Vietnam

Country Profile

There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Vietnam in the past year.

Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings by the government; torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment and punishment by government agents; involuntary or coercive medical or psychological practices; arbitrary arrest or detention; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; political prisoners; transnational repression against individuals in another country; arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists, censorship, and the enforcement of criminal libel laws; serious restrictions on internet freedom; substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, including overly restrictive laws on the organization, funding, or operation of nongovernmental and civil society organizations; restrictions of religious freedom; restrictions on freedom of movement, including exit bans and denial of issuance of passports; inability of citizens to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections; serious and unreasonable restrictions on political participation; serious government corruption; serious government restrictions on human rights organizations; trafficking in persons; and systematic restrictions on workers’ freedom of association.

The government occasionally took corrective action, including prosecutions against officials who committed human rights abuses, but security authorities and other state officials frequently acted with impunity.

Cases

Imprisoned

Dang Dinh Bach
Rep. Jamie Raskin
(D-MD)

Pham Doan Trang
Rep. Ro Khanna
(D-CA)

Y Pum Bya
Rep. Glenn Grothman
(R-WI)

Y Yich
Rep. Glenn Grothman
(R-WI)

Le Huu Minh Tuan
Rep. Derek Tran
(D-CA)

Conditionally Released

Nguyen Van Hoa

Close up of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc at a podium with a microphone

Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
(D-CA)

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Released

Image Paulus Le Son	Image Duong Kim Khai Duong Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX, Ret.)	Image Ta Phong Tan Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)	Image Nguyen Van Lia Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)	Image Cu Huy Ha Vu Rep. David Price (D-NC, Ret.)
Image Nguyen Tien Trung Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA, Ret.)	Image Nguyen Van Ly Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)	Image Doan Huy Chuong Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)	Image Francis Jang Xuan Dieu Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA)	Image Nguyen Bac Truyen Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Image Nguyen Cong Chinh Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA, Ret.)	Image Vo Minh Tri Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)	Image Bui Thi Minh Hang Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)	Image Nguyen Van Dai Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA, Ret.)	Image Nguyen Van Minh Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX, Ret.)
Image Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)	Image Thich Quang Do Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA, Ret.)	Image A Dao Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)