September 19, 2012 By Simon Roughneen RANGOON, Burma — It is a sign of the times that a journalist in Burma is writing about a
September 13, 2012 Vietnam’s government has vowed to crack down on three dissident blogs, a move that appeared to backfire Thursday as record numbers of
September 12, 2012 The U.S. House of Representatives votes to promote human rights in Vietnam and condemn the country’s rights record. American lawmakers have passed
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers, and Amnesty International Netherlands release a statement condemning the attack on human rights attorney Le Quoc Quan. August
August 30, 2012 Hanoi is forced to call a dissident a dissident. Sometimes being Orwellian is too much even for Communists. So it is with
As 17 Catholic activists face arbitrary detention with limited access to legal counsel for over a year, a coalition of twelve international human rights NGOs
August 27, 2012 About 50 family members and supporters of 17 detained Catholic youth activists marched to government offices in Hanoi this morning. With the
August 23, 2012 By Stuart Grudgings Farmer Le Dung and his fellow villagers stockpiled rocks and petrol bombs to battle police trying to take over
August 20, 2012 A Vietnamese human rights lawyer is beaten near his home in Hanoi. An outspoken and formerly imprisoned Vietnamese rights lawyer said Monday
August 14, 2012 The Honorable Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2 Hoang Van Thu Hanoi, Vietnam Dear Prime Minister, I am
August 14, 2012 By Bridget O’Flaherty Despite growing ties with the U.S., a recent self-immolation in Hanoi was emblematic of the country’s deteriorating human rights
Originally written in French, the appeal was translated by Viet Tan. August 8, 2012 Ms. Tran Thi Thuy, 40 years old, is a land rights
