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U.S. Department of State: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:26 AM PDT

On May 24, 2012, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, submitted the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to the United States Congress.

Below is the Report regarding to the Human Rights Practices in Vietnam:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an authoritarian state ruled by a single party, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and President Truong Tan Sang. The most recent National Assembly elections, held in May, were neither free nor fair, since the CPV's Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), an umbrella group that monitors the country's mass organizations, vetted all candidates. Security forces reported to civilian authorities.

The most significant human rights problems in the country were severe government restrictions on citizens' political rights, particularly their right to change their government; increased measures to limit citizens' civil liberties; and corruption in the judicial system and police.

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