Vietnam detains senior official for global rights group

A senior executive for an international human rights group was detained by Vietnamese authorities on Sunday as she arrived in the capital to attend a World Economic Forum meeting and is expected to be deported.

Debbie Stothard, secretary general of the International Federation for Human Rights, was prevented from entering Vietnam at Hanoi’s airport, Fon Mathuros, a spokeswoman for the WEF, said in a statement, adding that Stothard will travel to Malaysia on Monday.

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