Human rights in Vietnam have long been a matter of much controversy between the Government of Vietnam and some international human rights organizations and Western governments, particularly that of the United States. Under the current constitution, the Communist Party of Vietnam is the only one allowed to rule, the operation of all other political parties being outlawed: this is the main problem in terms of political freedom. Other human rights issues concern freedom of association, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Since 1994, Vietnam Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 11 May.
Vietnam's report about human rights in UN human rights council
A report drafted by the Vietnamese government for on 18 June 2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review the implementation of human rights in the territory of Viet Nam stated: For Viet Nam, the people are both the ultimate objective and driving force of any social and economic development policy, and protecting and promoting human rights are always the Government's consistent policy. The 1992 Constitution, the supreme law of the country, guarantees that all citizens enjoy equal political, economic, cultural and social rights, and are equal before the law. Every citizen has the right to participate in the management of the State and the society, the freedoms of religion and belief, the right to free movement and residence in the territory of Viet Nam, the right to complaints and petitions, the right to employment, education and healthcare etc. regardless of gender, race and religion. On that basis, Vietnamese laws enumerate the specific rights in accordance with international human rights standards.
Human rights are moral principles or norms, that describe certain standards of human behavior, and are regularly protected as legal rights in municipal and international law. They are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights "to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being," and which are "inherent in all human beings" regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status. They are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are egalitarian in the sense of being the same for everyone. They require empathy and the rule of law and impose an obligation on persons to respect the human rights of others. They should not be taken away except as a result of due process based on specific circumstances; for example, human rights may include freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution.
The situation of human rights in East Asia varies between the region's countries, which differ in history and political orientation, as well as between contexts within each country.
See the following for more details on each country:
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA), a governmental agency, is the official state news provider of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
As the only news agency of the whole country, the state-run VNA is responsible for publishing official information and documents of the party and state, providing information in service of the party leadership and state management, while collecting and providing news via various forms to the mass media agencies, the public and readers of all kinds, both at home and abroad.
The VNA is headquartered at 5 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Hanoi, in the National News Centre. The organisation’s southern and central representative offices are located at 120 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street, Hồ Chí Minh City, and 28 Lê Thánh Tông Street, Đà Nẵng
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History
The VNA is a media complex consisting of 32 affiliates, including news units (five editorial departments and two source news centres), various publication and press bodies (one publishing house and nine newspapers), and multi-media units (a television channel and e-portal), together with five news support centres and two printing, trade and services companies.
(Bangkok, February 17, 2022) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The authorities should immediately end all restrictions on movement and amend laws that curb citizens’ basic rights to freely travel within, from, and to Vietnam.
The 65-page report, “Locked Inside Our Home: Movement Restrictions on Rights Activists in Vietnam,” documents the Vietnamese government’s routine violation of the right to freedom of movement and other basic rights by subjecting activists, dissidents, human rights defenders, and others to indefinite house arrest, harassment, and other forms of detention. The authorities have detained activists just long enough to prevent th...
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Mai Khoi is one of Vietnam’s best-known musicians. A former darling of the country’s ruling Communist Party, her songwriting was nationally celebrated and she was the poster girl for Vietnam. Today she is an enemy of the state and lives in constant fear for her life.
Music has always been closely monitored by Vietnam’s communist regime. During the Vietnam war, music that did not promote communist ideals was banned. Today, the few songwriters who dare to directly challenge the authority of the regime ...
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President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Sunday in his first visit to the country. Vietnamese leaders want Obama to lift an embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, while the president is expected to push the Southeast Asian country to improve its human rights record.
(Bangkok, February 17, 2022) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Hum...
(Bangkok, February 17, 2022) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The authorities should immediately end all restrictions on movement and amend laws that curb citizens’ basic rights to freely travel within, from, and to Vietnam.
The 65-page report, “Locked Inside Our Home: Movement Restrictions on Rights Activists in Vietnam,” documents the Vietnamese government’s routine violation of the right to freedom of movement and other basic rights by subjecting activists, dissidents, human rights defenders, and others to indefinite house arrest, harassment, and other forms of detention. The authorities have detained activists just long enough to prevent them from attending protests, criminal trials, meetings with foreign diplomats and a US president, and other events.
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(Bangkok, February 17, 2022) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The authorities should immediately end all restrictions on movement and amend laws that curb citizens’ basic rights to freely travel within, from, and to Vietnam.
The 65-page report, “Locked Inside Our Home: Movement Restrictions on Rights Activists in Vietnam,” documents the Vietnamese government’s routine violation of the right to freedom of movement and other basic rights by subjecting activists, dissidents, human rights defenders, and others to indefinite house arrest, harassment, and other forms of detention. The authorities have detained activists just long enough to prevent them from attending protests, criminal trials, meetings with foreign diplomats and a US president, and other events.
