -2015] VHRN 2015 Human Rights Award Ceremony and 12TH General Congress [12 -11 -2015] Viet Nam: UN rights office alarmed at series of attacks against human rights defenders [12 -07 -2015] Vietnamese lawyer beaten by masked men following human rights class [12 -02 -2015] For Vietnamese religious leaders, new law is "a step backward” in terms of religious freedom [11 -27 -2015] Vietnam abolishes death penalty for 7 crimes [11 -24 -2015] Vietnam beating case highlights TPP labor rights issue [11 -24 -2015] 17 Montagnards prepare for return to Vietnam [11 -20 -2015] Vietnam PM urges pure and clean Internet [11 -20 -2015] TPP signatories must press Vietnam to drop proposed ‘draconian’ laws: Rights group [11 -19 -2015] Vietnam: Widespread ‘national security’ arrests [11 -16 -2015] President Obama urged to press for immediate and unconditional release of Thich Quang Do [11 -14 -2015] 2015 Vietnam Human Rights Award goes to three prominent human rights activists in Vietnam [11 -09 -2015] Vietnamese authorities detain and beat two human rights activists [11 -05 -2015] Vietnamese authorities crack down on rare protests targeting Xi Visit [11 -05 -2015] Pacific trade pact tackles Malaysia trafficking, Vietnam labor [11 -04 -2015] Proposed Vietnam religion law draws ire [11 -03 -2015] Masked men beat Vietnam lawyers advising family of death in custody victim [10 -28 -2015] Fears mount in Vietnam as religion law nears debate [10 -27 -2015] Ho Chi Minh City, Buddhists and Protestants defend Catholic school from demolition [10 -26 -2015] Vietnam postpones execution of man who says he was tortured into confession [10 -25 -2015] Viet Nam: Halt imminent execution of Lê Van Mạnh and order investigation into allegations of torture [10 -22 -2015] Vietnam detains democracy activist for ‘reactionary’ Ties [10 -19 -2015] Vietnam puts pressure on family who allege police brutality in son’s death [10 -16 -2015] Viet Nam: Bishop appeals in an open letter to end harassment against Catholic [10 -15 -2015] Vietnam slams US's religious freedom report as not objective [10 -15 -2015] US criticises Vietnam on religious freedom [10 -13 -2015] Vietnamese authorities harass independent Buddhist Church [10 -10 -2015] Prominent Vietnamese dissident refuses to live in exile in U.S. [10 -10 -2015] Prominent dissident faces threat of long prison term [10 -08 -2015] Montagnards flee persecution in Vietnam for unsure future in Cambodia [10 -08 -2015] European Commission continues to refuse to address the HR impacts of its trade agreement with VN [10 -07 -2015] Hanoi boy dies after being tortured by Hanoi Police [10 -01 -2015] Cambodia Turns away Montagnard asylum-seekers from Vietnam [10 -01 -2015] Joint statement on harassment and threat to Luong Tam TV [9 -29 -2015] Vietnamese land-rights petitioner receives 18-month prison term [9 -29 -2015] Vietnam police detain six over web videos [9 -25 -2015] Authorities in Vietnam crack down on new independent broadcast service [9 -25 -2015] Vietnamese authorities detain pro-democracy activist [9 -20 -2015] Vietnam Human Rights Network welcomes news about the release of blogger Ta Phong Tan [9 -20 -2015] Famous blogger released – leaves for United States [9 -15 -2015] Vietnam's Montagnard Christians headed back into the Lion's den [9 -11 -2015] Hong Kong-Vietnam human trafficking ring busted, 18 arrested [9 -04 -2015] Failure to release political prisoners condemned [9 -02 -2015] Vietnamese activist is detained and questioned on return to Hanoi [9 -02 -2015] Viet Nam: All prisoners of conscience must be immediately and unconditionally released [9 -01 -2015] Vietnamese Farmer, Released From Prison, Gets Hero’s Welcome [8 -28 -2015] Hanoi frees two Catholic activists, four years in jail for "anti-government activities" [8 -28 -2015] No political prisoners freed in amnesty [8 -28 -2015] Vietnam to free 18200 prisoners in amnesty but no activists [8 -26 -2015] Letter of Ven. Thich Khong Tanh to U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom [8 -24 -2015] Recently freed Vietnamese blogger re-launches website, dismisses ‘quiet life’ [8 -21 -2015] Hanoi ignores Caodaists and Catholics who criticise new religious bill for violating human rights [8 -19 -2015] Vietnam moves