UNPO: UNPO Condemns Vietnam's Ongoing Persecution of Khmer-Krom Community unpo.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from unpo.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
January 11, 2021 09:32:25 am
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday that the body was “deeply concerned” by Vietnam’s use of ill-defined laws to suppress media freedom.
The criticism comes after three journalists were found guilty of “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State” under Article 117 of the Vietnamese Criminal Code and sentenced to between 11 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday. OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that this was “a disturbing development that appears to be part of an increasing clampdown on the freedom of expression in the country.”