Human Rights Stories 2024

[2024-06-28] US must not shun rights in Vietnam ties, lawmakers say

[2024-06-28] Six Vietnamese sentenced in long-running land dispute

[2024-06-26] Facebook user fined in Vietnam for posts about barefoot Buddhist monk

[2024-06-26] Vietnamese political prisoner shackled by the leg

[2024-06-25] Independent Hoa Hao Buddhists report police harassment in Vietnam

[2024-06-25] US Accused of Downplaying Vietnam’s Human Trafficking Record to Win New Ally Against China

[2024-06-24] Vietnam improves in US human trafficking report

[2024-06-23] Thailand sets extradition hearing for Montagnard activist wanted by Hanoi

[2024-06-20] Rights group accuses Vietnam misleading US on human trafficking

[2024-06-14] Vietnamese dissident’s arrest raises alarm

[2024-06-13] Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he’s at risk if sent home

[2024-06-11] Arrest of renowned Vietnamese journalist draws global protest

[2024-06-07] Vietnam arrests two well-known Facebook users over democratic freedom abuse

[2024-06-06] Fate of 'wandering monk' Thich Minh Tue unknown after Hanoi intervention

[2024-06-02] 2023 Vietnam intensifies repression of Khmer Krom, activists say

[2024-05-29] 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World - Update on Vietnam

[2024-05-28] Two Vietnamese political prisoners push for better conditions

[2024-05-22] Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president

[2024-05-20] Vietnam detains trade unionist, rights group says

[2024-05-20] Vietnamese political prisoner punished in solitary confinement

[2024-05-16] Rights group sees surge in cross-border repression of dissidents in Thailand and its neighbors

[2024-05-14] Under Secretary Zeya’s Remarks for the 30th Annual Commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day

[2024-05-14] Vietnam frees 2 people arrested during the 2020 commune raid

[2024-05-09] Vietnam’s arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with the US

[2024-05-09] A new generation of Vietnamese migrants is protesting against their home government

[2024-05-08] Facebook page administrator sentenced to 8 years for ‘anti-state’ posts

[2024-05-08] Vietnam: False Claims on Labor Rights

[2024-05-06] UN experts urge Hanoi to address prisoner of conscience’s health

[2024-05-06] RSF and PEN America: Vietnam is Among the Leading Jailers of Journalists and Writers

[2024-04-29] Vietnamese monk seeks justice for brother who died after police interrogation

[2024-04-29] Vietnam arrests 2 Facebook users over ‘vaguely written’ Article 331

[2024-04-25] State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation

[2024-04-24] 2 teachers jailed for criticizing authorities on social media

[2024-04-22] Vietnam: UN Review Should Call for Urgent Reform

[2024-04-22] Vietnamese Churches Demand Investigation of Christian’s Death

[2024-04-19] Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence

[2024-04-11] Activists press Apple to oppose Vietnam's detainments of climate experts

[2024-04-11] Pham Doan Trang, Imprisoned Vietnamese Writer and Dissident, to Receive PEN America’s Freedom to Write Award at NYC Gala May 16

[2024-04-11] Vietnam disappointed with UN human rights reports

[2024-04-10] Khmer Krom group petitions for Vietnam to be removed from UN body

[2024-04-02] Vietnamese political prisoner denied traditional medicine

[2024-04-01] US raises concern over convictions of rights advocates in Vietnam

[2024-04-01] Vietnam demolishes a lecture hall linked to Khmer Krom pagoda

[2024-03-28] 2 Vietnamese bloggers charged for criticizing death penalty case

[2024-03-28] Vietnam police suspend officer in connection with suspicious death

[2024-03-27] Vietnam arrests Buddhist abbot from Khmer Krom minority

[2024-03-26] Vietnam sentences Facebook page administrator to 8 years

[2024-03-26] Vietnamese man dies in custody, body indicates torture, family says

[2024-03-21] Detained Vietnamese activist denied access to lawyer

[2024-03-20] Two Khmer Krom activists given prison sentences in Vietnam

[2024-03-15] Vietnamese police track down Montagnards in Thailand

[2024-03-13] Vietnam holds political prisoner in solitary confinement for 18 months