closer to passing controversial religion bill [8 -16 -2015] Vietnam proposes prominent blogger Ta Phong Tan to exile in U.S., proposal rejected [8 -13 -2015] Assaulted reporter prosecuted for “inciting public disorder” [8 -12 -2015] Australia: Vietnam dialogue should press for rights progress [8 -11 -2015] Ho Chi Minh City, Mennonite pastor released from prison after five years [8 -10 -2015] In hurrying trade deal with Vietnam, the EU is bypassing its human rights obligations [8 -09 -2015] US to put more focus on human rights – Malinowski [8 -08 -2015] Teenager prosecuted for opposing land eviction [8 -07 -2015] John Kerry must "raise the crucial issue of freedom of information" in Vietnam [8 -07 -2015] Cyber-security workshop held successfully, despite police harassment [8 -05 -2015] Two Christians arrested for "anti-government activities" released after 4 years in prison [7 -30 -2015] Vietnamese man who died in detention ‘was in terrible condition’ [7 -29 -2015] Vietnam: UN committee review unmasks grave violations of women’s rights [7 -27 -2015] Blogger “beaten and arrested” at Nha Trang vigil [7 -25 -2015] Joyous return for defiant farmer [7 -22 -2015] Over a million Vietnamese victimized by forced evictions and violence [7 -20 -2015] Ta Phong Tan's sister calls for release of ailing and jailed Vietnamese blogger Six Montagnards Seek Refugee Status in Cambodian Capital[7 -18 -2015] Hoa Hao leader and freedom campaigner dies at 95 [7 -12 -2015] Woman crushed by bulldozer during land eviction [7 -08 -2015] Obama, Vietnam party boss hold 'candid' rights talks [7 -05 -2015] Open call for nominations for the 2015 Vietnam Human Rights Award [6 -30 -2015] Vietnam releases imprisoned writer ahead of Party chief’s US visit [6 -27 -2015] Panel discussion on Vietnam's abusive treatment of ethnic Montagnards banned by NCPO [6 -27 -2015] High-profile Vietnamese dissident lawyer released [6 -26 -2015] Vietnam CSOs’ Joint Statement on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [6 -26 -2015] Cambodia addresses human rights group’s appeal for asylum for Montagnards [6 -26 -2015] Vietnam: End “evil way” persecution of Montagnard Christians [6 -26 -2015] Thailand blocks human rights group's launch of Vietnam report [6 -25 -2015] Vietnamese land-grab victims say plainclothes police beat them [6 -21 -2015] Before Revolutionary Press Day, police assault a journalist [6 -15 -2015] Statement on the trial of the “Bia Son” group [6 -11 -2015] Vietnamese labor leaders urge Congress to reject Obama's trade agenda [6 -11 -2015] Sanchez, a no on trade, points to Vietnam rights violations [6 -09 -2015] Vietnamese Police Detain Six Petitioners Seeking Justice in Land Disputes [6 -08 -2015] Jailed Vietnamese activist on hunger strike to protest treatment in prison [6 -07 -2015] Activists sign Charter 2015, vowing to defend each other [6 -03 -2015] Cambodia refuses asylum to Montagnard refugees from Vietnam [6 -03 -2015] Bishop of Kontum calls for patience and dialogue to stem attacks on religious freedom [6 -02 -2015] Two men imprisoned unjustly for opposing police brutality [6 -02 -2015] Hanoi protesters denounce police arbitrary detention [6 -02 -2015] Vietnamese activist ‘savagely’ beaten by plainclothes officers [6 -01 -2015] Korean companies accused of exploiting workers in Vietnam [6 -01 -2015] Vietnam: Don't tie US weapons sales to human rights issues [5 -30 -2015] ‘Recognizing the right to silence is a plot against the people,” National Assembly deputy says [5 -26 -2015] Popular Vietnamese blogger released from jail after two years [5 -23 -2015] 3,000 children enslaved in Britain after being trafficked from Vietnam [5 -21 -2015] Vietnam: Visiting UN Secretary-General must press government on human rights [5 -19 -2015] Plainclothes police beat anti-China activist in Vietnam’s second city [5 -18 -2015] Authorities detain Vietnamese blogger in Hanoi airport [5 -16 -2015] US asks Vietnam to release political prisoners ahead of TPP [5 -15 -2015] US: Trans-Pacific trade pact best leverage to improve human rights in Vietnam [5 -14 -2015] 20 writers defect from state-owned writing association [5 -14 -2015] Vietnam urged to drop charges against former news editor [5 -13 -2015] Vietnamese editor