The health of the human rights defender is of serious concern as Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike for six weeks in protest at the detention and was severely beaten at the time of the arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang is a human rights defender and blogger. She publishes information on human rights violations in Vietnam and provided support to victims of land grabs. Bui Thi Minh Hang was previously sent to a ‘re-education camp’ for two years by the People’s Committee of Hanoi City, and was eventually released after six months in June 2012. That detention is believed to have resulted from the human rights defenders’ work on land rights.
Bui Thi Minh Hang was one of 21 people beaten and detained when they attempted to visit the partner of a human rights lawyer who defends victims of forced evictions. The visit was to provide support to the woman after the detention of her husband in a police raid on their house on 9 February 2014. 19 of those arrested were released the next day, but Bui Thi Minh Hang and two other persons remain in detention and were charged under article 245 of Penal Code for “causing public disorder”. They face a possible sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The human rights defender was interrogated on 23 March 2014 without her attorney, as her attorney was only notified the next day. Bui Thi Minh Hang was questioned again on 31 March 2014, but this time in the presence of her attorney.
According to the human rights defender’s attorney, Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike until 30 March 2014. The attorney visited the human rights defender on that date and reported that, due to the six week hunger strike, Bui Thi Minh Hang had suffered significant weight loss and needed assistance to remain standing. It is reported that she had pre-existing health conditions, including kidney stones, that may have been aggravated by the hunger strike. Bui Thi Minh Hang was also beaten severely during her arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang’s family have also experienced harassment in their attempts to obtain the release of Bui Thi Minh Hang. They have raised the case with local authorities and when they attempted to lodge a complaint with higher authorities in Hanoi on 23 March 2014, they were briefly detained.
In addition, a number of persons have reportedly been questioned by the police and asked to sign fabricated witness statements incriminating Bui Thi Minh Hang. Those questioned state that they refused to sign the documents, which they claim did not accurately reflect the testimony they provided.
Front Line Defenders expresses concern at the continued detention of Bui Thi Minh Hang, particularly in light of her poor health following a six week hunger strike. Front Line Defenders believes that the detention and charges are solely related to her human rights work, particularly concerning land rights.
Take action on behalf of human rights defenders in Vietnam.
Copy the enclosed letter and send it to the address provided.
Thank you for taking action.
Target addresses:
Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung
Government Office
1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street
Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi Viet Nam
Fax: +84 80 44130/ +84 80 44940
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister
Letter:
Dear Prime Minister,
Front Line Defenders is concerned by the continued detention of human rights defender and blogger Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang. She is held in An Binh prison in Cao Lanh city since 11 February 2014, charged with “causing public disorder.” The health of the human rights defender is of serious concern as Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike for six weeks in protest at the detention and was severely beaten at the time of the arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang is a human rights defender and blogger. She publishes information on human rights violations in Vietnam and provided support to victims of land grabs. Bui Thi Minh Hang was previously sent to a ‘re-education camp’ for two years by the People’s Committee of Hanoi City, and was eventually released after six months in June 2012. That detention is believed to have resulted from the human rights defenders’ work on land rights.
Bui Thi Minh Hang was one of 21 people beaten and detained when they attempted to visit the partner of a human rights lawyer who defends victims of forced evictions. The visit was to provide support to the woman after the detention of her husband in a police raid on their house on 9 February 2014. 19 of those arrested were released the next day, but Bui Thi Minh Hang and two other persons remain in detention and were charged under article 245 of Penal Code for “causing public disorder”. They face a possible sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The human rights defender was interrogated on 23 March 2014 without her attorney, as her attorney was only notified the next day. Bui Thi Minh Hang was questioned again on 31 March 2014, but this time in the presence of her attorney.
According to the human rights defender’s attorney, Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike until 30 March 2014. The attorney visited the human rights defender on that date and reported that, due to the six week hunger strike, Bui Thi Minh Hang had suffered significant weight loss and needed assistance to remain standing. It is reported that she had pre-existing health conditions, including kidney stones, that may have been aggravated by the hunger strike. Bui Thi Minh Hang was also beaten severely during her arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang’s family have also experienced harassment in their attempts to obtain the release of Bui Thi Minh Hang. They have raised the case with local authorities and when they attempted to lodge a complaint with higher authorities in Hanoi on 23 March 2014, they were briefly detained.
In addition, a number of persons have reportedly been questioned by the police and asked to sign fabricated witness statements incriminating Bui Thi Minh Hang. Those questioned state that they refused to sign the documents, which they claim did not accurately reflect the testimony they provided.
I wish to express concern at the continued detention of Bui Thi Minh Hang, particularly in light of her poor health following a six week hunger strike. I believe that the detention and charges are solely related to her human rights work, particularly concerning land rights.
I urge the authorities in Vietnam to:
1. Immediately and unconditionally release Bui Thi Minh Hang and drop all charges against her, as it is believed they are solely motivated by her peaceful and legitimate work in defence of human rights;
2. Provide the necessary medical treatment for Bui Thi Minh Hang;
3. Guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in Vietnam are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions.
Yours sincerely,
[your name]
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April 15, 2014
Vietnam: Continued Detention Of Human Rights Defender Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang
by Nhan Quyen • Bui Thi Minh Hang
Front Line Defenders is concerned by the continued detention of human rights defender and blogger Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang. She is held in An Binh prison in Cao Lanh city since 11 February 2014, charged with “causing public disorder.”
