International Human Rights Day 2015
On December 10 in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a framework of human rights for all people and nations to strive towards. More than 65 years later, the Declaration continues to be the standard that all United Nations member states must aim to uphold.
Đinh Nguyen Kha, Đang Xuan Dieu và Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
As a member state of the United Nations and as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vietnam is supposed to be leading efforts in protecting the rights enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Vietnam should also be complying with the international human rights conventions it is a signatory to, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
However, the current situation in Vietnam reveals the complete opposite of the government’s international commitments. The rights of the people continue to be violated, citizens are arbitrarily detained and severe mistreatment in prison still occur. More serious is that in the prisons there are people arbitrarily detained with long prison sentences just because they were peacefully advocating for freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, or freedom of assembly and association. The detention of these prisoners of conscience is a blatant violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
On the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we urgently call on the United Nations Human Rights Council, international human rights organizations, and democratic countries in the world to pressure the Vietnamese government to unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience, especially those who have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, which are as follow:
On the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we urgently call on the United Nations Human Rights Council, international human rights organizations, and democratic countries in the world to pressure the Vietnamese government to unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience, especially those who have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, which are as follow:
- Dang Xuan Dieu: Social Activist, 13 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Do Thi Hong:Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, 13 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Doan DinhNam:Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, 16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Doan Van Cu: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,14 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Ho DucHoa: Social Activist, 13 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Le DuyLoc: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, 17 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Le Duc Dong: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,12 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Le Phuc:Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,15 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Le Trong Cu: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,12 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Luong Nhat Quang: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,12 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Ngo Hao: Democratic Activist, 15 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh: Religious Activist, 11 years prison term
- Nguyen Dinh: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, 14 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Nguyen Dang Minh Man: Democratic Activist, 8 years prison term,5 years house arrest
- Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung: Worker Rights Activist, 9 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Nguyen Ky Lac: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Nguyen Thai Binh: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,12 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Father Nguyen Van Ly: Religious Activist, 8 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Pham Thi Phuong: Democratic Activist – Party for People,11 years prison term
- Phan Thanh Tuong: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, 10 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Phan Thanh Y: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,14 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Phan Van Thu: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial, life imprisonment
- Ta Khu: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Tran Huynh DuyThuc:Democratic Activist,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Tran Phi Dung: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,13 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Tran Quan: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,12 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Tran Thi Thuy: Social Activist, 8 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- TuThien Luong: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Vo Ngoc Cu: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Vo Thanh Le: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
- Vo Tiet: Religious Activist – Bia Son Trial,16 years prison term, 5 years house arrest
December 04, 2015
Initiated by group of 17 Catholic and Protestant Youth
Signatories:
Signatories:
Civil society organizations and political opposition groups:
- Bach Dang Giang Foundation, represented by Master Pham Ba Hai.
- Former Prisoners of Conscience, represented by Dr. Nguyen Dan Que
- Vietnam Path Movement, represented by Nguyen Hoang Dung
- Civil Society Forum, represented by Dr Nguyen Quang A.
- Vietnam Reform Party (Viet Tan), represented by Pr Pham Minh Hoang.
- Evangelical Lutheran Community Church Vietnam-America, represented by Pastor Nguyen Hoang Hoa
- Hoang Sa FC, represented byTừ Anh Tú
- Friendship Association of Political and Religious Prisoners, represented by Nguyen Bac Truyen
- Brotherhood for Democracy, represented by Mr. Pham Van Troi.
- Association to Protect Freedom of Religion, representated by Ha Thi Van
- Bau Bi Tuong Than Association, represented by Nguyen Le Hung
- Saigon NO-U club, represented Hoang Vi
- Vietnamese Women for Human Rights, represented by Tran Thi Nga, Huynh ThucVy
- Viet Labor, represented by Do Thi Minh Hanh
- National Congress of Vietnamese Americans, represented by Nguyen Ngoc Bich
- The Hanoi Rescue Land Petitioners, represented by Mai Xuan Dung
- The Nguyen Kim Dien Priests Group, represented by Rev.Phan Van Loi
- Justice and Peace Office in Saigon, represented by Rev. Joseph DinhHuuThoai
- The Organization for protection of the Human Rights Defenders, represented by Vu Quoc Ngu.
- The Vietnam Centre for Human Rights, represented by Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai
- Vietnam Unity Party, represented by Le Thanh Tung
Individuals:
- BùiChát, Writer, Saigon city
- Bùi Kim Vương, Nghe An Province
- Bùi Minh Luân, An Giang
- BùiThế Anh, Hanoi city
- BùiThịCúc, Nghe An Province
- BùiThị Kim Oanh, Hanoi city
- BùithịNữ, Dong ThapProvince
- BùiThịUyểnNhi, NgheAn Province
- Chu MạnhSơn, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- Chu vănTuấn, NgheAnProvince
- ĐặngNgọcMinh, Former Prisoner of conscience, TraVinhProvince
- ĐặngthịHằng, NgheAnProvince.
