April 14, 2021
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in
Vietnam.
The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary arrest and detention of
Nguyen Thuy Hanh, the founder of the “50K fund”, a fund created to support the families of unjustly detained prisoners across Vietnam. A vocal human rights advocate, she manages a popular Facebook account where she frequently discusses human rights issues.
On April 7, 2021, Nguyen Thuy Hanh was arrested by the police and charged under Article 117 of the Criminal Code for allegedly “making, storing, or spreading information, materials or items for the purpose of opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. If convicted, she could face a prison sentence of between five and 20 years. She is currently detained at Temporary Detention Center No. 2 in Thuong Tin Di
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