Thi Bich
Current Status: Likely released - at risk
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Other Names: Thị Bích
Date of Birth: 1956
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Khmer Krom
Occupation: Farmer
Areas of Activism:
- Land rights
Communities At Risk:
Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:
- Former Political Prisoner
Details - Background.
Thi Bich lives and works in Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang Province.
Kiên Giang: Tuyên án 4 đối tượng chống người thi hành công vụ, Voice of Vietnam, December 5, 2020
Arrested December 3, 2020. Sentenced to 1 year probation under Art. 330 (2015 Code). Expected Release is December 3, 2021.
December 3, 2020
- Art. 330 (2015 Code)
Public Security of Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province
Giang Thanh District (map)
December 3, 2020
The People’s Court of Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province
1 year probation
December 3, 2021
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- fair trial
- Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association
- Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation
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 authorities accused Thi Bich of resisting and obstructing officers in carrying out their public duties.
Her arrest date is listed as his trial date, as she was not subject to pre-trial detention. Some other family members were briefly arrested without any formal charge, while Bich and three others were tried.
- 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)
Kiên Giang: Tuyên án 4 đối tượng chống người thi hành công vụ, Voice of Vietnam, December 5, 2020
Profile last updated: 2022-01-04 20:03:43