I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch in the context of your upcoming visit to Vietnam to raise grave concerns about ...

(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the prominent human rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong and drop all charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. In April ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Vietnam’s acceptance of recommendations to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right ...

(Bangkok) – The rise of a new leader in Vietnam following a power shake-up in mid-2024 brought no reprieve from the government’s relentless repression of human rights, Human Rights Watch said ...

the Vietnamese authorities are targeting one of Vietnam’s most courageous and influential journalists,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “International ...

Human Rights Watch urges the EU to seriously reconsider its approach to Vietnam’s human rights abuses. Persistent lack of progress on the issues raised during the dialogue should be linked to ...

“Duong Van Thai fled Vietnam out of fear of government persecution,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Governments should recognize this democracy ...

(Brussels) – The European Union should reconsider its bilateral human rights dialogue with Vietnam and adopt more effective measures to address the Vietnamese government’s intensifying ...

"Humkar Dorje Rinpoche's death in Vietnam is especially concerning ... associate China director at Human Rights Watch. "The Vietnamese authorities should credibly and impartially investigate ...

Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International have sounded similar alarms. Party propaganda and official documents suggest that while Vietnam’s leaders have ...

The case comes amid a wider crackdown on free expression in Vietnam. In a new report released this month, Human Rights Watch highlighted the Vietnamese government’s increasing use of Article 331, ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called upon the Vietnamese government to investigate the death of a senior Tibetan lama, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29, 2025 ...