Human Rights Stories 2012
[12 -31 -2012] Vietnam renews attack on free expression online [12 -31 -2012] Fourteen Catholic activists could get the death penalty in Vietnam [12 -29 -2012] Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings in the cases of three bloggers [12 -29 -2012] Vietnam upholds long blogger jail terms [12 -28 -2012] Vietnam police arrest well-known dissident lawyer [12 -28 -2012] Vietnam court rejects anti-graft journalist appeal [12 -20 -2012] Vietnamese Bloggers Recognized for Commitment to Rights [12 -19 -2012] Vietnam bans blogger from US rights award trip [12 -11 -2012] The Danish Embassy participated in the International Human Rights Day [12 -11 -2012] Meeting delay a sign of cooling US-Vietnam ties [12 -09 -2012] 2012 Vietnam Human Right Award Ceremony in Montréal, Canada [12 -06 -2013] VN continues to persecute Degar Christians regardless of international law [12 -03 -2012] Human rights defender beaten in prison: Ho Thi Bich Khuong [11 -30 -2012] Buddhist Leader Slams New Decree [11 -29 -2012] Vietnamese Catholics continue their fight for peace and religious freedom [11 -29 -2012] New Law Limits Religious Freedom [11 -21 -2012] Blogger Beaten on Leaving Court [11 -21 -2012] Vietnam court upholds dissident blogger jail term [11 -20 -2012] US Department of State deeply concerned about the ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights [11 -18 -2012] ASEAN adopts human rights pact despite criticism [11 -17 -2012] SE Asia to adopt human rights platform; condemned by activists [11 -15 -2012] ASEAN rights pact on track despite protest [11 -15 -2012] Catholic activists warn of "alarming" human rights violations in Vietnam [11 -12 -2012] 2012 Vietnam Human Rights Award Ceremony Invitation [11 -08 -2012] Detention of Vietnamese pro-democracy activists is a violation of international law [11 -07 -2012] Vietnamese Catholics and non-Catholics pray for civil rights and religious freedom [11 -05 -2012] ASEAN Rights Charter Slammed [11 -01 -2012] US condemns jailing of Vietnamese songwriters [11 -02 -2012] 2012 Vietnam Human Rights Award Goes to Three Women Human Rights Activists [10 -30 -2012] US Diplomat Visits Restive Pagoda [10 -30 -2012] VNHRN Strongly Condemns the Sentencing of Two Songwriters [10 -30 -2012] Vietnam Jails Musicians Over 'Anti-State Propaganda' [10 -29 -2012] Viet Nam: Acquit songwriters who face 20 years in jail [10 -29 -2012] Vietnam: Make Rights a Priority on EU Visit [10 -25 -2012] Vietnamese student arrested for 'propaganda' [10 -17 -2012] Detained Student Missing [10 -16 -2012] AMTAC Urges Obama Administration To Reconsider Vietnam's Participation In TPP [10 -09 -2012] Hundreds Protest Land Grab [10 -07 -2012] Nguyen Chi Thien, Whose Poems Spoke Truth to Power, From a Cell, Dies at 73 [09 -28 -2012] Vietnamese Court upholds sentence against three young Catholics [09 -25 -2012] UN Rights Chief Dismayed By Harsh Sentencing Of Vietnam Bloggers [09 -24 -2012] EU Voices Concerns Over Jailing Of Dissident Bloggers In Vietnam [09 -24 -2012] VNHRN Protests against the Prison Sentences Handed down to three HR Activists [09 -24 -2012] Vietnam jails bloggers for 'anti-state propaganda' [09 -21 -2012] Viet Nam: Release bloggers, stop harassing their family and friends [09 -21 -2012] Three women protesters shot [09 -20 -2012] Vietnam: Drop Charges Against and Release Bloggers [09 -19 -2012] Vietnam's press freedom shrinks despite open economy [09 -18 -2012] Dissidents and families targeted, covert harassment and reprisals [09 -17 -2012] Vietnam Dissident Bloggers Warn: We Fight on despite 20-year Jail Threat [09 -17 -2012] Silsden human rights group 'adopts' imprisoned priest [09 -13 -2012] Vietnam prime minister targets anti-government blogs [09 -11 -2012] House Passes Bill to Promote Human Rights in Vietnam [09 -07 -2012] Four-year jail sentence for undercover reporting