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18 MEPs urge Ursula von der Leyen to put pressure on Vietnam to respect human rights

MEPs November 22, 2025

In a letter dated November 21, 2025, 18 Members of the European Parliament from various political groups called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to pressure Vietnam to respect human rights. The MEPs also asked her to urge Vietnam to allow the establishment of independent trade unions.

Over 20 organizations call on the U.S. not to grant market economy status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Vietnamese American organizations July 10, 2024

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.