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Vietnam – one of the world's five remaining communist countries, is about to pick its new leaders. But only Communist Party members get a vote. Lucy Ha explains...
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Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, an unsanctioned political movement in Vietnam, spoke at UN Watch's Oct. 3,...
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, an unsanctioned political movement in Vietnam, spoke at UN Watch's Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the 2022 U.N. Human Rights Council elections.
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, an unsanctioned political movement in Vietnam, spoke at UN Watch's Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the 2022 U.N. Human Rights Council elections.
Vietnamese bloggers and rights activists are being beaten, threatened and intimidated with impunity. The Vietnamese government should order an end to all attack...
Vietnamese bloggers and rights activists are being beaten, threatened and intimidated with impunity. The Vietnamese government should order an end to all attacks and hold those responsible accountable. Donor governments should tell the Vietnamese authorities to end the crackdown, and that repressing Internet freedom, peaceful speech, and activism will carry consequences.
Vietnamese bloggers and rights activists are being beaten, threatened and intimidated with impunity. The Vietnamese government should order an end to all attacks and hold those responsible accountable. Donor governments should tell the Vietnamese authorities to end the crackdown, and that repressing Internet freedom, peaceful speech, and activism will carry consequences.
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, spoke at UN Watch’s Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the upcoming U.N...
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, spoke at UN Watch’s Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council elections. UN Watch’s detailed report: https://unwatch.org/report-authoritarian-regimes-set-to-win-top-u-n-human-rights-posts/
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, spoke at UN Watch’s Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council elections. UN Watch’s detailed report: https://unwatch.org/report-authoritarian-regimes-set-to-win-top-u-n-human-rights-posts/
Despite sweeping reforms, Vietnam is still a repressive one-party state which spies on its people. Mai Khoi, one of the country's most celebrated singers, is fi...
Despite sweeping reforms, Vietnam is still a repressive one-party state which spies on its people. Mai Khoi, one of the country's most celebrated singers, is fighting back.
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Mai Khoi is one of Vietnam’s best-known musicians. A former darling of the country’s ruling Communist Party, her songwriting was nationally celebrated and she was the poster girl for Vietnam. Today she is an enemy of the state and lives in constant fear for her life.
Music has always been closely monitored by Vietnam’s communist regime. During the Vietnam war, music that did not promote communist ideals was banned. Today, the few songwriters who dare to directly challenge the authority of the regime face serious consequences.
Mai Khoi started to be monitored by the regime. Before the visit of the then US president, Barack Obama, in 2016 Mai Khoi sent a plea to him to discuss the state of human rights in the country. The meeting led to police raids of her concerts.
Despite sweeping economic and social reforms in Vietnam the ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and does not tolerate criticism. Last year Vietnam ranked in the bottom six of 180 countries for press freedom. Arrests of democracy campaigners, bloggers and activists have escalated in the past year.
A controversial cyber-security law was introduced this year forcing internet companies to remove content the authorities deem to be against the Vietnamese state. Tech giants such as Facebook and Google have to hand over user data if asked by the Vietnamese government
Despite constant surveillance and threats of imprisonment, Mai Khoi still lives in Vietnam and she continues to use her voice to advocate for a fairer society.
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Mai Khoi is one of Vietnam’s best-known musicians. A former darling of the country’s ruling Communist Party, her songwriting was nationally celebrated and she was the poster girl for Vietnam. Today she is an enemy of the state and lives in constant fear for her life.
Music has always been closely monitored by Vietnam’s communist regime. During the Vietnam war, music that did not promote communist ideals was banned. Today, the few songwriters who dare to directly challenge the authority of the regime face serious consequences.
Mai Khoi started to be monitored by the regime. Before the visit of the then US president, Barack Obama, in 2016 Mai Khoi sent a plea to him to discuss the state of human rights in the country. The meeting led to police raids of her concerts.
Despite sweeping economic and social reforms in Vietnam the ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and does not tolerate criticism. Last year Vietnam ranked in the bottom six of 180 countries for press freedom. Arrests of democracy campaigners, bloggers and activists have escalated in the past year.
A controversial cyber-security law was introduced this year forcing internet companies to remove content the authorities deem to be against the Vietnamese state. Tech giants such as Facebook and Google have to hand over user data if asked by the Vietnamese government
Despite constant surveillance and threats of imprisonment, Mai Khoi still lives in Vietnam and she continues to use her voice to advocate for a fairer society.
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President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city o...
President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Sunday in his first visit to the country. Vietnamese leaders want Obama to lift an embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, while the president is expected to push the Southeast Asian country to improve its human rights record.
President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Sunday in his first visit to the country. Vietnamese leaders want Obama to lift an embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, while the president is expected to push the Southeast Asian country to improve its human rights record.
