Month: May 2012

Australian MP Luke Donnellan: “Dr. Quan’s detention is unacceptable”

May 16, 2012 Prime Minister Nguyen Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Ba Dinh Hanoi Vietnam Dear…

US-Vietnamese prisoner’s wife appeals for US help

May 16, 2012 WASHINGTON - The wife of a US citizen held in Vietnam urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

Lawmaker forces official to meet with wife of American imprisoned in Vietnam during hearing

May 15, 2012 The State Department’s top human rights official was forced to go off script and meet with the…

Human Rights Status ‘Unacceptable’

May 15, 2012 US official says relations with Vietnam hinge on improving its rights record. The U.S. State Department expressed…

Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States House of Representatives

Appearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, the wife of Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan testifies at the Hearing on…

Five US House Representatives raises their concern about Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan to Ambassador Shear

May 15, 2012 The Honorable David Shear U.S. Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam U.S. Department of State 2201…

Six US Members of Congress call for release of democracy activist Nguyen Quoc Quan

May 4, 2012 In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Dan Lungren and five other House members…

Vietnamese-American detained for terrorism

May 2, 2012 A Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist has been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on charges of terrorism. Dr…

US House Members urge Secretary Clinton to secure Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan’s release

In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Dan Lungren and five other House members urged the State…