Tag: international advocacy

Human Rights and Digital Security Groups Call for Release of Video Journalist Nguyen Van Hoa

May 3, 2017 On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Vietnamese authorities must immediately release Nguyen Van Hoa, a…

Nguyen Van Oai Arrested

January 23, 2017 On 21 January 2017 human rights defender Ms Tran Thi Nga was arrested in Ha Nam province…

RSF decries arrests of three activist bloggers in Vietnam

January 25, 2017 Reporters Without Borders condemns the “preventive” arrests of three bloggers and citizen journalists in the past few…

Vietnamese human rights lawyer arbitrarily detained for the last year

December 16, 2016 The Vietnamese government must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai who…

Human rights lawyer detained for blogging and advocacy must be released

November 25, 2016 Nguyen Van Dai – a prominent human rights lawyer and blogger in Viet Nam is being detained…

UN Working Group Rules in Favour Regarding Detention of Nguyen Dang Minh Man

In a decision announced on September 22, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in Geneva ruled favourably…

United Nations Declares Detention of Vietnamese Activist “Arbitrary”

In a victory for freedom of association in Vietnam, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for…

A victory in the fight for freedom of expression in Vietnam

November 4, 2016 The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the release of a Vietnamese photojournalist, Mihn…

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…

Physical attack on human rights defender Mr To Oanh

July 14, 2016 On 13 July as To Oanh and his wife were travelling by motorbike in Soc Sen district,…

Open Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)

Support resolution on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet (A/HRC/32/L.20) 29 June 2016 Your Excellency,…

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…