Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sir, as we have said, the communication and information system is completely under the control of the government, so it is impossible to print or distribute news not approved by the government. We have to depend mainly on what we call the social network and also the cyber-networ

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sir, I think we could request that the Parliament of Canada pass a resolution asking for the release of all prisoners of conscience, especially in the case of Ms. Ta Phong Tan. Her case is special because she was my fellow activist, and the things we did were very similar. She ha

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  During all the time I was imprisoned, twice, and was under trial, they imposed a lot of obstacles on me accessing my counsel, my lawyer. Even when the trial was taking place, I could not even access the help of a lawyer.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think this is due mainly to the victory of the campaign, the world campaigns, the members of Parliament, and the international organizations that fight for the freedom of the prisoners. I think that if we continue, even when we may not have an immediate result, your voice and y

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for giving me the honour of addressing the Subcommittee on International Human Rights about the human rights situation in Vietnam today. On the day I left Vietnam on October 21, 2014, as the plane took off I looked back at my own country, where I had spent so many days