Source:               www.uscirf.gov

Date:                    June 9, 2020

 

Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report about Vietnam:

Vietnam Country Update - This report provides a country update on religious prisoners of conscience in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has detained dozens of individuals because of their religious affiliation or their advocacy on behalf of religious freedom. This report provides updates on several religious prisoners of conscience, including Nguyen Bac Truyen and Pastor A Dao. In addition, it discusses the ways in which prison conditions in Vietnam violate international standards, including the denial of access to religious services as a form of retaliation.

In its 2020 Annual Report, USCIRF called on the U.S. government to designate Vietnam as a “country of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act.

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