Thursday 17 December 2015

Văn Phòng Cao Ủy Nhân Quyền LHQ kêu gọi chính quyền Việt Nam phóng thích LS Nguyễn Văn Đài (UN Human Rights - South-East Asia)






The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) is seriously concerned by the arrest of well-known Vietnamese human rights defender Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, and calls for his immediate release.

Dai, a prominent lawyer and founder of the Committee for Human Rights in Viet Nam, was arrested at his home on 16 December and charged with anti-state “propaganda” (under article 88 of the Penal Code), an offence that carries a jail term of between 3 to 12 years. Police also confiscated his computer and cellphone.

Dai's arrest comes 10 days after he and three other human rights defenders were beaten following a training forum in Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province. OHCHR is aware of at least two other similar cases since September, and we are concerned about what seems to be an emerging and disturbing pattern of violent attacks against human rights defenders.
OHCHR is concerned that Dai’s arrest and detention is due to his peaceful and legitimate human rights work in Viet Nam.

Dai was arrested in 2007 on the same charge.

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OHCHR alarmed by attacks on Vietnam human rights defenders
UN Human Rights - South-East Asia

We are alarmed at the recent spate of violent attacks on human rights defenders in Viet Nam and are concerned by the apparent failure of the authorities to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators.

Speaking at a news briefing in Geneva, our spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that last Sunday (6 December) Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a prominent lawyer, and three other human rights defenders were attacked after conducting a training forum in Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province. It was the third such incident since September.

Police attempted to halt the forum for human rights defenders, but the 60 participants refused to leave. Police then stayed on to monitor the session. After the course ended, the four activists were beaten by a group of about 20 men armed with sticks. 

In the two other recent cases, in November and September, human rights lawyers and activists 






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