Human Rights Stories 2014
[12 -30 -2014] Man dead in police station supposedly hung himself while lying down [12 -29 -2014] Rights group, dissidents slam arrest of Vietnamese blogger [12 -28 -2014] Vietnamese police arrest prominent blogger [12 -27 -2014] How International Human Rights Day is celebrated in Vietnam [12 -24 -2014] Vietnam to review second death sentence after family says unfairly tried [12 -23 -2014] One more Vietnamese death-sentenced prisoner complains of unfair Trial [12 -22 -2014] Vietnam strives to prevent establishment of opposition [12 -18 -2014] Lawyer faces police’s retaliation [12 -16 -2014] Free Tran Huynh Duy Thuc [12 -12 -2014] Vietnam court upholds sentences of three jailed bloggers [12 -11 -2014] Vietnam: Stop using absurd laws to imprison critics [12 -11 -2014] Jailed female photo journalist on hunger strike in Vietnam [12 -10 -2014] Vietnamese blogger harassed, beaten by plainclothes police [12 -07 -2014] The Vietnam Human Rights Award 2014 and the 66th International Human Rights Day [12 -06 -2014] 2nd blogger detained in Vietnam crackdown [12 -05 -2014] Gagging law and jail: China, Vietnam among ‘Worst Abusers’ of Internet Freedom [12 -01 -2014] Vietnamese police arrest prominent anti-China blogger [11 -28 -2014] Vietnamese Montagnards: better starvation and malaria in Cambodia that persecution in Hanoi [11 -26 -2014] Vietnam Rights Conference goes ahead despite police harassment [11 -25 -2014] Vietnamese journalist brutally beaten by policemen in ambush [11 -16 -2014] Five months of attacks on Mennonite Church in Vietnam prompt SOS [11 -11 -2014] Rights groups slam Vietnam for ‘obsolete’ rights report [11 -10 -2014] Reportes Without Borders condemns harassment of Vietnamese blogger and family [11 -07 -2014] VNHRN announced 2014 Vietnam Human Rights Award winners [11 -06 -2014] 25 civil society organizations condemn the recent violence and torture [11 -06 -2014] 20 Vietnamese detainees died in police stations so far in 2014: Local media [11 -05 -2014] Suspect dies by hanging in police custody, 20th this year [11 -05 -2014] Vietnam steps up harassment of dissident rights lawyer [10 -29 -2014] Man dies by hanging in police station [10 -26 -2014] US official urges Vietnam to improve human rights [10 -24 -2014] Vietnam Catholics demand return of land in rare protest [10 -23 -2014] Rubio, colleagues: Arms sales to Vietnam should be contingent on human rights progress [10 -22 -2014] Vietnam blogger jailed for posts about China deported to US [10 -17 -2014] Vietnam policeman held over Christian leader's death in custody [10 -17 -2014] Vietnam’s ex-lawmaker maintains innocence after 18-year ‘harsh’ jail term [10 -09 -2014] Vietnamese Catholic intellectual treated like "a slave" in prison [10 -07 -2014] Rights activists question US arms sales to Vietnam [10 -03 -2014] Catholic activist Dau Van Duong free after three years in prison and beatings [09 -29 -2014] Catholic journalists take huge risks to expose persecution in Vietnam [09 -28 -2014] Discussion on right to silence heats up Vietnamese media [09 -25 -2014] Vietnam meets Vatican, but continues to persecute Christians [09 -23 -2014] Vietnamese court jails seven farmers for protesting land grabs [09 -18 -2014] Vietnam rejects police brutality report by human rights group [09 -18 -2014] Government threatens to demolish Catholic churches and Buddhist temples [09 -16 -2014] Vietnam: Pervasive deaths, injuries in police custody [09 -13 -2014] Writer Nguyen Xuan Nghia completes his six-year jail sentence [09 -12 -2014] Vietnam's parliament confronts police torture for first time [09 -12 -2014] More than a million Vietnamese children not attending school, survey says [09 -11 -2014] Vietnam’s Human Development Index slows down [09 -11 -2014] Vietnam rights still obstacle to TPP membership [09 -09 -2014] Former political prisoner Truong Minh Duc beaten in Hanoi [09 -05 -2014] Renewed call for action from UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to secure release of Le Quoc Quan [09 -04 -2014] Vietnam jails bloggers so much it rivals China ... [09 -03 -2014] Vietnam shows no sign of releasing political prisoners [09 -02 -2014] Vietnamese netizens demand 'Right to Know' in online campaign [08 -30 -2014] Declaration by the Interfaith Council of VN on the Communist Government’s destruction of Lien Tri Pagoda [08 -27 -2014] Statement by VNHRN on the Unfair Trial of Three Human Rights Activists [08 -26 -2014] US Alarmed as Vietnam jails dissidents for blocking traffic [08 -26 -2014] Three Vietnamese activists jailed on ‘politically-motivated’ charges [08 -26 -2014] Viet Nam: Police beatings outside court amid crackdown on activism [08 -24 -2014] Vietnam: Activists face trial on bogus traffic offense [08 -21 -2014] Vietnam: Police reforms fall short [08 -13 -2014] Cao Dai group targeted with feces by Vietnamese authorities [08 -12 -2014] Vietnam unlicensed civil societies urge U.S. to press Hanoi on human rights [08 -11 -2014] VNHRN deplores the State Department's 2013 International Religious Freedom Report about Vietnam [08 -07 -2014] Vietnam rights activist held upon return home from UN talks [08 -07 -2014] EU-Vietnam: FIDH and VCHR submit a Complaint to EU Ombudsperson [08 -04 -2014] Vietnam's 'online army' [07 -31 -2014] UN envoy accuses Vietnam of ‘Serious Violations’ of religious freedom [07 -30 -2014] Vietnamese Party Members call for democracy, push-back against China [07 -25 -2014] Vietnam puts dissidents under house arrest amid UN envoy's visit [07 -24 -2014] Australia: Press Vietnam to respect rights [07 -23 -2014] Concerns raised as Vietnam may empower commune police [07 -22 -2014] UN religion expert meets Vietnam government [07 -21 -2014] Vietnam blocks dissident Facebook pages through fake abuse reports [07 -09 -2014] US lawmakers criticize Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar [07 -07 -2014] RWB hails creation of Vietnam’s first independent journalists association [07 -02 -2014] Ex-Vietnamese prisoner blames jail conditions for HIV infection [06 -30 -2014] VNHRN calls for nominations for the 2014 Vietnam Human Rights Award [06 -28 -2014] Man beaten to death after police traffic stop [06 -28 -2014] Jailed labor rights activist released early [06 -26 -2014] Vietnam upholds 2-year jail term against blogger [06 -25 -2014] Brides for sale: Vietnamese women trafficked to China [06 -23 -2014] Child workers in Vietnam face further exploitation [06 -22 -2014] Vietnam rejects 45 human rights recommendations from UPR [06 -20 -2014] Four civil society representatives arrive in Geneva for the HRC’s plenary session on VN’s UPR [06 -19 -2014] Vietnam Police, Communist Officials Lead Mob Attacking Mennonite Retreat [06 -16 -2014] Man dies after 3 hours in police custody [06 -16 -2014] Political prisoners transferred away from family [06 -14 -2014] Court affirms suspended sentence for police who caused death of suspect [06 -14 -2014] Nghe An: Vietnamese authorities release two Christian political prisoners [06 -13 -2014] Vietnam hears blogger’s appeal in secret, affirms prison term [06 -10 -2014] Another young man dies in police custody [06 -09 -2014] Free Viet Labor Federation to go public in Vietnam [06 -07 -2014] Civil society