Vietnam
includes Vietnam (Republic of / South)
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Vietnam, TJET has collected information on: six amnesties between 1987 and 2011; and 20 domestic trials starting between 1994 and 2018.
Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.
Country Background
Democratic Transition
TJET records no democratic transitions in Vietnam between 1970 and 2020.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Vietnam between 1970 and 2020.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Vietnam ranks 51st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Vietnam had six amnesties between 1987 and 2011. Six amnesties released political prisoners.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 20 domestic prosecutions between 1994 and 2019. These include 20 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 36 persons were convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.