International Women’s Day (IWD) should be a wake-up call for the Vietnamese authorities to halt the repression and abuse of women who speak out for human rights, social justice and progress, Civil Rig...
The Vietnamese authorities continue to step up their repression against civil society with the recent convictions of human rights defenders Trần Anh Kim and Lê Thanh Tùng on 16 December. Both are accu...
On 10 October, the Vietnamese Blogger, Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh was detained by the authorities in Khanh Hoa province of Vietnam accused of spreading propaganda against the State. Writing under the pen n...
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of Vietnam becoming a party to key human rights treaties, the human rights situation in the country continues to be marked by the prosecution and imprisonment of hum...
The arbitrary transfer of political prisoner Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức to a remote prison does not comply with Vietnam’s obligations under international human rights law and standards, Civil Rights Defender...
In a joint statement released on 26 April, Civil Rights Defenders joins other civil society organisations in calling on Vietnam to carry out an investigation into allegations that Mrs. Tran Thi Hong w...
Vietnamese authorities should release blogger Nguyễn Hữu Vinh and his assistant Nguyễn Thị Minh Thúy who were convicted on politically motivated charges, said Civil Rights Defenders after a court in H...
This week the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council begins in Geneva, Switzerland. Vietnam is in the final year of its three-year term as a council member. Yet its cooperation with UN human righ...
In a statement released today, Civil Rights Defenders joins 25 civil society groups in calling on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately release and drop charges against human rights defenders Mr N...
The second half of 2015 saw an alarming rise in the number of violent attacks and threats against human rights defenders, petitioners, and their family members in Vietnam. Civil Rights Defenders calls...
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