Vietnam Advocacy Campaign – Democratic Voice of Vietnam

The Vietnam Advocacy Project, which is part of BPSOS’s International Initiatives, aims to mobilize international pressure to ensure that Vietnam makes and upholds its commitment to international human rights standards. Activities include:

(1) The annual Vietnam Advocacy Day that has been organized by BPSOS in the national capital of the United States since 2012;

(2) Support for advocacy efforts among the Vietnamese diaspora in other parts of the world, including Canada, Europe and Australia — see http://dvov.org/legal-instruments/;

(3) Participation in UN reviews of Vietnam’s compliance with human rights treaties — see http://dvov.org/treaty-reviews/;

(4) Compilation and publication of country conditions reports — see
http://dvov.org/reports-of-forb-violations/.

EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement
Joint letter coordinated by the FORB Roundtable Brussels – EU — Annex
Joint letter initiated by Human Rights Watch

Vietnam Advocacy Day 2021
HR 3001: Vietnam Human Rights Act
Letter of Senator John Cornyn (R, TX) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken (August 4, 2021)

Vietnam Advocacy Day 2020

Letter to Secretary Pompeo on sanctioning Vietnamese government officials responsible for egregious violations of religious freedom

August 22, 2020 — National Day of Prayer Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Press Release
Highlighted cases of victims
Call for prayer service in Ha Tinh Diocese

July 31 – August 23, 2020

Webinar on “Religious Freedom and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (July 31)
Webinar on “Vietnam’s Cybersecurity Law and its Impacts on Freedom of Expression, the Press and the Internet” (August 7) – Joint letter of Senators John Cornyn and Marco Rubio to Secretary Pompeo about CPC designation
Webinar on “Prisoners of Conscience and the Use of Torture in Vietnam” (August 7) – Letter from Congressman Harley Rouda, who adopted Nguyen Bac Truyen
Webinar on “Human Rights Mechanisms and Sanctions Regimes” (August 14)
National Day of Prayer for Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (August 22 & 23)
Op-ed by USCIRF Commissioner James Carr and Congressman Glenn Grothman on The Hill (August 20)

July 9-10, 2019

Materials for use in advocacy in 2019: