COVID-19 in Vietnam: inequality in handling violations

Since the COVID-19 outbreak re-emerged in April 2021, the Vietnamese government has stepped up handling and even prosecuting those who are believed to have violated anti-epidemic regulations, spreading COVID-19 to the community. This treatment is considered to be a deterrent…
Vietnam: What police say about Tat Thanh Cang’s arrest?

At a press conference on December 21, Ho Chi Minh City’s Police Department informed about the wrongdoings of Mr. Tat Thanh Cang, the former permanent deputy secretary of the city’s Party Committee. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Thanh,…
Magnisky Act and sanctions against human rights abuses in Vietnam?

Several observers of politics and human rights comment to the BBC on how international, including the European Union and the US, has more effective sanctions on human rights violations in Vietnam. The Magnitsky Act on human rights sanctions can become…