source: online.wsj.com
Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales and LRWC filed a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam. The use of arbitrary arrests, malicious prosecutions, imprisonment and disbarment to silence human rights lawyers, is the focus of this joint report. Cited as examples of this practices are the cases of:
a/ Le Quoc Quan arrested and law practice certificate revoked in 2007;
b/ Le Cong Dinh, sentenced to 5 year in prison and 3 years house arrest and law certificate revoked in 2010;
c/ Mrs. Le Thi Cong Nhan sentenced to 3 years in prison and 3 years of house arrest and law practice certificate revoked in 2007;
d/ Nguyen Van Dai (also known as blogger Dieu Cay) sentenced to 4 years in prison and 3 years of house arrest and law certificate revoked in 2007;
e/ Huynh Van Dong, law practice certificate revoked in 2011; and,
f/ Cù Huy Hà Vũ sentenced to 7 years in prison and 3 years of house arrest and law practice certificate revoked in 2011.
The UPR of Viet Nam is expected to take place in Geneva during February 2014.
