ỦY BAN NHÂN QUYỀN VIỆT
THE COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN
P.O BOX 648 BƯU ĐIỆN BỜ HỒ, HÀ NỘI, VIỆT
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Celebrating the second anniversary of the founding of the Committee for Human Rights in
In Honor of Human Rights Advocates in
Sixty years ago, on December 10, 1948, close to 200 countries in the world adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Vietnamese authorities, under the absolute control of the monopolistic Communist leadership, have resorted to lies and distortions to cover up their serious violations of human rights towards its citizens. On the other hand, they have never disseminated this Universal Declaration to the Vietnamese people. Nor have they taken any action to honor human rights advocates. On the contrary, they used the vague provisions of Section 88 of the Criminal Code “spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam…” to silence these people. The Vietnamese government has arrested and imprisoned numerous human rights and democracy advocates in their campaigns of terrors and suppression, most significantly in March 2007 and September 2008.
Based on the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recognizing that human rights are of utmost importance to the Vietnamese people, the Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam was founded on December 10, 2006, in the increasingly strong waves of struggle for human rights and democracy, regardless of the threat of terrors and suppression on the part of the government, to fight for the absolute respect of human rights, and for the return of the fundamental freedoms to the Vietnamese people.
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the founding of the Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam, we hereby praise the efforts taken by human rights and democracy advocates in Vietnam in trying to overcome all the obstacles in their struggle; we congratulate them for the awards bestowed on them by international human rights organizations as well as Vietnamese foundations aiming at encouraging them in their heroic struggle.
As well, on this occasion, we call upon all human rights organizations and all the governments in the world which cherish freedom and democracy to raise their voices to apply pressure on the Vietnamese government: (1) to prevent violations of human rights; (2) to demand an immediate and unconditional release of all those who are under arrest or imprisoned because of their fight for human rights and democracy, and (3) to return the fundamental freedoms to the Vietnamese people.
Following is the list of the political dissidents and prisoners who are being held at various locations throughout
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No |
Name |
Date of Birth |
Profession |
Organization / residence |
Date of arrest |
Sentence (date of trial or re-trial) |
Location of detention | |
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Already convicted and imprisoned | ||||||||
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1 |
Nguyễn Văn Thuỳ |
|
Hoa Hao follower |
Hoa Hao Congregation, Vinh Long |
April 22, 2006 |
5 years (May 3, 2007) |
| |
|
2 |
Lê Nguyên Sang |
1959 |
Physician |
Democracy and People Party |
August 14, 2006 |
4 years (August 17, 2007) |
Bố Lá 1, Bình Dương | |
|
3 |
Nguyễn Bắc Truyển |
1968 |
Lawyer |
Democracy and People Party |
August 14, 2006 |
3 years and 6 months (August 17, 2007) |
Bố Lá 1, Bình Dương | |
|
4 |
Huỳnh Nguyên Đạo |
1968 |
Journalist |
Democracy and People Party |
August 14, 2006 |
2 years and 6 months (August 17, 2007) |
Bố Lá 1, Bình Dương | |
|
5 |
Nguyễn Văn Thơ |
|
Hoa Hao follower |
Hoa Hao Congregation, Dong Thap |
October 2, 2006 |
6 years (May 3, 2007) |
| |
|
6 |
Dương Thị Tròn |
|
Hoa Hao follower |
Hoa Hao Congregation, Dong Thap |
October 2, 2006 |
4 years (May 3, 2007) |
| |
|
7 |
Lê Văn Sóc |
|
Hoa Hao follower |
Hoa Hao Congregation, Vinh Long |
November 4, 2006 |
6 years (May 3, 2007) |
| |
|
8 |
Nguyễn Thanh Phong |
1979 |
|
Petitioner against unfair treatment, Long An |
October 13, 2006 |
3 years (July 20, 2007) |
| |
|
9 |
Trần Quốc Hiền |
1965 |
Lawyer |
Vietnamese Workers Farmers Solidarity Association |
January 12, 2007 |
5 years of imprisonment & 2 years of house arrest (May 15, 2007) |
Bố Lá 1, Bình Dương | |
|
10 |
Nguyễn Văn Lý |
1946 |
Catholic priest |
|
February 18, 2007 |
8 years of imprisonment & 5 years of house arrest (March 30, 2007) |
Ba | |
|
11 |
Nguyễn Phong |
1975 |
Bachelor of international relations |
|
February 17, 2007 |
6 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (March 30, 2007) |
