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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Viet Nam: Arrest of human rights lawyer highlights spurious commitment to human rights
Authorities in Viet Nam must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer Nguyễn Vãn Ðài, who has been detained on…
December 16, 2015
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Viet Nam: End wave of brutal attacks against human rights defenders
The Vietnamese authorities must put an end to a wave of vicious and violent attacks on human rights defenders and…
December 9, 2015
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President Obama urged to press for immediate and unconditional release of Vietnamese prisoner, Buddhist monk and dissident Thich Quang Do
As President Obama arrives in Southeast Asia this week, 90 international personalities and civil society organizations worldwide have signed a…
November 16, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Press Release
Viet Nam: Prisoners of Conscience Released But Dozens Remain Jailed
The early release in Viet Nam of several prisoners of conscience is welcome, but serves to highlight the situation of…
April 14, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue
Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.
February 20, 2014
Press Release
Presidents Obama and Sang to Meet on Thursday at the White House
Frank Jannuzi, Amnesty International USA deputy executive director, issued the following statement in advance of President Truong Tan Sang of…
July 24, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Viet Nam 2013
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Head of state Truong Tan Sang Head of government Nguyen Tan Dung Repression of government…
May 30, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Visits Vietnam – First Since 1970s
A representative from Amnesty International has visited Vietnam to open up channels for dialogue with the government on the human…
March 6, 2013
Press Release
Viet Nam: Release 13 Activists Jailed on “Baseless” Charges
The conviction and heavy sentencing of 13 peaceful Catholic activists in Viet Nam today flies in the face of justice…
January 9, 2013
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Lawmakers in Viet Nam Should Push for an Immediate Moratorium on the Death Penalty
“We urge lawmakers in Viet Nam...to call for a complete moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death…
November 7, 2012