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October 7, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: New Arrest for Facebook Postings

Ongoing Crackdown on Online Commentators

Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong supports prominent blogger Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving a 16-year prison sentence. His sign reads, "I recommend the government of Vietnam to release Tran Huynh Duy Thuc."

August 27, 2019 News Release

Australia: Press Vietnam to Respect Rights

Dialogue Should Address Political Prisoners, Online Repression

June 24, 2019 Letter

Letter to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne

Re: Protecting Human Rights in Australia’s Foreign Policy

June 24, 2019 News Release

Australia: Protect Human Rights in Foreign Policy

Human Rights Council Seat Demands Greater Leadership

June 4, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Dissident Targeted for Facebook Posts

Environmental Activist Faces Show Trial

Nguyen Ngoc Anh at an anti-Formosa protest in 2016. The signs he is holding say: Fish Need Clean Water, People Need Transparency.

April 15, 2019 Letter

Joint NGO Letter Calls for Release of Nguyen Bac Truyen

March 14, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: 6 Activists Headed to Prison

Upcoming Trial, Appeal Over Peaceful Opposition

Photos of Nguyen Van Duc Do (right), wearing a human rights hat, and Luu Van Vinh (left), at a pro-environment protest carrying a sign that reads, "Return Clean Sea to the People".

March 4, 2019 News Release

EU: Press Vietnam on Rights Record

Systemic Repression Intensifies Ahead of Dialogue

Twenty-five political prisoners currently locked up for exercising basic rights. (c) 2018 Private

March 4, 2019 Letter

Submission to the European Union ahead of the EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue

February 2019

February 1, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Hanoi Misleads UN on Rights Record

Widespread Violations Ignored During Geneva Review

January 24, 2019 Commentary

Japan must stand with Vietnamese human rights activists

As Vietnam’s largest bilateral donor, Japan is in a unique position to raise human rights issues

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 16, 2017.

January 18, 2019 Letter

NGOs Urge the EU to Postpone Vote on Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Joint Letter to the EU's Council and Parliament

Top (left to right): Le Thu Ha, Nguyen Bac Truyen, and Nguyen Trung Ton Bottom (left to right): Nguyen Van Dai, Phạm Van Troi, and Truong Minh Duc

January 17, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Intensifying Rights Crackdown

State Repression Limits Exercise of Basic Freedoms

Vietnamese demonstrators protest a proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases at a march in Ho Chi Minh City, June 10, 2018.

January 10, 2019 News Release

EU: Postpone Vote on Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Rights Demands Not Met; Intensifying Crackdown

Deputies attend the opening ceremony of the National Assembly's autumn session in Hanoi, Vietnam October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

December 20, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Big Brother Is Watching Everyone

Draft Cyber Security Decree Will Seriously Undermine Rights

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