meets on freedom of assembly and of association [06 -06 -2014] Angry Ministry of Police prosecutes newspaper under Article 258 [06 -04 -2014] Vietnam blocks CNN’s Tiananmen Square anniversary news [06 -01 -2014] VN Civil Society Organizations protest using violence against peaceful Human Rights activists [05 -31 -2014] Vietnam urged to narrow parameters for death penalty [05 -30 -2014] Vietnam's religious leaders highlight harassment of pastor in prison [05 -29 -2014] 153 House Democrats to USTR Froman: Protect workers’ rights in TPP negotiations [05 -29 -2014] Vietnamese dissidents who backed anti-China protests harassed in prison [05 -23 -2014] Vietnamese woman self-Immolates in anti-China protest [05 -19 -2014] Police out in force, arrest anti-China protesters [05 -17 -2014] Germany’s bar association calls for Le Quoc Quan’s release [05 -07 -2014] Vietnam: Arrests of Internet Activists Escalate [05 -06 -2014] Two more bloggers arrested for “abusing democratic freedoms” [04 -30 -2014] Three Vietnamese bloggers honored as ‘Information Heroes’ by RSF [04 -29 -2014] Vietnam Human Rights Network Releases Report on Human Rights in Vietnam 2013 [04 -29 -2014] Vietnam’s Blogosphere Poses Big Challenge to State Media, Activists Say [04 -29 -2014] Rights Activists Say Vietnamese Trafficking Victims Forced to Grow Marijuana in Europe [04 -28 -2014] VWHR Calls for the Unconditional Release of Do Thi Minh Hanh, Ta Phong Tan, and Ho Thi Bich Khuong [04 -28 -2014] 10 Sentenced For Protesting Land Grab [04 -26 -2014] In Massive Land Grab, Hundreds of Police Evict Farmers [04 -23 -2014] EU-Vietnam FTA: GUE, Greens, and civil society obtain partial but important victory for human rights [04 -22 -2014] Vietnamese Government Under Fire Over Its Handling of Measles Crisis [04 -19 -2014] Third ‘Human Rights Coffee’ interrupted, 3 bloggers arrested [04 -17 -2014] 18-year-old found dead by hanging in police custody [04 -15 -2014] Recent Release of Vietnamese Political Prisoners 'Not Enough' [04 -14 -2014] Garment workers strike, demand back pay owed [04 -14 -2014] Vietnam - Two netizens released from prison, 31 others still held [04 -14 -2014] Vietnam releases dissidents amid foreign pressure [04 -08 -2014] Vietnam votes against UN Resolution protecting peaceful protests [04 -08 -2014] Freed Vietnamese anti-government activist arrives in United States [04 -07 -2014] Vietnam’s Death Penalty System Under Fire [04 -04 -2014] Two police who beat suspect to death get suspended sentences [04 -04 -2014] Death of activist Dinh Dang Dinh should be ‘wake-up call’ for Viet Nam [04 -04 -2014] Cancer-Stricken Vietnamese Former Political Prisoner Dies [04 -03 -2014] Religious Persecution in Vietnam: Government Spies, Forced Renunciations of Faith [04 -03 -2014] Bình Dương: 2000 workers went on strike and police pepper sprayed and beat workers [04 -02 -2014] Lawyer Slams Court Proposal of ‘Light’ Sentences for Vietnam Death in Custody Trial [04 -02 -2014] Vietnam, Con Dau Catholics suffer more land seizures and demolitions [03 -30 -2014] Woman found hung at police station [03 -27 -2014] Viet Nam land grabbing case needs to be urgently addressed – UN human rights experts [03 -24 -2014] Vietnamrightnow.com Launches, Provides Complete Human Rights Information on Vietnam [03 -21 -2014] Cancer-Stricken Vietnamese Dissident Gets Presidential Amnesty [03 -20 -2014] Police force severe persecution met by Persistent Resilience from Hoa Hao Buddhist Worshipers [03 -20 -2014] Tight Security as Vietnamese Court Orders Two More Hmongs Jailed [03 -20 -2014] Prisoners of conscience in Vietnam not allowed to go to Mass