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Vietnam Vietnam: Eight Vietnamese Writers Receive Prestigious Human Rights Prize Writers Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 34 writers from 19 countries to receive Hellman/Hammett awards this year in recognition of the courage they showed when facing political persecution, Human Rights Watch said today. July 22, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Vietnam: Don’t Interfere in Buddhist Patriarch’s Funeral Government Attempt to Take Over Funeral Risks Confrontation Members of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) should be allowed to organize and attend funeral services for their patriarch without government interference, Human Rights Watch said today. The Vietnamese government has announced that the state-sanctioned Buddhist church will organize the funeral for the UBCV Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, Thich Huyen Quang. July 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Vietnam: Restore Full Freedom to Buddhist Monk Tim Sakhorn Human Rights Defender Released from Prison, but Whereabouts Unknown The Vietnamese authorities should immediately lift any restrictions on the liberty of Buddhist monk Tim Sakhorn, who was released from prison in Vietnam on June 28, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. Sakhorn’s whereabouts are unknown. He was last seen in the company of government officials. July 2, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Speaking Up for Vietnam By Sara Colm Published in The New York Sun When America's political and financial leaders sit down with Prime Minister Dung, they should not forget these courageous individuals and should address directly the systemic pattern of rights violations in Vietnam that they represent: the Vietnamese government's lack of tolerance for dissent and denial of fundamental rights to freedom of expression, assembly, association, and religious belief. June 25, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Vietnam: Religious Freedom Denied Buddhists Remain Behind Bars While Vietnam Hosts UN Buddhist Celebration As Vietnam prepares to host the United Nations Day of Visak next week, one of the most sacred days for Buddhists, the government should cease the persecution, harassment and imprisonment of Buddhists and other independent religious groups, Human Rights Watch said today. More than 400 people remain behind bars in Vietnam for their peaceful religious or political activities. May 8, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version The United States and Vietnam: Examining the Bilateral Relationship Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs Sophie Richardson, Asia Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch, delivered testimony on March 12, 2008, before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The hearing examined the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam, and Ms. Richardson provided commentary on human rights issues in Vietnam. March 12, 2008 Testimony Printer friendly version Vietnam: Woman Writer Released, but Crackdown Continues The Vietnamese government released the award-winning writer Tran Khai Thanh Thuy from prison yesterday, but continues to hold dozens of other peaceful activists in prison or under house arrest, Human Rights Watch said today. February 1, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UAE: Meetings Should Address Migrant Workers’ Rights When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. January 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to Japan Foreign Minister Koumura Human Rights Watch sent this letter to Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Masahiko Koumura, regarding the January 16, 2008, Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo. January 15, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Japan: Mekong Meeting Should Not Ignore Rights Abuses Human Rights Watch Sends Letter to Foreign Minister Koumura The Japanese government should publicly urge the foreign ministers of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam attending the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo on January 16 to address human rights concerns in these Southeast Asian countries, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura. January 15, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers. We believe this meeting could provide an important stepping stone to establishing regional minimum standards regarding recruitment, employment, and protection of migrant workers. December 17, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned to Abuse Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms on International Migrants Day Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants’ and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants’ Day. December 17, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Vietnam: Democracy Activists Should Be Released Authorities Assault Free Speech by Keeping Two Rights Activists in Prison The Vietnamese government should immediately and unconditionally release two human rights lawyers, Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, whose prison sentences were reduced after an appeals court hearing in Hanoi today, Human Rights Watch said. November 27, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong The ASEAN Charter Human Rights Watch wrote a letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong urging him and other ASEAN Foreign Ministers to establish specific deadlines for implementing a binding human rights mechanism as part of the new Charter. November 15, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Testimony on the Human Rights Situation in Vietnam House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Sophie Richardson delivered testimony on the human rights situation in Vietnam to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. The briefing took place on November 6, 2007. November 6, 2007 Testimony Printer friendly version Value Oriented Diplomacy: Expectations for Japan on Human Rights This May, the Japanese Foreign Ministry published its “2007 Diplomatic Blue Book,” which adds a new goal to Tokyo’s international actions: “value oriented diplomacy.” After five decades of focusing on the United Nations, the United States, and Asia, the book says Japan will now also pursue a foreign policy to realize universal values, such as freedom, democracy, basic human rights, and rule of law. Foreign Minister Taro Aso insisted that it is “a responsibility for Japan, as a developed democratic nation.” August 24, 2007 Commentary Also available in
Printer friendly version Vietnam: Respect Rights to Free Expression, Assembly Allow Farmers to Peacefully Protest The police suppression of a peaceful protest in Ho Chi Minh City on July 18, 2007 is a vivid demonstration of Vietnam’s continuing intolerance for government critics and the limits it imposes on free expression and assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. July 20, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Vietnam: End Attacks on Year-Old Democracy Movement Government Still Imprisons Writers, Religious Leaders, Rights Lawyers On the eve of Bloc 8406’s first anniversary, members of the group, which calls for greater political freedom in Vietnam, still face harassment and abuse, including imprisonment, Human Rights Watch said today. April 6, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Vietnam: Crackdown on Dissent in Wake of WTO and APEC The Vietnamese government, emboldened by international recognition after joining the World Trade Organization and hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, is flouting its international commitments on human rights by launching one of the worst crackdowns on peaceful dissidents in 20 years, Human Rights Watch said today. March 9, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Vietnam: Dissidents Struggle to Exercise Free Speech Eight Writers Win Prestigious Hellman/Hammett Prize Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group from 22 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award, which recognizes courage in the face of political persecution, Human Rights Watch announced today. February 6, 2007 Press Release Also available in
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