Jailed Vietnamese Human Rights Defender Wins Baldwin Medal of Liberty
January 25, 2025
January 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2025:
NEW YORK - Human Rights First announced today that climate rights activist and lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, jailed in Vietnam since June 2021, is the winner of the 2024 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty. The Baldwin Medal will be presented at an event in the United States later this year to someone on Bach's behalf, unless he is freed from prison and able to travel to receive the award in person.
NEW YORK - Human Rights First announced today that climate rights activist and lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, jailed in Vietnam since June 2021, is the winner of the 2024 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty. The Baldwin Medal will be presented at an event in the United States later this year to someone on Bach's behalf, unless he is freed from prison and able to travel to receive the award in person.