On the occasion of the G20 Summit in Hamburg (Germany) 40 human rights and civil society organizations in Europe, USA and Asia call the Vietnamese Prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to immediately and unconditionally release three prominent human rights defenders from three different religious communities and all other prisoners of conscience detained in Vietnam. The Most Venerable Thích Quảng Độ, Mr. Nguyễn Văn Đài and Ms. Đỗ Thị Hồng have been arbitrarily detained, without the due process protections afforded to them under international law, the open letter states. Thích Quảng Độ, an 89 year-old Buddhist monk and leader of the independent Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), is Vietnam’s longest-detained... Read more »
Nguyen Van Dai faces up to 20 years imprisonment – Joint action with MP Marie-Luise Dött and missio Aachen (Bad Nauheim, March 1, 2017) – In a joint online-petition started today VETO! Human Rights Defenders’ Network, German MP Marie-Luise Dött (CDU) and the International Catholic Missionary Work Missio Aachen call for the release of the imprisoned Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and his assistant Le Thu Ha. They are detained since December 16, 2015, without being granted access to their attorneys. “VETO! welcomes the joint campaign for the release of the two Vietnamese human rights defenders wrongly imprisoned. Many people will assist them because of their non-violent defense... Read more »
Nguyen Van Dai drohen 20 Jahre Haft – Gemeinsame Aktion mit der Bundestagsabgeordneten Marie-Luise Dött und missio Aachen (Bad Nauheim, 1. März 2017) – Freiheit für den inhaftierten vietnamesischen Menschenrechtsanwalt Nguyen Van Dai und seine Assistentin Le Thu Ha fordert eine gemeinsame Online-Petition der Menschenrechtsorganisation VETO! Human Rights Defenders‘ Network, der Bundestagsabgeordneten Marie-Luise Dött (CDU) und des Internationalen Katholischen Missionswerkes missio Aachen. Beide Menschenrechtsverteidiger sind seit dem 16. Dezember 2015 im Gefängnis und seitdem sind ihre Anwälte nicht zugelassen. “VETO! begrüßt die gemeinsame Initiative zur Freilassung der beiden vietnamesischen Menschenrechtsverteidiger. Viele Menschen werden ihnen beistehen, weil sie wegen ihres gewaltlosen Einsatzes für die Rechte anderer zu Unrecht inhaftiert sind.”, so... Read more »
Der vietnamesische Rechtsanwalt Nguyen Van Dai (Foto) und seine Assistentin Le Thu Ha sitzen seit dem 16. Dezember 2015 in Untersuchungshaft. Der offizielle Vorwurf lautet „Propaganda gegen die Sozialistische Republik Vietnam“. Ihnen droht eine Haftstrafe von bis zu 20 Jahren. Der eigentliche Grund für die Verhaftung ist: Nguyen Van Dai setzt sich für die Achtung der Menschenrechte in Vietnam ein und bot Christen und Angehörigen anderer religiöser Minderheiten in Vietnam juristischen Beistand. Nguyen Van Dai war bereits zwischen 2007 und 2011 inhaftiert und verbüßte anschließend bis März 2015 einen Hausarrest. Nach seiner neuerlichen Festnahme befindet er sich in Isolationshaft. Unterstützen Sie mit Ihrer Unterschrift die VETO!-Petition VETO! fordert von der... Read more »
Vietnamese lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (Photo) and his assistant Le Thu Ha are detained since December 16, 2015. The official accusation is “conducting propaganda against the Socialist State of Vietnam”. If convicted they face a up to 20 years in prison. The real reason for the arrest is: Nguyen Van Dai advocated for the respect of human rights in Vietnam and provided legal assistance to Christians and members of other religious minorities in Vietnam. Nguyen Van Dai had been imprisoned between 2007 and 2011, and then under house arrest until March 2015. Since his actual arrest, he is held in incommunicado detention. Please sign this VETO!-Petition to show your support:... Read more »
PRESS RELEASE 73 Members of Parliament on four continents call for the release of Vietnamese lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài HANOI, 25 October 2016— Yesterday Members of parliament from around the world sent an open letter (*) to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, calling on the government in Hanoi to immediately and unconditionally release Vietnamese lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài and his assistant Lê Thu Hà. “We are pleased to note that Vietnam is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibits arbitrary detention, guarantees the right to a fair trial, and stipulates that detainees be treated with humanity and respect for their dignity. In... Read more »
Call of Mrs Marie-Luise Dött, Member of the German Bundestag September 19, 2016 A human rights defender needs your support The Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai has been detained in Hanoi, Viet Nam, since 16 December 2015. He stands accused of “propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam”. If convicted, he faces between three and 20 years in prison. Dai has been detained incommunicado since his arrest. I have agreed to act as the parliamentary sponsor for Nguyen Van Dai and am working closely with the human rights organisation “VETO! Human Rights Defenders’ Network” to press for his release. I met Nguyen Van Dai while visiting Viet Nam... Read more »
MP Dött, Mrs. Minh Khanh, MP Lengsfeld on May 24, 2016 in Berlin Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh travelled to many countries to campaign for the release of her husband, the lawyer and human rights defender Nguyen Van Dai, who is held incommunicado since December 2015 in Hanoi. Mrs. Khanh visited Mrs. Marie-Luise Dött, Member of the German Bundestag, on May 24, 2016 in her Bundestag’s office in Berlin. She reported her and Dr. Philipp Lengsfeld, Member of the German Bundestag, that her husband is held incommunicado since his arrest. Neither his family nor his lawyer could visit him in prison. MP Dött and MP Lengsfeld shared her concerns and promised... Read more »
19 February 2016 – Viet Nam must end the ongoing incommunicado detention of human rights defenders Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà which is in violation of their human rights, including the right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. All charges against Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà, who Amnesty International has designated prisoners of conscience, should be withdrawn and they should be immediately and unconditionally released. An incommunicado detention is one in which a detainee is held without access to the outside world, particularly to family, lawyers, courts and independent doctors. The practice of incommunicado detention violates key rights of... Read more »
Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (2011) Lawyer NGUYEN Van Dai was arrested [i] in Hanoi on Dec. 16, 2015 on the charge of „conducting propaganda against the Socialist State Vietnam“ (Art. 88 of the Penal Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) when he was on his way to meet with members of the European Union delegation who were in Hanoi for the annual human rights dialogue with Vietnam.[ii] Officers of the Ministry of Public Security searched his home afterwards and confiscated many computers, laptops, cell phones, hard disks, USB sticks and documents. On the same day Ms. LE Thu Ha, his assistant, was also arrested in his office in Hanoi.... Read more »
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