Trinh Huu Long is the Co-Director of Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (liv.ngo) that aims to promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Vietnam through independent journalism, research, and civic education. LIV’s two main projects are Luat Khoa Magazine (luatkhoa.org) and The Vietnamese Magazine (thevietnamese.org). Long is based in Taipei, Taiwan as the head of LIV’s Representative Office and Editor-in-Chief of Luat Khoa Magazine. He has studied law and Asia-Pacific studies, and has published intensively on legal and political matters of Vietnam concerning free speech, criminal justice, and constitutionalism.