• Joint Letter Requesting the Immediate Release of 17 Vietnamese Social Activists and Bloggers

    As you receive this letter, seventeen Vietnamese social activists, including bloggers and citizen journalists have been in jail for up to a year. Most have not even been brought to trial. These seventeen individuals have been arbitrarily detained because of their work as citizen journalists, environmental advocates, anti-corruption crusaders and human rights defenders.

    Aug 27, 2012
  • VIetnam: Letter to Member states of ECOSOC in support of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

     

    We, the undersigned group of civil society organizations from around the world, are writing to express our strong support for the special consultative status with the United Nations granted to the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) and its right to exercise freedom of expression of its nonviolent view regarding the situation in Vietnam. We urge you, as a member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), to vote against the draft resolution to revoke KKF’s special consultative status at the July 23 meeting of ECOSOC, and to supportthe ability of civil society organizations to freely participate in the work of the United Nations.   

    Jul 18, 2012
  • Letter to Senator Carr Re. Australia’s Human Rights Influence in Asia
    Apr 15, 2012
  • Asia: Freedom of Expression, Justice, Human Rights Defenders Under Threat
    We write to encourage you to use your upcoming visit to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China to publicly address pressing human rights issues in the region. Beyond raising the important issues highlighted below with key leaders, we urge you to meet with respected human rights activists in the countries you visit.
    Oct 25, 2010
  • Letter to Japan Foreign Minister Koumura
    Human Rights Watch sent this letter to Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Masahiko Koumura, regarding the January 16, 2008, Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo.
    Jan 15, 2008
  • Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day
    We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers. We believe this meeting could provide an important stepping stone to establishing regional minimum standards regarding recruitment, employment, and protection of migrant workers.
    Dec 18, 2007
  • Letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong
    Human Rights Watch wrote a letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong urging him and other ASEAN Foreign Ministers to establish specific deadlines for implementing a binding human rights mechanism as part of the new Charter.
    Nov 15, 2007
  • A Human Rights Agenda for Vietnam
    Vietnam’s new leadership should make respect for human rights a central feature of its new administration, Human Rights Watch said in an open letter to Nguyen Tan Dung, who replaced Phan Van Khai as prime minister on June 27.
    Jul 12, 2006
  • Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Religious Freedom in Vietnam
    Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recommending specific benchmarks that the State Department can articulate in talks with the Government of Vietnam over that country’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act. Reinforcing the U.S. government’s concern with religious freedom is especially important now.
    Feb 27, 2005
  • Letter to Vietnamese President regarding Nguyen Vu Binh and Nguyen Dan Que
    We are writing to express our concern about recent actions against Vietnamese citizens in violation of Vietnam's commitment to respect internationally recognized human rights of free expression and association.
    Oct 4, 2002