Profile

Huynh Van Dep

Huỳnh Văn Đẹp

Detainment Type: Likely released - at risk

Photo of Huynh Van Dep

Other Names: Huỳnh Văn Đẹp

Date of Birth: 1979

Gender: M

Ethnicity: Khmer Krom

Activist Focus:

  • Land rights

Details

Immediate Concerns

May 2021:

At an appeal trial on May 6, Khmer Krom land rights activist Huynh Van Dep had his sentence reduced from two years and six months in prison to two years in prison. Tien Dam’s sentence was reduced from two years and three months in prison to two years in prison, and Tien Nam’s sentence was reduced from one year in prison to nine months in prison. This information came from The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

Background

Profile photo source: Radio Free Asia

Sentenced to 2 years in prison under Art. 330 (2015 Code). Expected Release is June 7, 2022.

June 7, 2020
  • Art 330
Provincial/city
Giang Thanh, Kien Giang (map)
December 3, 2020 - Date of trial
2 years in prison
June 7, 2022
Details of Imprisonment

Authorities in Kien Giang Province arrested six family members for their participation in a land dispute in a Khmer Krom community in May. The Khmer Krom, an ethnic minority group, have long faced harassment and discrimination from the state, and land rights disputes are common in the country, as no private land rights exist. After interrogation about the incident, all but one family member was released from custody. Huynh Van Dep remained detained.

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September 2020:

Huynh Van Dep was released from detention on bail over the weekend of September 5-6. He had been detained for three months while he was under investigation. The 88 Project has confirmed the release directly with people who know the situation.

December 2020:

He was tried on December 3 and sentenced to two years and six months in prison alongside three other farmers. 

Actions Taken

Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association is planning to deliver petitions to the Vietnamese government to release Huynh.

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation called on the Vietnamese government to release Huynh.

Resources

Vietnam Arrests Khmer Krom Family Over Land Dispute Clash, Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2020

Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06

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