Y Yem Hwing

Current Status: Likely released - at risk

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Date of Birth: 1972

Gender: M

Religion: Christian

Ethnicity: Montagnard

Areas of Activism:

Religious freedom

Details - Background.

Background

Y Yem Hwing is a chief deacon of a church in San A Hamlet, Ea Tul Commune, Cu Mgar District, Daklak Province. He has been very influential in his church and his ethnic community.

Resources

BPSOS, Religious Prisoners in Vietnam, May 10, 2017 (PDF)

Arrested October 29, 2012. Sentenced to 8 years in prison under Unknown. Expected Release is October 29, 2020.

Arrest October 29, 2012

Charges

Unknown

Authority of Arrest

Location (map)

Trial Unknown

Court of First Instance

Defense Counsels

Sentence 8 years in prison

Expected Release October 29, 2020

Actual Release

Rights Violated

Actions Taken By

Details of Imprisonment

The local government arrested him on 10/29/2012 to deprive the community of his leadership in the hope of eventually dissolving the Church. He is serving an 8-year prison sentence.

Profile last updated: 2020-12-15 02:23:11