Vietnam: Soc Son District Police Detain Anti-BOT Activist Hue Nhu Again
Event- Country
- Viet Nam
- Initial Date
- Jun 11, 2019
- Event Description
On June 11, police of Soc Son district, Hanoi detained anti-BOT activist Dang Thi Hue and a driver named Bui Tien when they were at the Bac Thang Long-Noi Bai BOT toll booth. They took them to the district police headquarters for questioning from 6 PM until 10.30 PM of the same day. Ms. Hue told Defend the Defenders that police are seeking to charge her with criminal accusations in order to silence her. This was the second detention of Ms. Hue within twenty days. In the first time on May 20, Ms. Hue was arrested by several police officers of Soc Son district also in the toll booth who kicked her at her stomach despite her warning that she was in her 5th week of pregnancy. In next days, she felt severe pain in her belly and after a medical examination, doctors told her that she suffered a miscarriage. She was forced to abort in order to save her life.
- Impact of Event
- 2
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 14.058323999999992
Longitude: 108.277199
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 11 June 2019, Dang Thi Hue, Hanoi anti-BOT activist and her driver, was detained.