European Union: still closely monitoring the issue of free speech in Vietnam

                   

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Human Rights in Vietnam, a problem has always been foreign and domestic public opinion deeply interested in human rights and also the needs and essential for human life in general and to the people in Vietnam in particular. On a human rights situation becomes worse when the communist government intensified harassment and make the crackdown on peaceful dissent in the country, including the arrest and imprison the dissidents , Journalists, Writers, Bloggers and the young activists young Catholic Diocese of Vinh. Besides, the government also tried to conceal all information which adversely criticized the regime and the serious violations of human rights in Vietnam by limiting the domestic media and control all internet services harshly.


The move of the government was met with waves of fierce opposition from the International Human Rights Organization, the National Liberal including the United States and other countries of the European community. In the most recent commit, on behalf of the United States Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Clinton has made strong statements in contact with Hanoi's leaders, she said the U.S. government always pursued the principles support and commitment to human rights. All the relationships and correlations between activities of the United States - Vietnam in all fields, Foreign Affairs, Defence (arms sales to Vietnam), increased humanitarian aid, help political stability, sustainable economic development ...... Washington are associated with human rights conditions in Vietnam.


Through the campaign the Vietnamese American community currently living and working in the United States jointly signed the petition was published human rights directly on the website of the White House asked the Obama administration put pressure Hanoi government to stop persecuting the dissidents in the country and to free all prisoners of conscience, political prisoners are currently on Vietnam's communist government imprisoned the wrong way just for daring to express freedom of peaceful expression. The campaign succeeded beyond everyone's expectations, because only less than a month that get more than one hundred thousand signatures supporting the overseas Vietnamese community in which a number of participation from young people, the lucky people who grow up in a Democratic society or lucky family fled the communist regime after the South liberal fell into the hands of government in Hanoi.


The image, which the voice of the Vietnamese exile showed great ambition and unite the people cried when human rights, freedom and Democracy for the people living in Vietnam country who doomed to suffer pain under the brutal dictatorship of the communist government. This is very pleased that encouraging events that has not stopped, spiritual and Democratic longing urged the heart of fellow Vietnam and now, not only in the United States that the Vietnamese community in over the world has also campaigned to speak local campaign for greater attention to the Democracy and Human Rights in Vietnam as the Vietnamese community in Australia, in Canada ....... We,the people who are direct victims of the communist regime in Vietnam will think? say anything and do anything to further internal resources for the people of our friends overseas? Courage to overcome the fear of themselves stand up to denounce all acts of immoral leadership of the communist party and government of Vietnam. Make all the pain of loss into strength. We insist the Hanoi government to stop all persecution of people nationwide in all areas and to strictly implement all international commitments on human rights including the right to life and the pursuit of own happiness myself.





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European Union: still closely monitoring the issue of free speech in Vietnam



Preliminary hearing in 01/2010. From right to left:
Le Cong Dinh, Le Thang Long, Nguyen Tien Trung, 
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc (AFP / VNA)


Thanh Phương

Tran Van Huynh, whose father Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, currently in prison charged with "activities aimed at overthrowing the government", has announced on Vietnam Bauxite letter dated 01/03/2012 of the General European Service for External Relations, European Union, a response letter from Mr. Huynh demanding improved human rights in Vietnam.

Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was sentenced to 16 years in prison during his trial 01/2010 on charges of "activities aimed at overthrowing the government," along with Le Cong Dinh, Le Thang Long and Nguyen Tien Trung. In the letter dated 02.05.2012 the past, Mr. Tran Van Huynh, father of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc,  has called the European Union and focusing aid more effective for improving the human rights situation in Vietnam.

In the letter, Mr. Tran Van Huynh recalled that in 1995 the Agreement on Cooperation between the European Community and Vietnam have defined "respect for human rights and democratic principles" is the foundation for cooperation between the two side. Huynh expressed hope that EU will effectively enforce this agreement for Vietnam to quickly establish the rule of law and respect for human rights, which is clearly demonstrated to release Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Nguyen Tien Trung, Le Cong Dinh and Le Thang Long, as well as for Tran Anh Kim, who also was sentenced to prison in the same period.

In his letter response dated 01/03/2012 Tran Van Huynh, Directorate General for External Relations of the European Union said it "continues to closely monitor the progress of freedom in Vietnam and individual cases of concern ", including the case of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc.

The letter reiterated that "on 21.01.2010, the head of mission of the European Union in Hanoi had publicly expressed strong concerns about the proceedings and results of the hearing held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to judge his son, other peaceful democracy activists and bloggers. "

In addition, the letter said that during the first round of dialogue on human rights between Vietnam and the European Union in Hanoi on 01.12.2012, the issue of free speech was very detailed discussion information, with particular emphasis to the rights of individuals to express their views and restrictions on media and Internet in Vietnam.

The European Union called on Vietnam to "comply with its obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and raised concerns about the security provisions in the Criminal Law imposed severe restrictions in freedom of speech. " European Union EU also raised a number of individual cases, in which case Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Vietnam urged to release all detained citizens for peaceful use freedom of speech has been internationally recognized.

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