into police corruption [08 -30 -2012] Nearly 150 Vietnamese migrants held in Russia [08 -29 -2012] Activist’s Detention Extended [08 -28 -2012] Vietnamese women tried for trafficking children into China [08 -28 -2012] Vietnamese Women Tricked and Sold their Coworkers into Brothel in China [08 -27 -2012] Joint Letter Requesting the Immediate Release of 17 Vietnamese Social Activists and Bloggers [08 -24 -2012] More violations of religious freedom by local Vietnamese authorities [08 -21 -2012] Rights group urges Vietnam to probe dissident beating [08 -20 -2012] Envoy Visits Monk, Activist [08 -20 -2012] Dissident Lawyer Attacked [08 -17 -2012] Another journalist arrested, held incommunicado for past month [08 -14 -2012] Activist Lawyer Seeks Asylum [08 -10 -2012] Activist Jailed Over Reform Calls [08 -09 -2012] Blogger jailed for six years in Vietnam [08 -07 -2012] Vietnamese police arrest "unofficial" Buddhist monks for giving food aid to veterans [08 -07 -2012] AI: Viet Nam’s government must halt its ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression [08 -05 -2012] Vietnam detains anti-China demonstrators [08 -03 -2012] UN concerned at shrinking space for freedom of expression in Viet Nam [07 -31 -2012] Pastor's Sentence Upheld [07 -30 -2012] Harsher crackdown on dissidents prompts act of despair [07 -25 -2012] Stanford Law School's Allen Weiner Files Petition with the UN Working Group [07 -25 -2012] Drug Detention Centers Offer Torture, Not Treatment, Says HRW [07 -24 -2012] Khmer Krom NGO Status Revoked [07 -24 -2012] Efforts to dump ambassador to Vietnam over human rights gains steam (07 -24 -2012] VNHRN Calls for Nominations for The 2012 Vietnam Human Rights Award [07 -20 -2012] Priests Protest Church Attacks [07 -20 -2012] Bloggers Injured After Birthday Party [07 -18 -2012] Arrests, surveillance and intimidation used to prevent destabilization [07 -17 -2012] Vietnam court rejects police beating death appeal [07 -15 -2012] Vietnam: mass protests after government crackdown on Catholic Church [07 -14 -2012] Vietnam jails three land rights campaigners [07 -11 -2012] Blogger Slashed by Thugs [07 -10 -2012] Clinton raps Vietnam on rights [07 -09 -2012] Catholic media: "Stop the violence of the Government on the Catholics of Vinh" [07 -09 -2012] GOP lawmaker calls for ambassador to Vietnam to be fired [07 -09 -2012] Vietnam: Clinton Should Spotlight Internet Freedom [07 -08 -2012] ASEAN: Ensure Declaration Meets Rights Standards [07 -08 -2012] Asean human rights draft to get airing [07 -04 -2012] Attacks on Catholics of Vinh, "religious cleansing" imposed by Hanoi [07 -02 -2012] Authorities Target Bloggers at Protests [07 -01 -2012] Anti-China Protesters Take to Streets of Hanoi [06 -27 -2012] Vietnamese Officials Destroy Two New Church Buildings [06 -27 -2012] Bishop of Kontum denounces the Viet authorities for seizing religious buildings [06 -23 -2012] China rescues 11 Vietnamese from prostitution [06 -21 -2012] Senate unites in support of Vietnam human rights [06 -20 -2012] Communist officials beat Catholics in Quy Chau to seize their land [06 -20 -2012] Thirty Arrested in Land Protest [06 -19 -2012] Police Beat Buddhist Monk [06 -13 -2012] Coalition Slams Secrecy in Human Rights Declaration's Drafting [06 -12 -2012] Vietnam Military Cooperation and Human Rights [06 -08 -2012] Government Critic Leaves Jail [06 -06 -2012] Vietnam dissident jailed for 5 years [05 -30 -2012] Vietnam rejects dissidents’ jail appeal [05 -25 -2012] Four Catholic activists, on trial for "propaganda against the state", are sentenced [05 -22 -2012] Vietnam: Free Catholic Activists [05 -16 -2012] Vietnam: Human Rights Great Concern, Says US [05 -14 -2012] Vietnamese Minority Groups Join in Coalition [05 -10 -2012] Vietnamese farmers arrested over land row: Report [05 -09 -2012] Vietnam Human Rights Day [05 -09 -2012] Vietnam