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Human Rights in SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

Viet Nam: Incommunicado lawyer now disbarred: Le Cong Dinh (m)
6 July 2009

Lawyer Le Cong Dinh has been disbarred by the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association and the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice has revoked his practising licence. Le Cong ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/003/2009

Viet Nam: Prisoner of conscience, Le Cong Dinh (m)
17 June 2009

Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh was arrested at his office in Ho Chi Minh City on 13 June by Public Security police. He has been charged with "conducting propaganda ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/002/2009

Prominent human rights lawyer arrested in Viet Nam | Amnesty ...
16 June 2009

Public security police arrested a prominent human rights lawyer in VietNam on Saturday for "colluding with domestic and foreign reactionariesto sabotage the V.

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Suggested recommendations to states included in the fifth round of ...
1 April 2009

Suggested recommendations to states included in the fifth round of Universal Periodic Review 1. May2009. Recommendations to the government ofAfghanistan. ...

Document       IOR 41/012/2009

Human rights should dominate ASEAN agenda | Amnesty International
25 February 2009

Amnesty International called on ASEAN member states to move human rights to the top of the agenda of the ASEAN summit, scheduled to take place this weekend in Thailand

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Viet Nam: Torture/ill-treatment/ health concern: Vu Hung
23 January 2009

Vu Hung, a teacher held in pre-trial detention since 18 September 2008, has not been seen since he was moved from his cell in B14 prison, Ha Noi, two months ago ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/001/2009

Time for a global response to global problems | Amnesty ...
10 December 2008

Irene Khan writes about the continuing human rights issues around the world as Amnesty International celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration ...

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Viet Nam: Connecting human rights in Viet Nam: campaign digest
10 December 2008

In Viet Nam there is little room for human rights defenders to act independently of the state. Those who seek to promote human rights are often perceived to be ...

Document       ASA 41/003/2008

Death penalty in Viet Nam – proposed reforms a welcome step ...
10 November 2008

The government of Viet Nam has proposed to remove the deathsentence on a range of offences.

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Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Submission to the UN Universal ...
3 November 2008

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       ASA 41/007/2008