Further Human Rights Doubts

March 2007 | Risk Summary

The Vietnamese government has been criticised by a US-based human rights watchdog over the recent arrests of an outspoken Catholic priest and two human rights lawyers. According to reports, their temporary detentions will last four months, with the possibility of a further 12 months imprisonment before going to trial, sparking yet more condemnation of the government's continued crackdown on those who seek greater democracy in the one-party country.

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