Just at an inconvenient time when Vietnam is seeking a pact with the United States for the supply of weapons, an inconvenient and exhaustive report on police brutality and “public insecurity” in Vietnam released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch has brought to light "extensive" abuses in the judiciary system.
The report alleges at least 24 deaths in police custody between 2010 and 2014 and innumerable beatings. For 14 of the deaths, the authorities have admitted culpability; the other 10 were put down to illness or suicide. Human Rights Watch says this is the first major survey of its kind, though the organization did not speak directly with those harmed for fear of further repercussions.
US Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse in August said they would push the US Congress to lift the ban on the sale of lethal weapons to the Southeast Asian nation. Other human rights campaigners are expected to put pressure on both the US and Vietnam to try to force Hanoi to clean up its act as far as treatment of both dissidents and common citizens. Publicity over the Human Rights Watch report should help their case.
Much information in the report came from state-supervised media, though the report notes that journalists and newspapers face issues due to the sensitive nature of the subject. Full story...
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The report alleges at least 24 deaths in police custody between 2010 and 2014 and innumerable beatings. For 14 of the deaths, the authorities have admitted culpability; the other 10 were put down to illness or suicide. Human Rights Watch says this is the first major survey of its kind, though the organization did not speak directly with those harmed for fear of further repercussions.
US Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse in August said they would push the US Congress to lift the ban on the sale of lethal weapons to the Southeast Asian nation. Other human rights campaigners are expected to put pressure on both the US and Vietnam to try to force Hanoi to clean up its act as far as treatment of both dissidents and common citizens. Publicity over the Human Rights Watch report should help their case.
Much information in the report came from state-supervised media, though the report notes that journalists and newspapers face issues due to the sensitive nature of the subject. Full story...
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