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Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and ladies and gentlemen. If I may, please, I'll start with some figures and numbers. In 2013, so in just 12 months, the Government of Vietnam sentenced more than 63 dissidents to sentences totalling more than 425 years in prison, which doesn't include
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights. As Mr. Chair has asked, we would like to start with Dr. Nguyen Thang's address first.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Sure. Thank you very much for this opportunity. We definitely appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today. Last year we had the opportunity to testify with three former prisoners of conscience. We're very happy that we get to continue this dialogue today. We really a
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Do you mean our organizations under the umbrella of the Vietnamese Canadian Federation?
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee We have 11 member organizations.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee All of them are very pro human rights, and I believe all of them advocate for the promotion of human rights.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you very much.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee No, these are different people.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee It's my job, mainly for human rights in Vietnam. What they do at their local chapters is what they do. I can certainly provide assistance.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Actually, if you don't mind, I would like to state that we do have four recommendations. If there is no time, I understand, but if you would like to hear our recommendations, I would be happy to tell you. It's up to you.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee There are so many who have the same bloodied face, I wouldn't blame you for getting them confused.
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee As with many totalitarian dictatorship regimes, they concentrate their energy in mainly targeting the high-profile figureheads and the source of inspiration for the people, because those are the people who are able to get a lot of people to rise up and speak their minds. However
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee I think first and foremost would be the unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience. We need to get them out. Another important one is to get rid of all the vague articles in Vietnam's penal code that criminalize peaceful dissent, because they use those articles to say
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee It's part of their land expropriation. They take lands away from their proper owners. Although I only mentioned bloggers, journalists, farmers, and those in rural areas, they also target religious leaders as well—and not even leaders, but participants of non-state-sanctioned reli
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Another way that the government tries to show that it's trying to improve is this new decree 92, where it says that outlawed church organizations can register if they want. However, in order to be able to register, they need to have been already approved by the government for 10
June 4th, 2015Committee meeting
Khue-Tu Nguyen