By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 28, 2015
The Canadian House of Commons is holding a hearing on Vietnamese prisoners of conscience today [May 28], with two representatives coming from Vietnam, Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung and former prisoner of conscience Truong Minh Tam.
The hearing is part of the two-week campaign co-organized by Viet Tan, a U.S.-based prodemocracy party and the Canada-based Cambridge Law Office LLP with aim to promote freedom of prisoners of conscience in Vietnam, especially those who are serving long-term sentences in the communist nation, according to the press release of Viet Tan.
The Subcommittee for International Human Rights of the Standing Committee for Foreign Relations and International Development of the Canadian Parliament has invited two activists from Vietnam, Pastor Hung, a member of the Vietnam Inter-religion Council and Mr. Tam, former prisoner of conscience and member of the Vietnam Path Movement to attend the hearing. Ms. Nguyen Quoc Trinh from Viet Tan will also take part in the event which starts at 1PM local time.
The campaign will focus on providing the Canadian public and international community with information on Vietnamese prisoners of conscience who are in jail with sentences about ten years, including Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, Nguyen Dang Minh Man, Ta Phong Tan, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Ngo Hao, Tran Thi Thuy, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Nguyen Cong Chinh and the members of the Bia Son Law Council.
Mr. Tam, who shared the same cell with Mr. Dieu, is the witness to prison’s inhumane treatment against Dieu. Dieu, one of patriotic young Catholic followers in Nghe An province, was sentenced to 13 years in jail. He is poorly treated by prison’s authorities who isolated him from his family and the outside because Dieu refused to wear the prison’s uniform for criminals.
On the occasion, the Cambridge Law Office LLP commits to represent Mr. Dieu, Mr. Hoa, who was sentenced to 13 years and Nguyen Dang Minh Man, who was given eight years imprisonment and urge the Canadian government and public to pressure on Hanoi for their release.
Along with the hearing in the parliament, the campaign will also take part in a reception organized by Member of Parliament Judy Sgro and meet with other MPs and many Canadian non-government organizations (NGOs).
According to international human rights bodies, Vietnam is holding between 150 and 200 prisoners of conscience. Hanoi always denies, saying it holds only law violators.
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May 28, 2015
Canadian Parliament Holds Hearing on Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Today
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
By Vu Quoc Ngu | May 28, 2015
The Canadian House of Commons is holding a hearing on Vietnamese prisoners of conscience today [May 28], with two representatives coming from Vietnam, Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung and former prisoner of conscience Truong Minh Tam.
The hearing is part of the two-week campaign co-organized by Viet Tan, a U.S.-based prodemocracy party and the Canada-based Cambridge Law Office LLP with aim to promote freedom of prisoners of conscience in Vietnam, especially those who are serving long-term sentences in the communist nation, according to the press release of Viet Tan.
The Subcommittee for International Human Rights of the Standing Committee for Foreign Relations and International Development of the Canadian Parliament has invited two activists from Vietnam, Pastor Hung, a member of the Vietnam Inter-religion Council and Mr. Tam, former prisoner of conscience and member of the Vietnam Path Movement to attend the hearing. Ms. Nguyen Quoc Trinh from Viet Tan will also take part in the event which starts at 1PM local time.
The campaign will focus on providing the Canadian public and international community with information on Vietnamese prisoners of conscience who are in jail with sentences about ten years, including Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, Nguyen Dang Minh Man, Ta Phong Tan, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Ngo Hao, Tran Thi Thuy, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Nguyen Cong Chinh and the members of the Bia Son Law Council.
Mr. Tam, who shared the same cell with Mr. Dieu, is the witness to prison’s inhumane treatment against Dieu. Dieu, one of patriotic young Catholic followers in Nghe An province, was sentenced to 13 years in jail. He is poorly treated by prison’s authorities who isolated him from his family and the outside because Dieu refused to wear the prison’s uniform for criminals.
On the occasion, the Cambridge Law Office LLP commits to represent Mr. Dieu, Mr. Hoa, who was sentenced to 13 years and Nguyen Dang Minh Man, who was given eight years imprisonment and urge the Canadian government and public to pressure on Hanoi for their release.
Along with the hearing in the parliament, the campaign will also take part in a reception organized by Member of Parliament Judy Sgro and meet with other MPs and many Canadian non-government organizations (NGOs).
According to international human rights bodies, Vietnam is holding between 150 and 200 prisoners of conscience. Hanoi always denies, saying it holds only law violators.