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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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
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How Does Inviting Autocrats to the White House Make Asia More Free?
The upcoming U.S.-ASEAN special summit stands in jarring juxtaposition to last year’s “Summit for Democracy” — to which most ASEAN states didn’t merit an invitation.
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EU: Press Vietnam to Improve Rights Record
Human Rights Dialogue Should Set Clear Benchmarks, Consequences for Abuses
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Vietnam: Drop Charges Against ‘Citizen Reporter’
Le Van Dung Faces Imprisonment for Opinions on Internet
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Vietnam: Activists Blocked from Ukraine Event
End Politically Motivated Restrictions on Freedom of Movement
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Vietnam: Dozens of Rights Activists Detained, Tried
Long Sentences After Unfair Trials on Fabricated Charges
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