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    Vietnam’s human rights record remains weak in many areas. The government suppresses virtually all forms of political dissent, using a broad array of repressive measures. Freedom of expression, association, and public assembly are tightly controlled. Religious activists are harassed, intimidated, and imprisoned. State-run drug rehabilitation centers exploit detainees as forced laborers making goods for local markets and export. The criminal justice system lacks independence and operates under the direction of the government and party. 

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  • Rights activist Nguyen Hoang Vi distributing Universal Declaration of Human Rights to people on May 5 at April 30 park.
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    Vietnam: Escalating Persecution of Bloggers
    The Vietnamese government should unconditionally release recently arrested bloggers and end physical attacks on critics.
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  • Vietnam: Escalating Persecution of Bloggers
    Jun 19, 2013
    The Vietnamese government should unconditionally release recently arrested bloggers and end physical attacks on critics.
  • Vietnam: Rights Abuses in the Spotlight
    Jun 4, 2013
    The United States government should consider new ways to pressure Vietnam on human rights issues in the wake of a worsening crackdown on dissent in the last year, Human Rights Watch said today. In Washington, DC, the US Congress launched two days of hearings on Vietnam before separate panels in the House of Representatives.
  • Continuing Repression by the Vietnamese Government
    Jun 4, 2013
  • Vietnam: Drop Charges for Leafleting
    May 15, 2013
    Vietnam should drop charges and free two activists arrested in October 2012 for “conducting propaganda against the state.
  • Vietnam: Stop Blocking ‘Human Rights Picnics’
    May 10, 2013
    The Vietnamese authorities should stop impeding and abusing people trying to hold “human rights picnics” in public spaces.
  • Human Rights Watch Oral Statement on Vietnam to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
    Apr 11, 2013
    First, let me thank the committee for inviting me to testify. The committee is to be commended for its repeated efforts to draw the world’s attention to Vietnam’s human rights record.
  • Vietnam: Rights Dialogue Should Produce Concrete Steps
    Apr 9, 2013
    The Vietnamese government should use the opportunity of the upcoming US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue to release political prisoners and make commitments to end the persecution of bloggers, land rights activists, and other peaceful critics.
  • UN Report Highlights Abuse as ‘Drug Treatment’
    Mar 3, 2013
    A United Nations report about torture and other abuses in healthcare settings points to the need for donors to withdraw funds to compulsory drug detention centers, Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction International said today.
  • Vietnam: Crackdown on Critics Escalates
    Feb 1, 2013
    The Vietnamese government is systematically suppressing freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and persecuting those who question government policies, expose official corruption, or call for democratic alternatives to one-party rule, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.
  • Vietnam: Release Convicted Activists
    Jan 9, 2013
    The conviction and prison sentences of 14 activists by the People’s Court of Nghe An province on January ­­­9, 2012, marks a sharp escalation of government attacks on critics
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