Human Rights Watch Submission to the European Union Ahead of the EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue
May 26, 2023
EU: Press Vietnam to End Rights Abuses
Set Benchmarks for Progress at Bilateral Rights Dialogue
![Twelve Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights. Top row from left to right: Bui Tuan Lam, Le Manh Ha, Dinh Van Hai, Bui Van Thuan. Center row: Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam, Truong Van Dung. Bottom row: Nguyen Lan Thang, Mai Phan Loi, Dang Dinh Bach, Tran Van Bang.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306Asia_Vietnam_Political_Prisoners.jpg?h=a8b70e21&itok=LU1ka60l)
Justice Denied for Rwanda Genocide Victims
Trial of Alleged Mastermind Félicien Kabuga Suspended
![Félicien Kabuga during his Initial Appearance at The Hague on November 11, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/09/202209africa_rwanda_felicien_kabuga.jpg?h=1528363c&itok=y1_VxGVC)
Wildfire Smoke in North America Threatens Pregnancy Rights
Haze in Washington Should Move US Congress to Act
![Wildfire smoke covers the New York City skyline, June 7, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306wrd_usa_wildfire_smoke_nyc.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=m5L1Ls-r)
Olympics: Act on Sexual Abuse Complaints by Indian Athletes
Sport & Rights Alliance Calls for Independent Investigation After Protesters Detained
![Indian wrestlers, from right, Bajrang Punia, Sangita Phogat and Vinesh Phogat, ahead of their protest march towards the newly inaugurated parliament, in New Delhi, India, May 28, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306asia_india_wrestlers_protest.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=YBCC_8ug)
Saudi Arabia: Pro Golf Merger “Sportswashes” Abuses
Government’s Investment Fund Merges with PGA Tour, DP World Tour
![Golfers walk on the 16th hole during the LIV Golf Invitational at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Saudi Arabia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302mena_saudi_arabia_liv_golf_tournament.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=cEUi88J8)
Top Russian Human Rights Defender on Trial
Oleg Orlov at Risk of Imprisonment for Speaking Out against Russia’s War in Ukraine
![Oleg Orlov protesting Russia's abusive war in Ukraine at the Red Square in Moscow, April 2022. His poster reads, 'Our unwillingness to know the truth and our silence turn us into collaborators in crimes.’](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_russia_orlov_picket.jpg?h=c9a55663&itok=nZ5wwhUf)
American Churches Launch Initiative to End Israel’s Apartheid
Over 100 Faith-Based Groups Form “Apartheid Free Communities Initiative”
![Israeli and Palestine activists hold a banner during a protest to block the new Route 4370 Israeli highway near the Palestinian town of Anata, January 23, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306mena_palestine_no_apartheid_protest.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=CngF9gbP)
Uzbekistan Should Free Imprisoned Lawyer
Court Releases, Reduces Sentences of 14 Other Karakalpakstan Defendants
![Defendants listen to the verdict in their trial on charges related to the July 2022 protests in Nukus, the main city in Karakalpakstan, at a court in Bukhara, Uzbekistan on January 31, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_uzbekistan_protest_defendants_trial_karakalpakstan.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=tAWCCLQm)
Germany, Namibia Need a Rights-Respecting Reparations Process
UN Experts Urge Affected Communities’ Participation in Negotiations
![Chiefs of the Nama and Ovaherero peoples during the annual ‘reparations walk’ in Swakopmund, Namibia calling for reparations for the ongoing impact of the genocide committed by Germany’s colonial rule between 1904 and 1908.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303afr_namibia_nama_and_avahereo_reparations_walk_april.jpeg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=TqCo3NJ0)
Poland: New Law to Bar People from Public Office
EU Should Take Action Against New Rule of Law Backsliding
![Pro-democratic march in Warsaw gathered up to 500k participants (according to organisers), led by Donald Tusk, former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Council](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_poland_protests.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=mVnbB4Ck)
Angolan Police Fatally Fire on Fuel-Price Protest
Impartially Investigate Apparent Excessive Use of Lethal Force
![Angolan riot police take position after protests over wages in Luanda.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306afr_angola_riot_police.jpg?h=0a8b6f8b&itok=xk6OQiPb)
Palestinian Forum Highlights Threats of Autonomous Weapons
Forum Tackles Digital Rights Abuses Against Palestinians
![Two guns sit atop a guard tower along with surveillance cameras overlooking the Aroub refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 6, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306mena_palestine_robotic_guns.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=S3Z2VZdt)