Vietnam: Macron Should Raise Rights During Visit

Vietnam: Macron Should Raise Rights during Visit

Click to expand Image France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets Vietnam's President To Lam at the Elysee Palace in Paris, October 7, 2024. © 2024 Eliot Blondet/Abaca/Sipa via AP Photo (Paris) – Vietnam’s recent agreements with the European Union and France committing to human rights reforms have not resulted in improved respect for rights in the country, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron. He is sch…

Four NGOs are calling on the French President to press for the release of human rights defenders during his visit to Vietnam from 25 to 27 May. The organizations deny the onging crackdown on Vietnamese civil society and the adoption of restrictive laws. Paris, Brussels, 22 May 2025. With less than a week to go before Emmanuel Macron visits Vietnam, four international human rights organizations – the International Federation for Human Rights (FID…