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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.
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Fleeing My Homeland but Unable to Escape Repression !
My name is Nguyễn Văn Tráng, a human rights defenderwanted by the Vietnamese government. As a democracy activist in Vietnam, I spent five years living in constant fear of being hunted down. I thought that fear would subside once I fled the country. I believed I would be safe—or at least safer. But I was wrong.
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Viet Tan Announces 2024 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award
Viet Tan is honored to present the 2024 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award to evangelist Y Krec Bya, a dedicated advocate for religious freedom and justice for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities for over two decades. The theme for this year’s award is Justice For The People, Equality For All Vietnamese.
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Vietnam Prisoners of Conscience 2024 Report
Despite political infighting among top political officials in Vietnam at the start of 2024, the authorities were not deterred from continuing their crackdown against human rights defenders. In particular, renowned activists Nguyen Chi Tuyen and Nguyen Vu Binh were both arrested on February 29, 2024, in separate incidents.
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Confronting transnational repression
It’s an honor for me to be at the Canadian Parliament today to discuss crucial issues: human rights in Vietnam, the rule of law, and perspectives for Canada and Vietnam. Transnational repression is a new scourge affecting many countries, and sadly, Canada has also witnessed an unprecedented case with the assassination of Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023.
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Human rights for sale by Denmark’s good friend in Asia
Mrs. Helena Huong Nguyen holds a Msc. EBA degree, is a member of the opposition group Viet Tan, and serves as the chairperson of the…
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Real time online censorship in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government stepped up its online censorship as To Lam — general secretary and president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam — traveled to New York from September 21 to 25, 2024 to address the United Nations Summit of the Future. The former Minister of Public Security also met with world leaders, business groups, and students and faculty at Columbia University, often stressing the importance of adhering to international law to maintain peace and stability.
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International NGOs Issue Open Letter Urging Sanctions Against Vietnam’s General To Lam for Human Rights Abuses
A coalition of international human rights organizations has today issued an urgent open letter calling for targeted sanctions against General To Lam, the President of Vietnam and former Minister of Public Security.
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Nguyen Phu Trong Is Vietnam’s Last Communist
Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, passed away on the afternoon of July 19, 2024. Having held the highest positions in Communist Vietnam, Trong bears the greatest responsibility for the systemic repression of activists and religious and ethnic groups.
