Vietnam Wins UN Human Rights Seat Despite Abysmal Record

General view at the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 44th session in Geneva on June 30, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

Vietnam has won a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023–2025 term with 145 votes, despite the country’s numerous human rights violations.

The Southeast Asian nation was one of the 14 new council members elected by the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 11, marking its second term on the council.