Viet Nam: Human rights defender beaten in prison: Ho Thi Bich Khuong

Index Number: ASA 41/003/2012
Date Published: 3 December 2012
Categories: Viet Nam

A Vietnamese human rights defender, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, currently serving a five-year prison term for “conducting propaganda” against the state, has been beaten by a group of prisoners. She is said to be seriously injured and in urgent need of medical care.