(Bangkok, February 17, 2022) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The authorities should immediately end all restrictions on movement and amend laws that curb citizens’ basic rights to freely travel within, from, and to Vietnam.
The 65-page report, “Locked Inside Our Home: Movement Restrictions on Rights Activists in Vietnam,” documents the Vietnamese government’s routine violation of the right to freedom of movement and other basic rights by subjecting activists, dissidents, human rights defenders, and others to indefinite house arrest, harassment, and other forms of detention. The authorities have detained activists just long enough to prevent them from attending protests, criminal trials, meetings with foreign diplomats and a US president, and other events.
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Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, an unsanctioned political movement in Vietnam, spoke at UN Watch's Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the 2022 U.N. Human Rights Council elections.
Vietnamese bloggers and rights activists are being beaten, threatened and intimidated with impunity. The Vietnamese government should order an end to all attacks and hold those responsible accountable. Donor governments should tell the Vietnamese authorities to end the crackdown, and that repressing Internet freedom, peaceful speech, and activism will carry consequences.
Dan Hoang, Vietnamese-born democracy activist and spokesperson for Viet Tan, spoke at UN Watch’s Oct. 3, 2022 media briefing in New York about the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council elections. UN Watch’s detailed report: https://unwatch.org/report-authoritarian-regimes-set-to-win-top-u-n-human-rights-posts/
Despite sweeping reforms, Vietnam is still a repressive one-party state which spies on its people. Mai Khoi, one of the country's most celebrated singers, is fighting back.
Read more here: https://econ.st/2LuOLk0
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy
Mai Khoi is one of Vietnam’s best-known musicians. A former darling of the country’s ruling Communist Party, her songwriting was nationally celebrated and she was the poster girl for Vietnam. Today she is an enemy of the state and lives in constant fear for her life.
Music has always been closely monitored by Vietnam’s communist regime. During the Vietnam war, music that did not promote communist ideals was banned. Today, the few songwriters who dare to directly challenge the authority of the regime face serious consequences.
Mai Khoi started to be monitored by the regime. Before the visit of the then US president, Barack Obama, in 2016 Mai Khoi sent a plea to him to discuss the state of human rights in the country. The meeting led to police raids of her concerts.
Despite sweeping economic and social reforms in Vietnam the ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and does not tolerate criticism. Last year Vietnam ranked in the bottom six of 180 countries for press freedom. Arrests of democracy campaigners, bloggers and activists have escalated in the past year.
A controversial cyber-security law was introduced this year forcing internet companies to remove content the authorities deem to be against the Vietnamese state. Tech giants such as Facebook and Google have to hand over user data if asked by the Vietnamese government
Despite constant surveillance and threats of imprisonment, Mai Khoi still lives in Vietnam and she continues to use her voice to advocate for a fairer society.
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President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Sunday in his first visit to the country. Vietnamese leaders want Obama to lift an embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, while the president is expected to push the Southeast Asian country to improve its human rights record.
Human rights in Vietnam have long been a matter of much controversy between the Government of Vietnam and some international human rights organizations and Western governments, particularly that of the United States. Under the current constitution, the Communist Party of Vietnam is the only one allowed to rule, the operation of all other political parties being outlawed: this is the main problem in terms of political freedom. Other human rights issues concern freedom of association, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Since 1994, Vietnam Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 11 May.
Vietnam's report about human rights in UN human rights council
A report drafted by the Vietnamese government for on 18 June 2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review the implementation of human rights in the territory of Viet Nam stated: For Viet Nam, the people are both the ultimate objective and driving force of any social and economic development policy, and protecting and promoting human rights are always the Government's consistent policy. The 1992 Constitution, the supreme law of the country, guarantees that all citizens enjoy equal political, economic, cultural and social rights, and are equal before the law. Every citizen has the right to participate in the management of the State and the society, the freedoms of religion and belief, the right to free movement and residence in the territory of Viet Nam, the right to complaints and petitions, the right to employment, education and healthcare etc. regardless of gender, race and religion. On that basis, Vietnamese laws enumerate the specific rights in accordance with international human rights standards.
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However, we are concerned that our bilateral cooperation is deepening against the backdrop of a deteriorating human rights environment in Vietnam... "Advancing human rights in Vietnam is not only a key U.S ... support for human rights in Vietnam.
However, we are concerned that our bilateral cooperation is deepening against the backdrop of a deteriorating human rights environment in Vietnam... "Advancing human rights in Vietnam is not only a key U.S ... support for human rights in Vietnam.
CORREA, STEEL, LOFGREN, SMITH RAISEALARM OVER HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM AHEAD OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S VISIT ... to push for meaningful improvements in the situation for human rights" in the region.