Tag: international advocacy

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…

Rep. Loretta Sanchez leads bipartisan letter urging President Obama to raise human rights concerns in Vietnam

May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, today…

19 Rights Organisations Urge Obama to Raise Human Rights Issues with Vietnam

19 rights organisations including Viet Tan sent a letter urging United States President Barack Obama to raise concerns with the…

Burmese and Vietnamese Pro-democracy and Civil Society Organizations Call for Nguyen Van Dai’s Release

January 22, 2016 As the Vietnamese Communist Party gathers for its 12th Party Congress while many of Vietnam’s human rights…

Chris Hayes writes to Australian ambassador regarding recent harassment

Australian Member of Parliament and Chief Opposition Whip Chris Hayes recently wrote to the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Hugh Barrowman,…

Vietnam – Human rights defender Nguyen Van Dai arrested a week after being brutally beaten

December 22, 2015 On 16 December 2015, Mr Nguyen Van Dai was arrested on anti-state charges in Hanoi. The arrest…

Smith, Sanchez and Lofgren demand release of Vietnam Human Rights Advocate Nguyen Van Dai

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung C/o Embassy of Vietnam 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 Dear Prime…

Bernie Ripoll raises case of human rights lawyer with the Prime Minister of Vietnam

Australian Member of Parliament wrote a letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to raise his concerns regarding the…

Chris Hayes raises concern regarding arrest of human rights lawyer

Australian Member of Parliament and Chief Opposition Whip Chris Hayes sent a letter to the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop…

Viet Nam: Arrest of human rights lawyer highlights spurious commitment to human rights

December 16, 2015 Authorities in Viet Nam must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài, who has…

Denied medical treatment unless she “confesses”

December 11, 2015 URGENT ACTION | Index number: ASA 41/3052/2015 Prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Thuy, currently serving an eight…

Viet Nam: End wave of brutal attacks against human rights defenders

December 9, 2015 The Vietnamese authorities must put an end to a wave of vicious and violent attacks on human…