February 21, 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the organisers of the Geneva Summit for providing me the opportunity to speak about
One of Vietnam’s most prominent political prisoners was released and exiled after almost six years of arbitrary detention and harsh treatment. Dang Xuan Dieu arrived in Paris today following sustained pressure for his freedom from the EU, human rights groups, elected officials, and Vietnamese at home and around the world.
December 16, 2016 The Vietnamese government must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai who has been arbitrarily detained for
December 9, 2016 December 10, 2016 marks the 68th anniversary of when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. This document has become the
In a victory for freedom of association in Vietnam, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Vietnamese activist and photojournalist Nguyen Dang Minh Man.
Viet Tan brings you the latest analysis on pressing issues in Vietnam. October 31, 2016 By Duyen Bui, May Tran, Kathy Trieu The Vietnamese state
Viet Tan is a pro-democracy organization working to promote social justice and human rights through nonviolent means. Our members inside Vietnam and around the world have worked with non-governmental organizations, elected officials, and civil society to increase political space for the Vietnamese people.
October 4, 2016 Around 10,000 to 15,000 people joined a non-violent protest outside the steel plant of a company accused of polluting a waterway that
Viet Tan’s spokesman gave a statement in front of Formosa Plastics Corporation in Taipei regarding Vietnam’s recent environmental disaster. August 10, 2016 In April, tons
A Catholic Priest from one of the affected areas in Vietnam, Reverend Dang Huu Nam, pre-recorded his speech as he was prevented from attending the
Viet Tan alongside Vietnamese and Taiwanese civil society organizations will be holding a press conference at the headquarters of Formosa Plastics Corporation (Dunhua North Road, Taipei 201) at 10am on August 10th.
July 17, 2016 Netizens have quickly jumped online to share their frustration with the investigation process following the Vietnamese government’s media conference regarding the cause
