{"id":2245,"date":"2014-03-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queme.org\/en\/vietnam-another-blogger-jailed-for-denouncing-human-rights-violations\/"},"modified":"2019-02-13T10:33:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T10:33:18","slug":"vietnam-another-blogger-jailed-for-denouncing-human-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/vietnam-another-blogger-jailed-for-denouncing-human-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"VIETNAM: Another blogger jailed for denouncing human rights violations"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS-GENEVA, March 4, 2014. This morning, a court in Danang, central Vietnam, sentenced prominent blogger and human rights defender Truong Duy Nhat to two years in prison under Article 258(2) of the Criminal Code for \u201cabusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State\u201d. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, together with the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), denounce Truong Duy Nhat\u2019s conviction and sentencing and call on the Vietnamese Government to release him and the other human rights defenders who are languishing in jails across the country.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Truong Duy Nhat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Truong Duy Nhat<\/strong> has been\ndetained since his arrest on May 26, 2013. Police arrested him for publishing\nonline articles critical of the Government on his blog A Different Point of\nView<\/em> Truong Duy Nhat is a former journalist with State-run newspapers \u201cBao\nCong An Quang Nam Danang\u201d (Quang Nam Danang Security Police newspaper)<\/em> and \u201cDai\nDoan Ket\u201d (Great Solidarity newspaper)<\/em>. In 2011, he quit his work as a\nreporter to write for his blog which became widely known for its criticism of\nthe government (1)<\/a>. In his blog, Truong Duy Nhat frequently critiqued the performance of top\ngovernment officials, including the Prime Minister, from the point of view of\nthe rights enshrined in Vietnam\u2019s legislation and the international covenants Vietnam\nhas signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scores of human rights defenders and\ncyber-dissidents are currently serving long prison sentences or awaiting trial\nin Vietnam (2)<\/a>. Another blogger, Pham Viet Dao<\/strong>, arrested in the first semester of\n2013, faces a prison sentence of up to seven years also for \u201cabusing\ndemocratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State\u201d<\/em>. His blog\naims at informing people about human rights and advocating ways to promote and\nprotect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our organisations urge Vietnam to immediately\nrepeal draconian laws that severely restrict freedom of opinion and expression.\nThe Government\u2019s claim that it respects and protects human rights will continue\nto ring hollow unless Vietnam upholds its obligations under Article 19 of the\nInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Right (ICCPR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our organisations reiterate their call on the\nVietnamese authorities to ensure in all circumstances that human rights\ndefenders are able to carry out their legitimate activities without any\nhindrance and fear of reprisals, in line with the United Nations Declaration on\nHuman Rights Defenders and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please contact:
\n– VCHR: Penelope Faulkner (Vietnamese\/French\/English) +33 1 45 98 30 85
\n– FIDH: Audrey Couprie, Arthur Manet: + 33 1 43 55 25 18
\n– OMCT: Delphine Reculeau: +41 22 809 49 39<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(1)<\/a> See Observatory-VCHR Joint Press Release, issued on July 19, 2013<\/a><\/strong>.
(2)<\/a> For more information, see FIDH-VCHR joint report, Bloggers and Netizens Behind Bars: Restrictions on Internet Freedom in Vietnam<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, February 2013, and previous Urgent Interventions by the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT) on Vietnam.


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