On December 9, the US State Department punished a former Vietnamese policeman with an entry ban for “blatant” human rights violations. This is the latest move by the US government to protect global human rights, just days after Washington put…
The appeal hearing of well-known journalist Pham Doan Trang, who has been awarded many international human rights awards, is scheduled for Aug 25. One of her lawyers said that the sentence reduction depends on whether the defendant pleads guilty or…
Human Rights Watch accuses the Vietnamese government of blocking and restricting the movement of activists and dissidents. Those prevented from free movement confirmed this happened publicly over the years. On February 17, 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) held a report…
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, October 10, 2021 According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of October 10, 2021, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 264 prisoners of conscience in prisons or similar forms of detention. The number does…
Vietnam continues to be among the six countries with the least freedom of the press in the world, according to a new assessment released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which states that the communist-ruled country has increased control over social…
In early April, Amnesty International (AI) spoke out about the continued and increased arrests of dissidents in Vietnam, before the National Assembly elections, which will take place on May 23, 2021. ”While Vietnam intends to participate in the UN Human…
Arbitrary arrests and prosecutions of human rights defenders sharply increased in Vietnam in 2020, while the number of prisoners of conscience reaches a record high with at least 173 people in custody, high most since Amnesty International began making reports…
“People are supervisors, and no one can hide from them. It is necessary to get people’s opinions in reality but not formally, that how to choose the right person” Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong, a standing member of the Communist Party…
After an exciting event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, the Resolution on human rights for Vietnam was passed at 4:30 p.m. on January 21. Most of the Congressmen representing the countries of Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Eastern…
Parliament calls on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defenders and journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Le Huu Minh Tuan, as well as all others, detained and sentenced in the country for merely…
