Dang Dinh Manh
Đặng Đình Mạnh
Detainment Type: At risk
Date of Birth:
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Lawyer
Citizen: Y
Citizenship Status: Citizen (by birth, descent)
Human Rights Defender: Y
Activist Focus:
- Defense of HRDs
Details
According to RFA, “Over the last 15 years, Manh defended more than 50 clients, many of whom were human rights and democracy activists and independent journalists.
Manh and Mieng stood out among the modest number of lawyers who dared to work in political cases."
Most recently and notably, he represented members of Bong Lai Temple.
Photo source: RFA
Resources:
Fleeing Vietnam, human rights lawyers arrive in U.S. following police summons, RFA, June 23, 2023
Công an truy tìm 3 luật sư bào chữa cho các bị cáo ở “Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai," Lao Dong, June 12, 2023
2 luật sư Đặng Đình Mạnh và Nguyễn Văn Miếng bị xóa tên khỏi Đoàn Luật sư TP.HCM, Phap Luat, April 10, 2024
June 11, 2023: summoned for questioning related to case
- Administrative
- Summons
June 11, 2023
Viet Nam
judicial/legal
No
In June 2023, Manh and fellow lawyer Nguyen Van Mieng were separately summoned by the police for their work defending members of Bong Lai Temple. They soon after left Vietnam and emigrated to the US to avoid arrest.
In April 2024, Manh's name was removed from the list of lawyers under the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association.
Profile last updated: 2024-08-16 20:40:00