Security forces patrol in Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport
Mr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua, a representative of the independent Vietnam Women for Human Rights (VNWHR), was blocked by security forces in the HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport in early morning of Monday when she was on her way to the regional conference of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, November 16, 2015
Security forces in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16 barred a local human rights activist from taking an international flight to Kuala Lumpur where she is invited to attend the ACSC/APF 2015 Conference Engaging 27th ASEAN Summit Workshop which will be held in the Malaysian capital city on November 16-20.
Mr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua, a representative of the independent Vietnam Women for Human Rights (VNWHR), was blocked by security forces in the HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport in early morning of Monday when she was on her way to the regional conference of non-government organizations (NGOs) to raise voices of independent Vietnamese civil society organizations which have been excluded from Vietnam’s “National Progress” of the ASEAN People’s Forum (APF).
Police said they barred her foreign trip for national security but gave no more details, said Mrs. Huynh Thuc Vy, co-coordinator of the VNWHR.
On the same day, 20 unsanctioned civil society organizations (CSOs) in Vietnam issued a joint statement to the ACSC/APF 2015 Conference Engaging 27th ASEAN Summit Workshop, the Regional Steering Committee (RSC), the National Organizing Committee (NOC) and the ACSC/APF conference “People-Centered ASEAN Community: Making It Happen” which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on November 17-19 to inform them that the Vietnamese independent CSOs are excluded from Vietnam’s “National Process”.
In their letter, CSOs said Vietnam’s “National Process” remains completely controlled by the most hard-line Hanoi-based government non-government organizations (GONGOs). For this event, they undemocratically handpicked their three Hanoi-based representatives from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) for scholarships and gave the rest to their two RSC members, already handpicked for participation. In this case, not only independent groups, but also GONGOs from southern and central Vietnam were excluded, being informed about the conference and the scholarship decision at the same time.
Along with jailing and harassing local political dissidents and human rights defenders, Vietnam has barred numerous activists from meeting with foreign diplomats and travelling abroad to attend international conferences and workshops.
According to a report of the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders released on September 14, authorities in Vietnam have blocked at least 33 human rights defenders and activists from freely travelling abroad or internally in March-September, despite legal protection of the right to freedom of movement. Civil Rights Defenders considers these restrictions arbitrary and in violation of Vietnam’s obligations under its own Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
“As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam is expected to uphold the highest standards in human rights protection and promotion, but it is doing the opposite by denying human rights defenders and activists the opportunity to travel, associate with others, and express themselves freely,” said Brittis Edman, Southeast Asia Program Director at Civil Rights Defenders.
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November 16, 2015
Vietnam Security Forces Block Activist from Attending Regional NGOs Conference in Malaysia
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua
Security forces patrol in Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport
by Vu Quoc Ngu, November 16, 2015
Security forces in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16 barred a local human rights activist from taking an international flight to Kuala Lumpur where she is invited to attend the ACSC/APF 2015 Conference Engaging 27th ASEAN Summit Workshop which will be held in the Malaysian capital city on November 16-20.
Mr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua, a representative of the independent Vietnam Women for Human Rights (VNWHR), was blocked by security forces in the HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport in early morning of Monday when she was on her way to the regional conference of non-government organizations (NGOs) to raise voices of independent Vietnamese civil society organizations which have been excluded from Vietnam’s “National Progress” of the ASEAN People’s Forum (APF).
Police said they barred her foreign trip for national security but gave no more details, said Mrs. Huynh Thuc Vy, co-coordinator of the VNWHR.
On the same day, 20 unsanctioned civil society organizations (CSOs) in Vietnam issued a joint statement to the ACSC/APF 2015 Conference Engaging 27th ASEAN Summit Workshop, the Regional Steering Committee (RSC), the National Organizing Committee (NOC) and the ACSC/APF conference “People-Centered ASEAN Community: Making It Happen” which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on November 17-19 to inform them that the Vietnamese independent CSOs are excluded from Vietnam’s “National Process”.
In their letter, CSOs said Vietnam’s “National Process” remains completely controlled by the most hard-line Hanoi-based government non-government organizations (GONGOs). For this event, they undemocratically handpicked their three Hanoi-based representatives from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) for scholarships and gave the rest to their two RSC members, already handpicked for participation. In this case, not only independent groups, but also GONGOs from southern and central Vietnam were excluded, being informed about the conference and the scholarship decision at the same time.
Along with jailing and harassing local political dissidents and human rights defenders, Vietnam has barred numerous activists from meeting with foreign diplomats and travelling abroad to attend international conferences and workshops.
According to a report of the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders released on September 14, authorities in Vietnam have blocked at least 33 human rights defenders and activists from freely travelling abroad or internally in March-September, despite legal protection of the right to freedom of movement. Civil Rights Defenders considers these restrictions arbitrary and in violation of Vietnam’s obligations under its own Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
“As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam is expected to uphold the highest standards in human rights protection and promotion, but it is doing the opposite by denying human rights defenders and activists the opportunity to travel, associate with others, and express themselves freely,” said Brittis Edman, Southeast Asia Program Director at Civil Rights Defenders.