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Human Rights Watch said that the Vietnamese government should end its crackdown against bloggers, rights campaigners, and activists.

Click to expand Image Twelve Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights.Top row from left to right: Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Hoang Duc Binh, Dinh Van Hai, Nguyen Tuong Thuy. Center row: Pham Doan Trang, Le Trong Hung, Pham Chi Thanh, Pham Chi Dung. Bottom row: Nguyen Lan Thang, Can Thi Theu, Dang Dinh Bach, Hoang Thi Minh Hong. 2023 Human Rights Watch (Geneva) - The Vietnamese government should face close scrutiny at its upcoming United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for its deepening crackdown on activists and failure to reform abusive ...

The Vietnamese government should face close scrutiny at its upcoming United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for its deepening crackdown on activists and failure to reform abusive laws, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to the UN.

This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns regarding the human rights situation in Vietnam. Since its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in January 2019, Vietnam’s human rights situation deteriorated significantly. The Communist Party of Vietnam seeks to maintain its monopoly of power by arbitrarily arresting and prosecuting people in unfair trials for publishing or posting critical views of the government, joining independent organizations, and advocating for political reforms. Beyond criminalizing free speech and peaceful public assembly, and severely restricting other p...

Vietnamese police have confirmed the detention of blogger Duong Van Thai, three days after his alleged abduction from his home in Bangkok, Thailand on April 13. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the abduction and detention of Thai and calls on the Vietnamese authorities to secure his immediate release.