[2024-03-13] Vietnam police summon political prisoners’ wives

[2024-03-11] International rights group calls on Vietnam to release women political prisoners

[2024-03-08] Vietnam eyes crackdown on workers rights, foreign aid, report says

[2024-03-08] Vietnamese police detain 3 Protestant house church members in Dak Lak

[2024-03-07] International Climate Justice and Human Rights Organizations call on ADB President to raise alarms about Vietnam’s commitment to a just energy transition during upcoming visit

[2024-03-05] Released from prison, Vietnamese activist vows to fight on

[2024-03-05] Vietnam: New Wave of Arrests of Critics

[2024-03-04] Shifting Dynamics: Vietnam, Laos Face Scrutiny Over Democracy and Rights Amid ASEAN Leadership

[2024-03-03] Facebooker arrested as Vietnam’s internet crackdown continues

[2024-03-02] Vietnamese Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh Arrested Amid Crackdown On Dissent

[2024-03-02] Human smugglers now flying clients out of Vietnam

[2024-03-01] As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party

[2024-02-29] Vietnam police detain YouTube activist on anti-state charges

[2024-02-27] Vietnam’s rights council re-election bid alarms activists

[2024-02-26] Vietnam plans union reform to avert trade woes, risking foreign firms' unease

[2024-02-22] Former prisoner says Vietnamese police took his money

[2024-02-20] Wives of jailed Vietnamese activists claim constant harassment

[2024-02-14] Viet Nam: End convictions and deplorable detention conditions for human rights defenders, UN experts say

[2024-02-14] Prison authorities refuse to sell canteen food to jailed blogger

[2024-02-08] Vietnam court sentences Khmer Krom man to 3½ years in prison

[2024-02-06] Hmong activist in Thailand threatened for refusing to return to Vietnam

[2024-02-05] Inmate goes on hunger strike to protest prison conditions

[2024-01-31] Vietnam Overtakes China as Largest Exporter of Goods Made With Uyghur Forced Labor

[2024-01-26] Vietnam sentences ethnic minority man to 4½ years for religious activities

[2024-01-25] Vietnamese political prisoner Nguyen Thuy Hanh diagnosed with cancer

[2024-01-24] Vietnamese prisoner under constant surveillance: family member

[2024-01-24] German president praises partnership, raises rights issues in Vietnam

[2024-01-22] Vietnam jails 100 for deadly attack on police station

[2024-01-22] Jailed Vietnamese activist beaten until he ‘coughed blood’

[2024-01-22] Vietnam sentences nine to death for drug trafficking

[2024-01-18] Vietnam's revised land law won’t stop unfair land grabs: critics

[2024-01-16] Vietnam court starts trial of 100 accused in Dak Lak shootings

[2024-01-16] More cases of China, Asian neighbours repressing critics across borders: Human Rights Watch

[2024-01-11] Vietnam: A Gloomy Year for Human Rights

[2024-01-11] Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

[2024-01-11] Vietnamese believed among migrants found in container at Irish port

[2024-01-05] Three Vietnamese HR Organizations issued a point-by-point rebuttal of Vietnamese's Report Submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee

[2024-01-04] U.S. Secretary of State: Vietnam is among the Special Watch List countries for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.

[2024-01-04] Vietnamese authorities now seeking ‘small fish’ in widening crackdown

[2024-01-02] Police in Vietnam detain YouTube activist for days without informing family

[2024-01-02] Vietnamese Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan Must be Released Immediately and Receive Urgent Medical Attention

[2024-01-02] Vietnamese Activist Phan Van Bach Detained Without Disclosure

[2024-01-02] Vietnam Pledges Human Rights Reform by Year 2099