Vietnam human rights

Proponents of an EU trade pact said it would nudge one-party Vietnam towards greater respect for human rights. The evidence so far points in the other direction.

The May 23 election is designed to affix a rubber stamp to the Vietnamese Communist Party's monopoly on political power.

Vietnam’s independent journalists are under siege, and there is little cause for optimism.

The past five years have seen a sharp increase in both the number of arrests of dissidents, and the severity of the sentences imposed on them.

Leading partners including the United States and European Union can and should do more to discourage Vietnam's fierce crackdown on dissent.

Jitters are setting in as the Vietnamese Communist Party prepares for the country's paramount political event.

The late night arrest of the activist and writer Pham Doan Trang followed an annual human rights dialogue with U.S. officials.

In the midst of a global pandemic, Vietnamese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Nguyen Bac Truyen, and other prisoners of conscience like him.

Though the dispute is complex, it reveals the limits of land rights and grassroots democracy in the country.

A closer look at one of the storylines developing within Vietnamese politics ahead of next year’s National Congress.

The recent violent land dispute spotlights serious issues that remain to be addressed.