Vietnam: Reject Repressive Penal Code Revisions

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Click to expand Image A Vietnamese policeman stands besides an armored vehicle at an exhibition of police equipment in Hanoi, July 20, 2022. © 2022 Nhac Nguyen/Getty Images (Bangkok) – Vietnamese authorities should reject proposed revisions to the penal code that violate basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

The authorities should instead amend the law to comply with…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 11, 2026

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