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Human rights in Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a one-party state ruled and controlled by the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP). The Government made progress in strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly and in reforming the bureaucracy, neverthelesss, Government's human rights record remained poor; it continued to repress basic political and some religious freedoms and to commit numerous abuses, to arrest and detain citizens arbitrarily, including arrest and detention for the peaceful expression of their political and religious views, to isolate certain political and religious dissidents by placing restrictions on the movements of some dissidents and by pressuring the supporters and family members of others. (Source: U.S. State Department)
Religious freedom in Vietnam Vietnam is a country with a rich tradition of religious belief. While the majority of the population is Buddhist, there is a substantial minority of Roman Catholics (approximately eight million), a growing number of Protestants, and also followers of a number of other faiths including the indigenous churches of the Cao Dai and the Hoa Hao. All religious organizations have to be affiliated to the Communist Party-run Fatherland Front. Government permission is still required for: holding training seminars, meditation sessions and general meetings; for major repairs or construction of places of worship; charitable activities; operation of religious schools; ordinations and promotions of clergy; and any international activities of religious communities. Those people who are linked to religious groups that are not part of the state-sanctioned churches are frequently harassed, arrested and imprisoned. Even state-approved churches face many problems, notably a lack of clergy, due to the severe restrictions placed on the training and ordination of individuals to the priesthood in the various religions. Persecution of religious dissidents continues, with senior monks from the unofficial Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam confined to their pagodas and cut off from the outside world. In addition, hundreds of people from ethnic minority groups, many of whom are Protestants, have fled from Vietnam to Cambodia in recent months, following a renewed crackdown on their basic rights, including the right to freedom of worship. Members of the Hoa Hao religious group have also been sentenced to prison terms in the last six months, on charges which Amnesty International believes relate solely to their religious activities. (Source: Amnesty International)
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