Vietnam: WHRD interrogated by the police upon return from abroad and placed under quarantine, her belongings confiscated
Event- Country
- Viet Nam
- Initial Date
- Mar 26, 2020
- Event Description
Ms. Truong Thi Ha reported that police in Quang Binh confiscated her personnel items including passport, diary and cell phone before placing her under quarantine when she returned from Thailand on a bus in late March.
Ha said she was kept by Vietnam�s security when she entered the homeland from Laos. In the past several years, Ha reportedly participated in short courses on human rights in the EU and has recently worked for a human rights group in Bangkok.
Ha said she was allowed to return to her parents� house without having the items confiscated by police. She expects to be summoned by security forces in the coming days for interrogation for her activities in recent years.
Ha is a young activist, participating in peaceful demonstrations in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10, 2018 to protest two bills on Special Economic Zones and Cyber Security. She was reportedly beaten by police after being detained and held for several days.
Graduated law in HCM City Law University, Ha has pledged to be a lawyer to assist vulnerable groups. She has done an internship with prominent human rights attorneys Le Cong Dinh and Tran Vu Hai.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- #COVID-19
- Freedom of movement
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 13.360731285779172
Longitude: 108.57473115343217
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 26 March 2020, Truong Thi Ha, WHRD, had her belongings seized by the police and was placed under quarantine upon entrying the country in Quang Binh, Viet Nam.