Report: Vietnamese government accused of abducting human rights activists

The Guardian — World has reported on “Report: Vietnamese government accused of abducting human rights activists,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

Detained anti-human trafficking campaigners include Tran Hiep, a Vietnamese Australian, not heard from since 18 September Vietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including a Norwegian and an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges. The report also notes that The Vietnamese government stated the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organisation – which it describes as a terrorist group.

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