20 January 2021, 00:01 UTC
Party congress starting 25 January likely to nominate new prime minister and state president for coming five years
Recognized prisoners of conscience have doubled from 84 to 170 since the previous CPV congress in 2016
Viet Nam imprisoning a record number of prisoners of conscience as repression heightens ahead of congress
The Vietnamese authorities must end their relentless assault on human rights defenders and individuals exercising their human rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, said Amnesty International today ahead of the 13th party congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), scheduled to take place between 25 January and 2 February.
8 December 2020, 10:45 UTC
The Cambodian authorities must redouble their efforts to thoroughly, independently and impartially investigate the disappearance of Thai dissident Wanchalearm Satsaksit and determine his fate and whereabouts, said Amnesty International today.
The 37-year old activist was abducted by unknown persons from outside an apartment building in Phnom Penh on 4 June this year, having previously been sought for arrest by the Thai authorities for expressing criticism of the Thai government.
Sitanun Satsaksit, Wanchalearmâs sister, is being questioned by an investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court today as part of the Cambodian authorities ongoing investigation into the case.