- ĐặngThịHảo, Nghe An Province
- ĐặngthịHòe, NgheAnProvince.
- ĐặngVănQuân, Nghe An Province
- ĐặngxuânHà, NgheAnProvince.
- Đậu phi Thiên, NgheAnProvince.
- ĐậuVănDương, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- ĐậuVăn Lai, Nghe An Province
- ĐinhBạtLượng, Nghe An Province
- ĐinhthịOanh, NgheAnProvince
- ĐinhTrọngLuân, Nghe An Province
- ĐỗĐứcHợp, Saigon city
- ĐỗThếChánh, Saigon city
- DươngĐạiTriềuLâm, Saigon city
- Dương Kim Khải, pastor, Former Prisoner of conscience, Saigon city
- DươngXuânTrị, Nghe An Province
- HồĐứcHiền, NgheAnProvince
- HồĐứcKiên, NgheAnProvince
- HồđứcLâm, NgheAnProvince
- HồđứcLực, NgheAnProvince
- HồhuyAn, Nghe An Province
- HồHuyKhang, NgheAnProvince
- HồHuyVương, NgheAnProvince
- HồthịChâu, NgheAnProvince
- HồthịTruyền, NgheAnProvince
- HồVănDiệm, NgheAnProvince
- HồVănOanh, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- HồVăn Quang, Nghe An Province
- HồvănTuệ, NgheAnProvince
- HoàngĐứcBình, Engineer, NgheAnProvince.
- HoàngHưng, Former Prisoner of conscience, Journalist, Saigon city
- HoàngNgọcĐức, Nghe An Province
- HoàngThịHương ,Nghe An Province
- Hoàngthị Lan, NgheAnProvince
- HoàngVănKhởi, Hanoi city.
- HuyềnTrang, Reporter of GNsP
- Huỳnh Anh Tú, Saigon city
- Lê AnhHùng, Independent Journalist, Hanoi city
- LêCôngĐịnh, Former Prisoner of conscience, Saigon city
- LêĐìnhLượng, NgheAnProvince
- LêHồngHạnh, An Giang
- LêMỹHằng, NgheAnProvince
- LêNguyênHoàng, Hanoi city
- LêNhàn, NgheAnProvince.
- LêQuốcQuân, Lawyer, Former Prisoner of conscience, Hanoi city
- LêQuốcQuyết, Saigon city
- LêThăng Long, Former Prisoner of conscience, Saigon city
- LêThịCôngNhân, Former Prisoner of conscience, Hanoi city
- LêthịHằng, NgheAnProvince.
- LêThịMỹHằng, NgheAn Province
- LêVănChính, Nghe An Province
- LêVănĐoàn, Nghe An Province
- LêVănKhôi, NgheAnProvince
- LêvănKiệt, Science Doctor, Bruxelles, Belgium
- LêVănSơn, Former Prisoner of conscience, Thanh HoaProvince
- LưvănBảy, Former Prisoner of conscience, KiênGiang
- Mai PhươngThảo, Hanoi city
- NgôDuyQuyền, Hanoi city
- Ngô Minh Tâm, Phu Yen Province
- NgôNhậtĐăng, Saigon city
- NgôQuỳnh, Former Prisoner of conscience, Bac GiangProvince
- NguyễnBắcTruyển, Former Political Prisoner, Saigon city
- NguyễnBíchNgọcHương, Long An Province
- NguyễncaoCường, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnĐặngVĩnh Phúc, Former PoliticalPrisoner, Tra Vinh Province
- NguyễnĐìnhHanh, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnHoài Thu, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnhồngPhong, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnKhánhLâm, VinhPhucProvince
- NguyễnLânThắng, Hanoi city
- NguyễnLưuThành, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnMạnhHiền, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnMạnhHùng, Pastor, Saigon city
- Nguyễn Minh Chí, Thanh HoaProvince
- Nguyễn Minh Thư, Saigon city
- NguyễnSángCôn, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnThanhHà, Hanoi city
- NguyễnThànhHuân, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnthịHóa, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnThịBíchDiễm, Dong NaiProvince
- NguyễnThịBíchNgà, Businesswoman, Saigon city
- NguyễnthịĐình, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnThịHoàng, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnthịHồngPhương, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnthịHồng, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnthịHường, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnThịKhiêmNhu, Saigon city
- NguyễnthịKiều, NgheAnProvince
- Nguyễnthị Kim Chi, Artist, Hanoi city
- NguyễnThị Kim Liên, Long An
- NguyễnthịLâm, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnthịLiệu, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnthịLuyện, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnthịMẫn, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnThịNga, Hai PhongProvince
- NguyễnThịNgọcHuyền, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnThị Nguyên, ThanhHóa
- NguyễnThịNhan, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnThịNhung, BinhThuanProvince
- NguyễnthịThuý, Hai PhongProvince
- NguyễnthịThúy, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnThịTuyết, NgheAnProvince
- Nguyễn Thu Hương, Hanoi city
- NguyễnTrungHiếu, Businessman, Saigon city
- NguyễnTrungTôn, Pastor, Thanh HoaProvince
- NguyễnTườngThụy, Journalist, Hanoi city
- NguyễnVănÂn, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnvănBách, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănBăng, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănBình, NgheAnProvince.