faces anti-state charges for reporting on corruption [5 -12 -2015] Social activist beaten as US Rights Envoy visits Vietnam [5 -12 -2015] EU-Vietnam: Human rights and sustainable development [5 -11 -2015] Prisoner of conscience freed from Vietnamese Jail [5 -11 -2015] Thugs attack Vietnamese anti-China activist on Hanoi street [5 -11 -2015] U.S. rights envoy says Vietnam still lagging, cites trade pact risk [5 -09 -2015] VNHRN released its Report on Human Rights in Vietnam 2014 [5 -07 -2015] Catholics in Vietnam fear new laws on religion [5 -07 -2015] Vietnam must improve rights record for closer economic ties: US lawmaker [5 -06 -2015] Vietnamese civil society groups discuss human rights with U.S. delegation [5 -06 -2015] More Vietnamese women saved from sex trade in Kuala Lumpur [5 -05 -2015] UN agency concerned over more Montagnard asylum seekers [5 -05 -2015] 2015 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue [5 -05 -2015] House Dems urge human rights protections in trade [5 -04 -2015] Hanoi consults bishops on a new law on faiths that violates religious freedom [5 -01 -2015] US legislators introduce bill to pressure Vietnam over human rights record [4 -30 -2015] Bipartisan panel calls for Vietnam's return to religious freedoms blacklist [4 -27 -2015] Police press criminal charges against Nguyen Viet Dung, search his home [4 -24 -2015] Vietnamese civil groups raise freedom of religion, expression at ASEAN Forum [4 -22 -2015] Vietnamese blogger attacked by brick-wielding ‘security personnel’ [4 -14 -2015] Vietnamese police burned by acid as they evict family [4 -14 -2015] EU-Vietnam trade agreement: EU Ombudsperson upholds FIDH complaint against the European Commission [4 -07 -2015] UN investigating possible refugee deaths [3 -31 -2015] Vietnam factory workers in rare strike to protest new insurance law [3 -25 -2015] Thugs attack prominent Vietnamese leader of Mennonite Church [3 -25 -2015] Trio of Vietnamese political prisoners stage hunger strike over missing cellmate [3 -24 -2015] Vietnam wants full lifting of US arms embargo [3 -22 -2015] Vietnamese police attacking a Buddhist monk! [3 -21 -2015] 226 Vietnamese die in police detaining facilities in 2011-2014: Police general [3 -16 -2015] Vietnamese photojournalist continues hunger strike after four years behind bars [3 -16 -2015] Unidentified assailants attack Vietnamese human rights lawyer at end of house arrest [3 -12 -2015] VN former political prisoner honored with Norwegian Authors Union Freedom of Expression Prize [3 -12 -2015] UN Human Rights Envoy Wants Quick Solution to Montagnard Situation in Cambodia [3 -11 -2015] UN expert’s report raises concerns about legal and administrative restrictions on religious freedom [3 -06 -2015] Vietnam party chief to make U.S. trip, still at odds over human rights [3 -04 -2015] "I was under a lot of pressure and had to quit" [3 -03 -2015] Cambodia deports 36 Vietnamese Montagnards, fleeing persecution [2 -16 -2015] Anti-corruption chief editor removed for “abusing rights” [2 -13 -2015] Cambodia Deports Persecuted Christians [2 -12 -2015] Vietnam Sentences 3 to Prison for Anti-State Activities [2 -11 -2015] Vietnam Releases Another Activist Blogger [2 -10 -2015] Vietnam Targets Newspaper after Reports of Alleged Official Graft [2 -10 -2015] Vietnam allows partly paralyzed, jailed blogger to go home [2 -06 -2015] Hanoi activists launch viral campaign [2 -03 -2015] Vietnamese Shop Owner Self-Immolates to Protest Market Demolition [2 -02 -2015] Rights Group: Cambodian Police Detain 5 More Montagnard Refugees [2 -02 -2015] Activists, religious dignitaries call for an end to Vietnam's death penalty [1 -29 -2015] Vietnam: Tight Control of Critics, Democracy Advocates in 2014 [1 -26 -2015] Cambodia Deports 7 Montagnard Asylum Seekers to Vietnam, Others Still Hiding [1 -25 -2015] Vietnam: Plainclothes Agents Target Rights Campaigners [1 -23 -2015] China sends illegal brides back to Vietnam [1 -19 -2015] EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue [1 -16 -2015] Vietnam: Sustained EU pressure needed on human rights at upcoming dialogue [1 -06 -2015] ‘Woman of Courage’ and Christian prisoner go on hunger strike
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