Viet Nam
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Asia Pacific
Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police…
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Asia Pacific
UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed activists
Authorities in Viet Nam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on…
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Middle East
UN experts call for protection of trafficked workers from Viet Nam in Saudi Arabia
Some women and girls being recruited in Viet Nam to serve as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, are suffering sexual abuse and torture, leading…
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Asia Pacific
FROM THE FIELD: The pollution challenge facing the ‘Dragon’s Jewels’ of Viet Nam
A community-led project to manage some 28,000 tonnes of plastic waste and prevent 5,000 tonnes from ending up in the…
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