- NguyễnVănCảnh, Nghe An Province
- Nguyễnvăn Chung, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănĐề, Hanoi city
- NguyễnVănDuyệt, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănHiến, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănHoan, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănHùng, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănKỳ, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănLợi, Tra Vinh Province
- NguyễnVănMẫu, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănNhiễm, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănOai, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- Nguyễnvăn Thanh, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănThành, Nghilộc, NgheAnProvince.
- NguyễnvănThành, TP Vinh, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănThiển, Hanoi city
- NguyễnvănThiện, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănThông, NgheAnProvince
- Nguyễnvăn Thu, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnvănThủy, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnVănTình, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănToàn, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănTráng, Thanh HoaProvince
- NguyễnVănTriều, Nghe An Province
- NguyễnVănTúc, Former Prisoner of conscience, TháiBình
- NguyễnvănÚt, NgheAnProvince.
- NguyễnVănViên, Hanoi city
- NguyễnXuân Anh, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- NguyễnXuânNghĩa, Writer, Former Political Prisoner, Hai PhongProvince
- Phạm Hà Tuấn, BắcGiang
- Phạm Minh Vũ, Former Prisoner of conscience, QuảngTrị.
- PhạmNgọcAn, Businessman, Saigon city
- PhạmPhươngKiều, Saigon city
- Phạmthịkim Chi, NgheAnProvince
- PhạmTrọng Anh, Nghe An Province
- PhạmVănBằng, Nam DinhProvince
- Phan ThịĐiệp, Nghe An Province
- Phan VănHùng, Hanoi city
- Phan VănPhong, Hanoi city
- Phan VănThành, Nghe An Province
- Phùng Minh Phương, Lang Son Province.
- TháiVăn Dung, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- ThânVănHướng, Nghe An Province
- ThíchKhôngTánh, Lien Tri Pagoda
- TôOanh, Teacher, Bac GiangProvince
- TrầnĐứcThạch, Poet, NgheAnProvince
- TrầnĐứcTrường, NgheAnProvince
- TrầnHữuĐức, Former Prisoner of conscience, NgheAnProvince
- TrầnKhắcĐạt, Lam Dong Province
- TrầnKhắcĐường, Lam Dong Province
- TrầnKhắcHiển, Lam Dong Province
- TrầnKhắcSáng, NgheAnProvince.
- Trần Minh Khang, Nghe An Province
- Trần Minh Nhật, Former Prisoner of conscience, Lam Dong Province
- TrầnNgọcThuận, Hanoi city
- TrầnQuốcTiến, Saigon city
- Trần Thanh Phong, Dong ThapProvince
- Trần Thanh Tuấn, Dong ThapProvince
- TrầnThị Chung, Nghe An Province
- TrầnThịDiễm, Dong ThapProvince
- TrầnThịHường , Hanoi city
- TrầnthịLiệu, NgheAnProvince
- TrầnThịThược, Saigon city
- TrầnVăn Bang, Engineer, Veteran, Saigon city.
- TrầnVănHiệp, Saigon city
- TrầnVănHoàng, Nghe An Province
- TrầnVănKhương, Nghe An Province
- TrầnVăn Lộc, Nghe An Province
- TrầnVăn Quang, Nghe An Province
- TrầnVănSáng, Nghe An Province
- TrịnhBáPhương, Hanoi city
- TrịnhBáTư, Hanoi city
- Trương Minh Hưởng, Ha Nam Province.
- Trương Minh Tam, Former Prisoner of conscience, Ha Nam Province
- TrươngThịHiền, Nghe An Province
- Vi ĐứcHồi, Former Prisoner of conscience, Lang Son Province
- Võthị Mai, Nghe An Province
- VũĐìnhThành, Nghe An Province
- VũHuyHoàng, Businessman, Saigon city,
- Vũ Linh, Teacher, Hanoi city
- VũMạnhHùng, Teacher, Hanoi city
- VũvănHùng, Former Prisoner of conscience, Hanoi city
- VũvănTrang, Nghe An Province.
- TrầnKhắcOai, Lam Dong Province