Violations of human rights in Vietnam today, the first four months of 2008, are listed by The Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam, based in Hanoi. Religious freedom issues are noted for Catholics, the Protestant Church of Vietnam, and the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. The UBCV has particular repression because of the upcoming Vesek 2008 in May. Prisons are noted; in one case a prisoner died and in another a man was handcuffed in prison for a year.   more »