Preface
Human rights for long have been a pressing and contentious problem in Vietnam. Despite numerous efforts of activists worldwide, Vietnam has repeatedly repressed and violated the rights of its citizens. The main restriction lies in citizens' political rights to call for changes in the government. Several criminal trials of freedom advocates, lawyers, bloggers, journalists and religious activists in Vietnam have evoked international outcry, leading the US and many internationally recognized human rights organizations to raise voices, asking for the release of the condemned activists.
Vietnam's restrictions on human rights have had a negative influence on both domestic and international relations. Within Vietnam, the repression of human rights is preventing its citizens from becoming more aware of domestic and world affairs, as well as from securing their own voices and opinions. In foreign relations, it hinders Vietnam’s progress of fortifying relationships with Western countries, especially the United States, and with international human rights organizations, notably the United Nations Human Rights Council and the International Federation for Human Rights.
As a concerned human rights advocate, I am creating this website in an effort to deliver an objective overview of the human rights situation in Vietnam: what achievements have been obtained, what related issues are left to be solved, and what kind of response Vietnam has received from the United States as well as international organizations. The outline of my website goes as below:
1. Background on Vietnam and its situation of human rights.
2. Achievements in securing human rights in Vietnam since Doi Moi in 1986.
3. Specific cases of recent violations of several basic human rights in Vietnam
4. International views on the problem of human rights in Vietnam.
5. References (sources of information and images)
Vietnam's restrictions on human rights have had a negative influence on both domestic and international relations. Within Vietnam, the repression of human rights is preventing its citizens from becoming more aware of domestic and world affairs, as well as from securing their own voices and opinions. In foreign relations, it hinders Vietnam’s progress of fortifying relationships with Western countries, especially the United States, and with international human rights organizations, notably the United Nations Human Rights Council and the International Federation for Human Rights.
As a concerned human rights advocate, I am creating this website in an effort to deliver an objective overview of the human rights situation in Vietnam: what achievements have been obtained, what related issues are left to be solved, and what kind of response Vietnam has received from the United States as well as international organizations. The outline of my website goes as below:
1. Background on Vietnam and its situation of human rights.
2. Achievements in securing human rights in Vietnam since Doi Moi in 1986.
3. Specific cases of recent violations of several basic human rights in Vietnam
4. International views on the problem of human rights in Vietnam.
5. References (sources of information and images)
