Human Rights

A moving “Silent Protest” unfolded in Oslo on Dec. 10 to mark International Human Rights Day, as members of the...

Today is International Human Rights Day. However, in the bustling coffee shops of District 1 in Hồ Chí Minh City,...

On a weekday morning in Hà Nội, a wheelchair user faces a curb nearly the height of his knees. Although...

On March 17, 2023, environmental lawyer Đặng Đình Bách, imprisoned in Việt Nam since 2021, began a partial hunger strike....

CIVICUS Monitor has released further updates on the state of freedom of expression and association in Việt Nam for the...

Without transparency and freedom of expression, the Hà Nội Convention could turn “cybersecurity” into “cyber surveillance,” threatening the privacy of...

The Vietnamese government has long been implementing a national project to digitize and store citizens’ data for administrative purposes. The...

Thirteen years ago, my path into activism began. For more than two decades, I had lived in denial, self-contempt, and...

Sept. 15 marked the deadline for Việt Nam's citizens to claim their “Independence Day gift,” a high-profile and unprecedented national...

Editor's Note: This past October 6, 2025, marked five years since the authorities arrested journalist Phạm Đoan Trang and subsequently...