| |
|
12 |
Nguyễn Bình Thành |
1955 |
Electrician |
|
February 17, 2007 |
5 years of imprisonment & 2 years of house arrest (March 30, 2007) |
| |
|
13 |
Hoàng Thị Anh Đào |
1968 |
|
|
February 19, 2007 |
2 years of imprisonment (suspended) and 3 years under observation (March 30, 2007) |
| |
|
14 |
Lê Thị Lệ Hằng |
1963 |
Teacher |
|
February 18, 2007 |
18 months of imprisonment (suspended) and 2 years under observation (March 30, 2007) |
| |
|
15 |
Lê Thị Công Nhân |
1979 |
Lawyer |
|
March 6, 2007 |
3 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (November 27, 2007) |
Thanh Hoá | |
|
16 |
Nguyễn Văn Đài |
1969 |
Lawyer |
Committee for Human Rights in |
March 6, 2007 |
4 years of imprisonment & 4 years of house arrest (November 27, 2007) |
Ba | |
|
17 |
Phạm Bá Hải |
1968 |
Business |
Bạch Đằng Giang Organization |
September 07, 2006 |
5 years of imprisonment & 2 years of house arrest (August 8, 2008) |
| |
|
18 |
Nguyễn Ngọc Quang |
1964 |
Interior designer |
Bạch Đằng Giang Organization |
September 2, 2006 |
3 năm tù giam + 2 năm quản chế (sơ thẩm ngày April 25, 2008) |
| |
|
19 |
Vũ Hoàng Hải |
1965 |
Construct-ion |
Bạch Đằng Giang Organization |
September 5, 2006 |
2 years of imprisonment & 2 years of house arrest (25/04/2008) |
| |
|
20 |
Trương Quốc Huy |
1980 |
|
Participant in Paltalk |
August 18, 2006 |
6 years of imprisonment (29/01/2008) |
| |
|
21 |
Hàng Tấn Phát |
1984 |
|
Sài Gòn |
September 23, 2005 |
6 years of imprisonment (29/01/2008) |
| |
|
22 |
Trần Thị Lệ Hồng |
1959 |
Business |
Vietnamese Workers Farmers Solidarity Association |
November 15, 2006 |
3 years of imprisonment (10/12/2007) |
B5 Đồng Nai | |
|
23 |
Đoàn Văn Diên |
1954 |
|
Vietnamese Workers Farmers Solidarity Association |
November 15, 2006 |
4 years and 6 months of imprisonment (10/12/2007) |
B5 Đồng Nai | |
|
24 |
Phùng Quang Huyền |
|
|
Vietnamese Workers Farmers Solidarity Association |
November 15, 2006 |
18 months of imprisonment (10/12/2007) |
B5 Đồng Nai | |
|
25 |
Hồ Thị Bích Khương |
1973 |
Worker |
Petitioner against unfair treatment, Nghệ An |
April 25, 2007 |
2 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (24/04/2008) |
| |
|
26 |
Trương Minh Đức |
1960 |
Journalist |
Kiên Giang |
May 5, 2007 |
5 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (July 18, 2008) |
| |
|
27 |
Trương Minh Nguyệt |
1946 |
Professor, agriculture |
Political & Religious Prisoners Solidarity Association |
June 4, 2007 |
4 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (December 11, 2007) |
| |
|
28 |
Nguyễn Văn Ngọc |
1959 |
Business |
Vietnamese Patriotic Group |
February 28, 2007 |
4 years of imprisonment & 3 years of house arrest (December 11, 2007) |
| |
|
29 |
Trịnh Quốc Thảo |
1956 |
Business |
Vietnamese Patriotic Group |
February 28, 2007 |
2 years of imprisonment & 2 years of house arrest (December 11, 2007) |
| |
|
30 |
Nguyễn Văn Hải (Blogger Điếu Cày) |
1952 |
Journalist |
Free Journalist Club |
April 20, 2008 |
2 years and 6 months of imprisonment (September 10, 2008) |
| |
|
31 |
Lê Thị Kim Thu |
1968 |
|
Petitioner against unfair treatment, Đồng Nai |
August 29, 2008 |
18 months of imprisonment (November 8, 2008) |
| |
|
Under arrest, not yet tried | ||||||||
|
32 |
Ngô Lướt |
> 70 tuổi |
|
Petitioner against unfair treatment, Đồng Nai |
August 3, 2007 |
Not yet tried |
| |
|
33 |
Nguyễn Xuân Nghĩa |
1949 |
Writer |
Executive Committee, 8406 Bloc, Hải Phòng |
September 10, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
34 |
Phạm Văn Trội |
1972 |
Bachelor graduate |
Committee for Human Rights in |
September 10, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
35 |
Trần Đức Thạch |
|
Poet |
Nghệ An |
September 10, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
36 |
Ngô Quỳnh |
|
University student |
Bắc Giang |
September 10, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
37 |
Nguyễn Văn Túc |
|
|
Thái Bình |
September 10, 2008 |
|
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
38 |
Phạm Thanh Nghiên |
|
|
Member, 8406 Bloc, Hải Phòng |
September 18, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
39 |
Vũ Hùng |
|
Teacher |
Hà Tây |
September 18, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
40 |
Nguyễn Văn Tính |
|
|
Hải Phòng |
September 24, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
41 |
Nguyễn Kim Nhàn |
|
|
Leader, Petitioners against unfair treatment, Bắc Giang |
September 25, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
B14, Hà Nội | |
|
42 |
Phạm Văn Đồng (pen name: Phạm Hồng Đức) |
|
|
Nghệ An |
November 26, 2008 |
Not yet tried |
| |
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