Vietnam: pro-democracy defender arbitrarily placed under quarantine and questioned, his phone and Facebook credentials seized
Event- Country
- Viet Nam
- Initial Date
- Apr 16, 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
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Restrictions on Movement
- Rights Concerned
- #COVID-19
- Online
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 18.16300491728128
Longitude: 105.99169124086022
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 16 April 2020, Truong Thi Ha, pro-democracy defender, was arbitrarily placed under quarantine and questionedby the police, his phone and Fecebook credentials were seized in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.