Vietnam: End Repression Against Religious Activists

Expand Bui Van Trung (left), Bui Van Tham (center), and Le Thi Hen (right) © Dao Trang Ut Trung (New York) – Vietnam should suspend charges against six Hoa Hao Buddhist followers and investigate whether police actions against them were taken for discriminatory reasons or religious persecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Criminal trials for the six on public order charges are scheduled for February 9, 2018, before the People’s Court in An Phu district, An Giang province. The arrests stem from a public demonstration the defendants staged to protest police actions against believers in An…

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