For example, geophysicist Nguyen Thanh Giang was detained for 2 months for writing letters calling for respect for human rights. Prison conditions remained harsh, particularly in some isolated regions, and some people died as a result of mistreatment in custody. Prisons reportedly required inmates to work for little compensation and no wages. The judiciary was not independent, and the Government denied some citizens the right to fair and quick trials.

The Government continued to hold a number of political prisoners. Although the Government amnestied over 9,500 prisoners during the year, it was unknown whether any political or religious prisoners were among them. The Government significantly restricted freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. The Government contin

For example, a Hoa Hao organization was recognized for the first time officially. In July a festival gathering of up to 500,000 Hoa Hao in An Giang province took place and in August, an estimated 200,000 Roman Catholics attended the annual La Vang pilgrimage. The Government requires some limits on freedom of movement. Community discrimination and violence against women remained problems. Trafficking in women and children for the purpose of prostitution within the country and abroad continued to grow, and there were reports of the increased trafficking of women to China for forced marriages. The Government made efforts to combat these problems. Discrimination against ethnic minorities and child labor are problems. There were some reports of forced child labor and that certain prisons employed forced labor, sometimes as part of commercial projects.

Amnesty International issues a set of recommendations with the report, "Viet Nam: The death penalty -- inhumane and ineffective", including a call for the Vietnamese authorities to reduce the number of capital offences with the aim of total exclusion and in the temporary urges the authorities to make publicly available all information abou

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