Human rights in Vietnam
At a Glance
13-10-2016
Despite constitutional guarantees, Vietnam has one of the worst human rights records in south-east Asia, with severely restricted freedom of expression, as well as a ban on opposition parties and in general on independent organisations. Recent improvements to LGBTI rights and the criminal justice system are among the few bright spots. EU support for Vietnamese human rights includes funding and a human rights dialogue.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- criminal law
- death penalty
- economic geography
- equal treatment
- EU finance
- EU financial instrument
- EUROPEAN UNION
- freedom of expression
- freedom of religious beliefs
- gender equality
- GEOGRAPHY
- human rights
- judicial reform
- LAW
- organisation of the legal system
- political prisoner
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- protection of minorities
- rights and freedoms
- sexual minority
- Vietnam