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Vietnam & Human Rights Promotion in a Fast Changing World
Distinguished Members of Parliament, dear friends, It’s an honor for me to speak with you today. Many thanks to MP Judy Sgro for hosting this event.
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The long arm of Hanoi: Transnational repression by the Vietnamese government
Over the past several years, Vietnamese authorities have increasingly extended their mechanisms of control and repression far beyond the country’s borders. After unleashing an unprecedented wave of repression against citizen journalists, human rights defenders, and dissident voices inside Vietnam, the communist regime, under the leadership of General To Lam, is intensifying its actions against activists and opponents living abroad.
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Visit by Tô Lâm to France – Appeal by 13 human rights organizations to the President of the Republic
On the occasion of the visit to France of Mr. Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from 9 to 11 September 2026, our organisations wish to call on you to make human rights an essential component of your discussions with the Vietnamese authorities.
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Activists and EU Lawmakers Challenge Vietnam’s Transnational Repression
As Vietnamese authorities intensify their efforts to silence critical voices beyond the country’s borders, the European Parliament hosted a conference dedicated to transnational repression carried out by the Hanoi regime.
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Meta Must Pushback on the Vietnamese Government’s Censorship Demands
A joint letter, signed by iInternational NGOs, human rights organizations, and Vietnamese activists, addresses Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the company’s compliance with censorship demands from the Vietnamese government.
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Vietnam Prisoners of Conscience 2025 Report
Vietnam has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years. However, politically, the country remains tightly controlled by the Communist Party, which tolerates no challenge to its authority.
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Canada–Vietnam Relations in a Changing Political Landscape
I speak to you today not only as a policy observer, but as someone who deeply cares about the future of my country. Vietnam is home to over 100 million people — hardworking, resilient, and full of potential. Yet we live under a system where one party has controlled every aspect of our political and social life for more than five decades.
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NGOs alert French President Emmanuel Macron on the human rights situation in Vietnam
Before Franch President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Vietnam, seven international NGOs, including LDH, ACAT France, and Viet Tan, raised concerns about the human rights situation in Vietnam and called on him to prioritize these rights alongside economic issues.
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Marking 50 years since the end of the war, 43 Vietnamese American organizations protest Hanoi’s bamboo diplomacy
American workers and taxpayers should not have to pay for Hanoi’s so-called bamboo diplomacy. As Vietnamese American organizations, we write to express our perspective on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, the end of the Vietnam War and the future of US-Vietnam relations.
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16 Vietnamese American organizations call to support RFA and VOA
We, the undersigned Vietnamese American organizations, strongly support continued funding for Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), especially the Vietnamese-language services.
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Vietnam: A Half Century Of Backwardness And The Path Forward
Half a century after the war and following three decades of integration, Vietnam has seen economic growth but our overall development remains behind the advanced countries in the region. Without sustainable and comprehensive development, Vietnam is at risk of falling further behind.
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Internet Freedom Campaign
Vital to Vietnam’s development, the Internet has the power to transform Vietnamese society; in many ways it already has. In the absence of an independent media, citizens have turned to the Internet to follow the news and debate national issues.