arrests Christians for 'anti-state activity' [05 -08 -2012] Police beat reporters during Vietnam land eviction [05 -07 -2012] Vietnam bloggers battle tightening censorship [05 -05 -2012] Bloggers’ Trial Fixed, Then Postponed [05 -05 -2012] Vietnam dissident has jail appeal rejected [05 -04 -2012] UN Survey Queries Vietnamese About Corruption [05 -04 -2012] Vietnam bloggers face May 15 trial: lawyer [05 -03 -2012] Crackdown Ahead of Buddha Day [04 -30 -2012] Vietnam arrests US pro-democracy activist [04 -25 -2012] Australia: Urge Human Rights Improvements in Vietnam [04 -25 -2012] Vietnam arrests 20 after massive land clashes [04 -24 -2012] Vietnam police break up land protest [04 -19 -2012] Vietnam detains man for ‘anti-state plot’ [04 -19 -2012] Hanoi archbishop calls for investigation into assault against Fr Van Binh [04 -18 -2012] US urges Vietnam to free bloggers [04 -17 -2012] Vietnamese government tries three bloggers for writing about strikes and justice [04 -16 -2012] Human Rights Watch: Immediately Release Rights Bloggers [04 -16 -2012] Vietnamese bloggers deny charges, third in leniency bid [04 -15 -2012] Vietnam bloggers face ‘propaganda’ trial [04 -13 -2012] Draft decree would end online anonymity, force foreign Internet firms to censor [04 -12 -2012] Amnesty International launches urgent action for Blogger “Dieu Cay” Nguyen Hoang Hai [04 -05 -2012] Vietnam accuses 18 of 'plotting to overthrow state' [04 -05 -2012] Malnutrition rife among Vietnamese children [04 -02 -2012] Human rights defender of the month – Nguyen Van Hai aka Dieu Cay [03 -28 -2012] Religious and human rights groups of the Viet diaspora protest Pastor’s Nguyen Cong Chinh’s 11-year prison sentence [03 -27 -2012] Vietnamese Pastor Jailed for ‘Undermining National Unity’ [03 -23 -2012] Vietnam: Hundreds Protest Land Seizure In Capital [03 -20 -2012] Vietnam Proposed for Religious Blacklist [03 -15 -2012] Rights Groups Slam Hmong Conviction [03 -15 -2012] Vietnam jails eight Hmong for ‘disturbing security’ [03 -12 -2012] Vietnam is named in Reporters without Borders’ 2012 list of “Internet Enemies” [03 -10 -2012] Vietnamese-Americans invited to the White House to present petition on human rights violations in VN [03 -07 -2012] Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-government documents [03 -07 -2012] US committee passes bill on Vietnam rights [03 -07 -2012] Police Suppression Tops List of Violations [03 -01 -2012] VNHRN Report on Human Rights in Vietnam 2011 is Available [02 -24 -2012] UN Committee calls on VN to cease persecution of religious and ethnic minorities [02 -24 -2012] Vietnam joins war on child sex tourism [02 -22 -2012] Vietnamese dissident held on propaganda charge [02 -18 -2012] ASEAN, Laos and Vietnam: no to human rights and religious freedom because they create "chaos" [02 -17 -2012] Vietnam to ban marriage with Korean men aged 50 years or older [02 -13 -2012] Vietnam arrests four more dissidents [02 -10 -2012] Enforced disappearance whilewhile in detention of Mr. Nguyen Van Hai [02 -08 -2012] US House moves to press Vietnam on rights [02 -06 -2012] Vietnam arrests nine members of 'reactionary' group [02 -02 -2012] UNPO UN reports highlight persecution of indigenous peoples in Vietnam and Laos [01 -25 -2012] Hearing highlights human rights abuses in Vietnam [01 -22 -2012] Vietnam: Systematic crackdown on human rights [01 -21 -2012] Vietnam's U.S. arms wishlist hinges on human rights, McCain says [01 -20 -2012] US presses Vietnam anew on rights [01 -18 -2012] Vietnam: Farmland standoff highlights bigger problem [01 -12 -2012] House members press Obama administration on Vietnam human rights [01 -11 -2012] European Union: Press Vietnam to respect human rights [01 -05 -2012] US warns Vietnam on detentions [01 -05 -2012] Reeducation camp for woman activist
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