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Prisons within Prisons: Torture and Ill-treatment of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam
12 July 2016 -- A new report published by Amnesty International today casts a rare light on the torture and other harrowing treatment of prisoners of conscience locked up in Viet Nam’s secretive network of prisons and detention centres. (Read more...)
Commentary:Ending Torture of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam
The Diplomat, July 12, 2016. Much more needs to be done if ending torture in Vietnam is to become a reality writes Amnesty International researcher John Coughlan. (Read more...) Amnesty International has documented at least 84 prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam. They include bloggers, labour and land rights activists, political activists, ethnic and religious minorities, and advocates for human rights and social justice who have either been convicted after unfair trials or are held in pre-trial detention, solely for peacefully exercising their human rights.
Prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam are at risk of enforced disappearances; prolonged periods of incommunicado detention and solitary confinement; the infliction of severe physical pain and suffering; the withholding of medical treatment; and punitive prison transfers, as documented in Amnesty International report, Prisons Within Prisons: Torture and Ill-treatment of Prisoners of Conscience in Viet Nam. (See list.) |
Nhà tù trong nhà tù ở Việt Nam: Thế giới bí mật hành hạ tù nhân lương tâm
Ân xá Quốc tế, ngày 12/7/2016 -Một báo cáo mới công bố của Ân xá Quốc tế hôm nay phơi bày ra ánh sáng việc tra tấn và đối xử vô nhân đạo đối với tù nhân lương tâm bị nhốt trong mạng lưới nhà tù và trại giam bí mật ở của Việt Nam. (Read more...)
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