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Vietnam Human Rights Network Releases Its 2024–2025 Report on Human Rights in Vietnam

San Jose, California — March 1, 2026 — The Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) publicly released its 2024–2025 Report on Human Rights in Vietnam at a meeting with media representatives, elected officials of Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose, community organizations, and members of the Vietnamese diaspora at the Tully Library in San Jose on Sunday morning.

The preparation and publication of the biennial report have been among VNHRN's core activities since 2009. The 2024–2025 edition was produced through collaboration between VNHRN and independent activists in Vietnam. Information contained in the report was cross-checked against multiple sources, including publicly available official documents issued by the Vietnamese government.

The report is organized into eight chapters. Each chapter documents patterns of alleged violations and analyzes them under international human rights standards, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), to which Vietnam is a state party.

In the general introduction, Dr. Nguyen Ba Tung, Executive Director of the VNHRN, stated that the human rights situation in Vietnam deteriorated significantly during 2024 and 2025. He pointed to what the report characterizes as the consolidation of political authority by Police Gen. Tô Lâm and the expanding role of security institutions in governance.

Members of VNHRN—including Mr. Do Nhu Dien, Mr. Tran Binh, former political prisoner Vu Hoang Hai, and Ms. Phan Ha—presented summaries of the report’s findings across eight thematic areas. They also outlined policy recommendations directed to the Vietnamese government, the U.S. government, and international human rights organizations, aimed at promoting compliance with international human rights obligations and improving protections for fundamental freedoms in Vietnam.

According to the report, the human rights climate worsened across multiple sectors during the two-year review period. It documents increased enforcement actions against peaceful critics and civil society actors. The report states that 125 individuals described as dissidents were arrested and prosecuted in 2024 and 2025 (through December 31, 2025), citing provisions of Vietnam’s Criminal Code that it characterizes as vague and inconsistent with international standards.

The publication includes three appendices:

Appendix I: List of political and religious prisoners arrested and prosecuted in 2024–2025 (as of December 31, 2025).

Appendix II: List of political and religious prisoners currently imprisoned in Vietnam.

Appendix III: Biographical summaries of the 2024 and 2025 Vietnam Human Rights Award recipients.

The full report is available for reading and download at:

 - English version

 - Vietnamese version

 

 

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