October 24, 2011 The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has written twice to the Vietnamese authorities requesting the establishment of an inquiry, by
October 12, 2011 Nguyen Tan Dung Socialist Republic of Vietnam Office of the State 1 Bach Thao Hanoi, Vietnam Dear Prime Minister Dung, We are
Update on October 14, 2011: Professor Pham Minh Hoang’s appeals trial, announced only three days before the scheduled date, has been postponed. No reason was
Ten human rights and digital freedom organizations from around the world sent a letter to the Government of Vietnam, calling for the Vietnamese government to
October 2, 2011 To: Human Rights Committee, United Nations, International human rights organizations, Media organizations internationally and in Vietnam, Friends from all over the world,
October 3, 2011 The Arab Spring protests that toppled authoritarian regimes in the Middle East reverberated throughout Asia, too, although not with the same dramatic
Invited to the Sixth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders by Front Line, human rights lawyer Huynh Van Dong found himself barred from leaving Vietnam.
On September 21-22, 2011 as world leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters to open the 66th Session of the General Assembly, an international coalition of
September 21, 2011 Congress members want a greater focus on human rights in Vietnam. More than a dozen U.S. lawmakers have urged the newly appointed
As the newly appointed American Ambassador to Vietnam takes his post, 14 members of Congress send a message calling for human rights to be considered
In one of the first letters of its kind from the Australian Parliament, 14 Members of Parliament from New South Wales speaks up about human
September 14, 2011 Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award on September
