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European Parliament urged to look closer into Human Rights and the EVFTA in Vietnam

Viet Tan March 13, 2023

On 28 February 2023, MEP Marianne Vind (S&D, Denmark) hosted a conference to discuss the state of play two years into the entry of the EVFTA at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The EVFTA (EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement), signed on 30 June 2019, aims to strengthen human rights, freedom of assembly and labour rights in Vietnam, and give Vietnam frictionless trade access to Europe.

Collective Action for Paracel and Spratly Islands

Vietnamese organizations March 11, 2023

Today, the international community agrees that the People’s Republic of China is carrying out increasingly aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the South China Sea. These hostilities began 49 years ago with the Chinese invasion of the Paracel islands (Hoàng Sa) on January 19, 1974, under Vietnamese sovereignty.

Open letter calling on Facebook to “unfriend” harmful social networks in Vietnam

Open letter February 1, 2023

Facebook has revolutionized how we consume, create, and share information. But it has also increasingly become a tool to suppress the very freedom of expression it was meant to promote, as political actors have manipulated the platform to curtail dissent and harass opponents.

#StopVNtrolls – Combatting Force 47 and Cyber Censorship

Viet Tan January 30, 2023

In a new report titled “#StopVNtrolls — Combatting Force 47 and Cyber Censorship”, Viet Tan exposes the harmful networks that have been responsible for coordinated social harm and supressing public discourse in Vietnam. The paper provides recommendations to Meta in order to cultivate a safe and authentic online environment.

Vietnam Today

Prisoner of conscience Nguyen Nang Tinh receives Le Dinh Luong prize

RFA Vietnamese December 13, 2022

Hanoi’s Beijing Syndrome

Duy Hoang November 5, 2022

“Police have surrounded my house” – a Vietnamese family face years in prison for defending land rights

World Organisation Against Torture October 11, 2022

‘Surprise’ jailing in Vietnam tests U.S., EU climate strategy

Zack Colman and Karl Mathiesen June 29, 2022

Press Release

Joint letter calling for the release of Mr. Chau Van Kham

Viet Tan January 24, 2023

In an open letter to the Vietnamese Prime Minister, human rights activists and elected officials from around the world called on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately release Vietnamese-Australian activist Chau Van Kham and respect the recommendations of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD).

Viet Tan Presents 2022 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award to Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Nang Tinh

Viet Tan December 7, 2022

Harmful network targets Vietnamese civil society: Facebook must take action

Viet Tan October 28, 2022

Viet Tan Announces New Leadership for 2022-2025 Term

Viet Tan September 21, 2022

Viet Tan Statement on the US-ASEAN Summit

Viet Tan May 12, 2022

Viet Tan Presents 2021 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award to Father Dang Huu Nam

Viet Tan December 9, 2021

Viet Tan Announces Magnitsky Campaign to Impose Sanctions on Two Major Vietnamese Officials

Viet Tan & Global NGOs October 27, 2021

Articles & Speeches

Vietnam’s Prisoners of Conscience – 2022 Report

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam does not belong in the UN Human Rights Council

DigitalReach Releases “Digital Rights in Southeast Asia” 2021-2022 Report

Vietnam’s crackdown target: citizens who can inspire others

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Guest Forum

Australian MP Chris Hayes Delivers a Message to the Vietnamese-Australian Community on the 45th Commemoration of Black April

Message from Wolfgang Schäuble & Rainer Eppelmann on the 45th Commemoration of Black April

MEPs: Don’t waste your chance to change Vietnam

Vietnamese rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai testifies at the 11th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

Viet Tan In The News

Reception at the Canadian Parliament on Vietnam’s role in the Asia Pacific

Viet Tan October 29, 2022

On October 27, 2022, Viet Tan hosted a reception at the Canadian Parliament co-chaired by the Honorable Judy Srgo. The theme of the event was how Canada could help advance peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific by supporting human rights and democratic change in Vietnam.