Tien Dam
Tiên Đàm
Detainment Type: Likely released - at risk
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Other Names: Tiên Đàm
Date of Birth: 1992
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Khmer Krom
Occupation: Farmer
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 comes from The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).
BackgroundTien Dam lives and works in Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang Province.
Sentenced to 2 years in prison under Art. 330 (2015 Code). Expected Release is March 3, 2023.
December 3, 2020 - Date of trial
2 years in prison
March 3, 2023
Details of Imprisonment
Authorities in Kien Giang Province arrested six family members-- detaining Huynh Van Dep and subjecting others to a ban on leaving their home-- 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.
The authority accused Tien Dam of resisting and obstructing officers in carrying out their public duties.
His arrest date is listed as his trial date, as he was not subject to pre-trial detention. Some other family members were briefly arrested without any formal charge, while Dam and three others were tried.
Actions Taken- Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association
- Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation
(From Vietnam Arrests Khmer Krom Family Over Land Dispute Clash, RFA, June 9, 2020)
ResourcesKiên Giang: Tuyên án 4 đối tượng chống người thi hành công vụ, Voice of Vietnam, December 5, 2020
Vietnam Arrests Khmer Krom Family Over Land Dispute Clash, RFA, June 9, 2020
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06