Tag: Brotherhood for Democracy

Vietnam UPR Working Group Makes Submission to UN Human Rights Council

A coalition of Vietnamese and international organizations made a submission to the UN for consideration of the 32nd session of…

8 Members of Congress Send Letter to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc Regarding Brotherhood for Democracy Trials

His Excellency Nguyen Xuan Phuc Prime Minister of Vietnam 16 Le Hong Phong Street, Ba Dinh District Hanoi, Viet Nam…

Canadian MP Judy Sgro Writes to Trudeau Regarding Brotherhood for Democracy Sentences

The Honorable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2…

Six Vietnamese Activists Sentenced to Sixty Six Years in Prison

Published April 5, 2018 By Kathy Triệu - Web Exclusive Six Vietnamese activists were sentenced between seven to fifteen years…

Six Human Rights Defenders to be Tried in Hanoi

April 3, 2018 Vietnamese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release six human rights defenders who are due for trial in…

Swiss-Vietnam Committee calls on Switzerland to monitor Brotherhood for Democracy Trial

The Swiss-Vietnam Committee (COSUNAM) sent an open letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) calling on Swiss…

Hanoi government to criminalize democracy promotion in trial of prominent activists

March 29, 2018 Viet Tan strongly condemns the arbitrary charges by the Vietnamese authorities against leaders of the Brotherhood of…

Vietnamese activist Effy Nguyen’s speech at the 10th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

February 20, 2018 Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to share my story. My name is Nguyen Trung…

Testimony before the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

Days before International Human Rights Day, activists including Nguyen Trung Trong Nghia, the son of detained human rights defender and…

Hanoi’s 2017 Crackdown on Freedom of Expression

August 30, 2017 Vietnamese authorities have been continuing their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining advocates and drafting cybersecurity laws…

2017 Crackdown in Vietnam

August 13, 2017 A snapshot of the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in Vietnam in 2017. 25 bloggers, human…

Viet Nam condemned strongly by UN Working Group

June 30, 2017 The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has published an Opinion in June 2017 calling for the…