or even have a Bible [03 -19 -2014] Increasingly authoritarian Vietnam sentences another blogger [03 -19 -2014] Vietnam jails prominent blogger for 'anti-state activities' [02 -18 -2014] Blogger Ta Phong Tan Mistreated in Prison [03 -14 -2014] Hmong Ordered Jailed for Defying Vietnamese Government Campaign [03 -14 -2014] Chairman Royce Introduces Vietnam Sanctions Legislation [03 -12 -2014] Vietnamese Prostitutes in Ghana Rescue [03 -12 -2014] Vietnamese police fabricates evidence, distorts witness statements to convict blogger [03 -11 -2014] Vietnam Activists Say Police Testimonies Fabricated to Implicate Blogger [03 -07 -2014] Vietnamese Farmers Demand Tough Action Against Land-Grabbing ‘Thugs’ [03 -07 -2014] Mounting concerns for the health of writers and activists Dinh Dang Dinh, Nguyen Van Ly and Nguyen Huu Cau [03 -06 -2014] Human Rights Group Accuses Vietnam of Leading SE Asia in Political Prisoners [03 -04 -2014] Blogger Truong Duy Nhat gets two years [03 -04 -2014] Popular Vietnamese Blogger Jailed Over Critical Posts [02 -28 -2014] The Law Society of Upper Canada Expresses Grave Concerns about Lawyer Le Quoc Quan's Conviction [02 -25 -2014] Vietnamese Blogger to Stand Trial on 'Abusing Freedom' Charges [02 -24 -2014] Vietnamese Dissident Attacked in Hanoi [02 -22 -2014] The World Protests Against Le Quoc Quan Conviction [02 -21 -2014] Amnesty International visits Viet Nam for human rights dialogue [02 -18 -2014] Vietnamese Court Upholds Dissident Quan’s Jail Sentence [02 -15 -2014] UK warned that aid to Vietnam inadvertently supports death penalty [02 -15 -2014] RWB again tries to hand petition to Vietnamese government official [02 -13 -2014] HRW to Vietnam: Stop Harassment of Rights Defenders [02 -11 -2014] Human rights groups urge the UN to stop anti-drug funding for VN because of death penalty [02 -10 -2014] Vietnam Dissident Released After Brutal Arrest [02 -07 -2014] UN Issues Human Rights Recommendations for Vietnam [02 -07 -2014] Vietnam - Defending freedom of information in Vietnam at the UN [02 -05 -2014] Vietnam's Human Rights Situation Scrutinized [02 -05 -2014] Vietnam Slammed at UN Rights Review for Jailing Critics [02 -04 -2014] Vietnam Prepares for UN Human Rights Review, Activists Lobby for Pressure [02 -03 -2014] Jailed Catholic lawyer shows "strong faith" in the future of the Vietnamese people [02 -03 -2014] Vietnamese diplomat seeks asylum in Switzerland [01 -23 -2014] Khmer Krom: Cambodia Refuses to Help Detainees in Vietnam [01 -21 -2014] Vietnam: Communist Party Tightens Grip [01 -20 -2014] Vietnam sentences 30 people to death for drugs [01 -20 -2014] Vietnamese hackers target EFF staffers, journalist in phishing attack [01 -17 -2014] Campaign to abolish torture, often used against detainees for religious and political reasons [01 -17 -2014] Vietnamese Activists Tour US, Europe for Human Rights [01 -16 -2014] Mother of jailed Vietnam activist warns on trade pact [01 -15 -2014] Saigon, plainclothes officers attack the leader of the Unified Buddhist Church [01 -14 -2014] Saigon: Authorities threaten Catholics over disputed land [01 -09 -2014] Workers Riot at Samsung Factory Site in Vietnam [01 -09 -2014] Seattle couple brings medicine, self defense to sex abuse victims in Vietnam [01 -08 -2014] Police harass and intercept UBCV monks and lay-followers in Hue [01 -03 -2014] Vietnam Activists Want Association to Address Public Complaints [01 -02 -2014] Vietnamese dissident tells of attack by 'government thugs' [01 -02 -2014] Buddhist youth leader Lê Công Câu under house arrest in Hue
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