Tag: Can Thi Theu

Statement on International Human Rights Day 2016

December 9, 2016 December 10, 2016 marks the 68th anniversary of when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.…

Hà Nội Upholds Jail Sentence for Land Rights Activist

November 30, 2016 By Don Lê A prominent Vietnamese land rights activist, 54-year-old Cấn Thị Thêu, has had her sentence…

Australian Representative Speaks Up in Parliament Regarding Vietnam’s Prisoners of Conscience

November 25, 2016 Australian Federal Member of Parliament Chris Hayes discussed the arrest of blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, human…

Vietnamese Land Activist Cấn Thị Thêu Has Braved Violence, Arrest and Prison

September 28, 2016 This edited article by Giang Nguyễn is from Loa, an independent news website and podcast that broadcasts…

Vietnam jails land activist a second time for ’public disorder’

September 20, 2016 A court in Vietnam sentenced a land rights activist to 20 months in jail on Tuesday for…

Ian Britza Calls for Release of Land Rights Activist Can Thi Theu

Member of Western Australian Parliament Ian Britza wrote to the Prime Minister of Vietnam calling for the release of prominent…

Australian Member of Parliament Raises Vietnam Human Rights Cases to Foreign Minister

Australian Member of Parliament and Federal Opposition Whip Chris Hayes wrote a letter to the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop regarding…

Vietnam: Arrest of land rights defender Can Thi Theu

24 June 2016 On 10 June 2016 land rights defender Ms Can Thi Theu was arrested in Hoa Binh province…