Vietnam: imprisoned HRD had his cell entered by armed men (Update)
Event- Country
- Viet Nam
- Initial Date
- Aug 25, 2023
- Event Description
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc told his family in a short phone call that men armed with knives entered his cell. Thuc said his belongings and physical health were under threat. He was supposed to be allowed a 10-minute phone call but the line was abruptly cut after only three minutes. However, in that short span, Thuc was able to give his sister the names of two prison officials who presumably are responsible for his well being: Phạm Văn Luyến (#559-846) and Nguyễn Văn Hiệu (#569-921).
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Judiciary
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 18.77780684967679
Longitude: 105.3385797505266
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 25 August 2023, jailed pro-democracy defender Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, had his cell entered by men armed with knives and is suspected to be under ongoing pressure from prison authorities in Prison No. 6 in Thanh Chuong, Nghe An, Vietnam.