(Bangkok) – Unites States President Joe Biden should publicly urge Vietnam 's leaders to immediately release all political prisoners and reform abusive laws during his planned visit to Hanoi on September 10, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. In a September 1 letter , Human Rights Watch urged President Biden to publicly as well as privately raise human rights concerns with the Vietnamese government. Key human rights issues include persecution of human rights and environmental defenders; suppression of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly; and violations of freedom of religion and belief.

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