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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.
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Over 20 organizations call on the U.S. not to grant market economy status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi is waging an intense lobbying campaign to ask the US government to grant “market economy” status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In response, more than 20 Vietnamese and international organizations wrote to US President Joe Biden, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to urge the US administration to refuse to grant this market economy status for Vietnam at this time.
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Vietnam UPR 2024 Side Event
In advance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), eight Vietnamese and international human rights organizations will host a side event on May 6, 2024 to shine a spotlight on the continuing human rights violations in Vietnam today.
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ACAT France, Freedom House and Viet Tan submit a report to the UN HRC for the 140th session
This submission to the Human Rights Committee (HCR) on Vietnam highlights violations of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR – “the Covenant”) prior to the adoption of the List of Issues, for its 140th Session.
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Paracel Islands & Congressional Actions to Support Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific
Fifty years ago, the People’s Republic of China invaded Vietnam’s Paracel Islands. It was an act of aggression then and represents a continued danger to the civilized world today.
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Capitol Hill Briefing to Mark 50 Years of Paracel Islands Under Chinese Occupation
Vietnamese pro-democracy organization, Viet Tan, in collaboration with bipartisan Members of Congress will be hosting a briefing marking 50 years of China’s invasion and occupation of Vietnam’s Paracel Islands. The event will be on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 P.M. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060.
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Censorship by other means: Case study of Facebook’s community standards in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government has traditionally censored the internet by blocking access to foreign-based websites, slowing down internet traffic, and directing technology companies to bar local users from accessing politically sensitive content.
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From commitments to action: Europe must defend human rights in Vietnam
Speech by Pascal Durand, Member of the European Parliament, at the Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award Ceremony, Paris, 10 December 2023 * * *…
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Overcoming Fear: The Courage of Women Defending Human Rights in Vietnam
Speech by Pascale Berry-Wavre, Member of COSUNAM, delivered on 10 December 2023 in Paris at the Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award Ceremony * *…
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Human rights are universal: let’s protect those who defend them
Speech by Nathalie Seff, Executive Director of ACAT-France, at the Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award Ceremony in Paris, 10 December 2023
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How Canada can engage Vietnam while furthering its democratic values
As Canada pursues this long-term, multi-faceted strategy, it will undoubtedly prioritize certain relationships. Japan, South Korea and Australia certainly. These are all democracies and important economies. But perhaps Vietnam will be considered a strategic partner as well. The question is how Canada can engage Vietnam while furthering its democratic values?
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Hanoi’s Beijing Syndrome
The “Vietnamese street” and especially the activist community is known to be anti-China, but the Vietnamese Communist Party is keen to cultivate closer ties.
