Vietnam
Vietnam’s human rights record remains dire in all areas. The Communist Party maintains a monopoly on political power and allows no challenge to its leadership. Basic rights, including freedom of speech, opinion, press, association, and religion, are restricted. Rights activists and bloggers face harassment, intimidation, physical assault, and imprisonment. Farmers lose land to development projects without adequate compensation, and workers are not allowed to form independent unions. The police use torture and beatings to extract confessions. The criminal justice system lacks independence. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese authorities continued to harass, arrest, and imprison bloggers and activists based on bogus national security charges.
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Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Dissident on Facebook
Bui Van Thuan Faces Up to 12 Years in Prison for Critical Posts
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Vietnam: UN Human Rights Council Candidacy Demands Progress on Human Rights
Joint Statement from Amnesty International, Article 19, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists
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UN: Deny Venezuela Human Rights Council Seat
Several States with Abysmal Records Seek Spots on UN’s Top Rights Body
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Vietnam Adopts Global LGBT Health Standard
New Health Ministry Order Upholds Dignity, Nondiscrimination
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US-ASEAN: Promote Rights, Democracy at Summit
President Biden Should Raise Key Issues with Regional Leaders
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Japan: Raise Rights on Southeast Asia Trip
Prime Minister Kishida Should Press for Reforms in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
