Viet Nam: New leadership must seize opportunity to reverse human rights decline

The Vietnamese authorities must end their relentless assault on human rights defenders and individuals exercising their human rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, said Amnesty International today ahead of the 13th party congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), scheduled to take place between 25 January and 2 February.  “The …

Action launched for Australian prisoner of conscience, Chau Van Kham

Amnesty International Australia has today launched a new campaign for Vietnamese Australian prisoner of conscience Chau Van Kham who is serving a 12-year sentence for “terrorism” activities in Vietnam. Trang Chau said her husband is in poor health and has been denied his lawyer of choice. “In 2019, my husband decided to go to Vietnam …