The health of the human rights defender is of serious concern as Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike for six weeks in protest at the detention and was severely beaten at the time of the arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang is a human rights defender and blogger. She publishes information on human rights violations in Vietnam and provided support to victims of land grabs. Bui Thi Minh Hang was previously sent to a ‘re-education camp’ for two years by the People’s Committee of Hanoi City, and was eventually released after six months in June 2012. That detention is believed to have resulted from the human rights defenders’ work on land rights.
Bui Thi Minh Hang was one of 21 people beaten and detained when they attempted to visit the partner of a human rights lawyer who defends victims of forced evictions. The visit was to provide support to the woman after the detention of her husband in a police raid on their house on 9 February 2014. 19 of those arrested were released the next day, but Bui Thi Minh Hang and two other persons remain in detention and were charged under article 245 of Penal Code for “causing public disorder”. They face a possible sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The human rights defender was interrogated on 23 March 2014 without her attorney, as her attorney was only notified the next day. Bui Thi Minh Hang was questioned again on 31 March 2014, but this time in the presence of her attorney.
According to the human rights defender’s attorney, Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike until 30 March 2014. The attorney visited the human rights defender on that date and reported that, due to the six week hunger strike, Bui Thi Minh Hang had suffered significant weight loss and needed assistance to remain standing. It is reported that she had pre-existing health conditions, including kidney stones, that may have been aggravated by the hunger strike. Bui Thi Minh Hang was also beaten severely during her arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang’s family have also experienced harassment in their attempts to obtain the release of Bui Thi Minh Hang. They have raised the case with local authorities and when they attempted to lodge a complaint with higher authorities in Hanoi on 23 March 2014, they were briefly detained.
In addition, a number of persons have reportedly been questioned by the police and asked to sign fabricated witness statements incriminating Bui Thi Minh Hang. Those questioned state that they refused to sign the documents, which they claim did not accurately reflect the testimony they provided.
Front Line Defenders expresses concern at the continued detention of Bui Thi Minh Hang, particularly in light of her poor health following a six week hunger strike. Front Line Defenders believes that the detention and charges are solely related to her human rights work, particularly concerning land rights.
Take action on behalf of human rights defenders in Vietnam.
Copy the enclosed letter and send it to the address provided.
Thank you for taking action.
Target addresses:
Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung
Government Office
1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street
Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi Viet Nam
Fax: +84 80 44130/ +84 80 44940
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister
Letter:
Dear Prime Minister,
Front Line Defenders is concerned by the continued detention of human rights defender and blogger Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang. She is held in An Binh prison in Cao Lanh city since 11 February 2014, charged with “causing public disorder.” The health of the human rights defender is of serious concern as Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike for six weeks in protest at the detention and was severely beaten at the time of the arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang is a human rights defender and blogger. She publishes information on human rights violations in Vietnam and provided support to victims of land grabs. Bui Thi Minh Hang was previously sent to a ‘re-education camp’ for two years by the People’s Committee of Hanoi City, and was eventually released after six months in June 2012. That detention is believed to have resulted from the human rights defenders’ work on land rights.
Bui Thi Minh Hang was one of 21 people beaten and detained when they attempted to visit the partner of a human rights lawyer who defends victims of forced evictions. The visit was to provide support to the woman after the detention of her husband in a police raid on their house on 9 February 2014. 19 of those arrested were released the next day, but Bui Thi Minh Hang and two other persons remain in detention and were charged under article 245 of Penal Code for “causing public disorder”. They face a possible sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The human rights defender was interrogated on 23 March 2014 without her attorney, as her attorney was only notified the next day. Bui Thi Minh Hang was questioned again on 31 March 2014, but this time in the presence of her attorney.
According to the human rights defender’s attorney, Bui Thi Minh Hang was on hunger strike until 30 March 2014. The attorney visited the human rights defender on that date and reported that, due to the six week hunger strike, Bui Thi Minh Hang had suffered significant weight loss and needed assistance to remain standing. It is reported that she had pre-existing health conditions, including kidney stones, that may have been aggravated by the hunger strike. Bui Thi Minh Hang was also beaten severely during her arrest.
Bui Thi Minh Hang’s family have also experienced harassment in their attempts to obtain the release of Bui Thi Minh Hang. They have raised the case with local authorities and when they attempted to lodge a complaint with higher authorities in Hanoi on 23 March 2014, they were briefly detained.
In addition, a number of persons have reportedly been questioned by the police and asked to sign fabricated witness statements incriminating Bui Thi Minh Hang. Those questioned state that they refused to sign the documents, which they claim did not accurately reflect the testimony they provided.
I wish to express concern at the continued detention of Bui Thi Minh Hang, particularly in light of her poor health following a six week hunger strike. I believe that the detention and charges are solely related to her human rights work, particularly concerning land rights.
I urge the authorities in Vietnam to:
1. Immediately and unconditionally release Bui Thi Minh Hang and drop all charges against her, as it is believed they are solely motivated by her peaceful and legitimate work in defence of human rights;
2. Provide the necessary medical treatment for Bui Thi Minh Hang;
3. Guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in Vietnam are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions.
Yours sincerely,
[your name]