January ended on a low note for freedom of expression and the state of human rights in Vietnam. On January 30, two anonymous men broke into the home of human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and threatened him. This news comes after several dissidents were assaulted after visiting ex-political prisoner Tran Anh Kim earlier in […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been a hot topic in recent months. As Vietnam finishes up TPP negotiations this year, the human rights implications of the TPP have become even more important to discuss. This month, US Representative Loretta Sanchez of California, the co-chair of the Congressional caucus on Vietnam, spoke with Ted Osius, new […]
This year has been one of growth for us here at The 88 Project, and we couldn’t have done our work without you. Thank you for supporting us. This year has brought news of arrests, beatings, and harassment, as well as a few spots of progress in the struggle for freedom of expression in Vietnam. […]
These past six weeks have been a whirlwind for us here at The 88 Project! We celebrated Tran Huynh Duy Thuc’s birthday on November 29th and raised awareness for his unjust imprisonment, we took part in Human Rights Day on December 10th, we also began planning for 2015. We also launched the beta version of […]
Each year on December 10th, the world celebrates Human Rights Day in honor of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Declaration begins in its preamble with this statement:”Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the […]
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc is a successful Vietnamese entrepreneur who often blogged about economic and social conditions in Vietnam. He was arrested in 2009, at first on charges involving theft of telephone wires, and then later under Article 79 of Vietnam’s Penal Code for “attempting to overthrow the government.” His one-day trial was held in […]
Violations of human rights and international law take center stage in this week’s recap. In a recent filing by the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law, Director Allen Weiner expressed concern over Vietnam’s violation of several articles of international law, including provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the […]
On October 16th, we joined forces with bloggers and activists world-wide to raise awareness for this year’s Blog Action Day topic: inequality. We explored the unequal application of human rights, especially in regards to the unequal situations of freedom of expression throughout the world. To read the blog, click here. Le Van Tinh, who was […]
Human rights are inherent for all persons. However, human rights are far from guaranteed in their application. There are some kinds of inequality that we don’t hear much about, and the unequal application of human rights is one of them. For example, the United States has some of the most vehement protections for freedom of […]
A few of the key issues affecting human rights in Vietnam these past two weeks have been the partial lifting of the US weapons sales ban to Vietnam and the Hong Kong protests over the right to elections free from state interference. Curiously enough, Vietnam has allowed state media outlets to report on the events […]