Nguyen Dan Que
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Nguyen Dan Que
Nguyen Dan Que, M.D. (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Đan Quế; born between 1942 and 1944), also known as Nguyen Chau (Nguyễn Châu), is a Vietnamese endocrinologist and pro-democracy activist. He is one of the leading dissidents against the communist government in Vietnam.
Que's political activism dates back to the 1970s. He was first arrested in 1978, for criticising the Government. Following a period of imprisonment without trial, Que was released. He immediately launched and the Humanist Movement, also translated as Rising Tide Humanist (Vietnamese: Cao trào Nhân bản), seeking social and political reform within Vietnam thru non-violent protest. As a result Que was again imprisoned from 1990 to 1998. Even after his release, Human Rights Watch reported that he was under "virtual house arrest" until 2003.
On March 17, 2003, Que was arrested for a third time. Four days previously Que had sent documents critical of the Vietnamese government over the internet to his brother in the United States. The documents endorsed the US plans to fund non-Governmental media and uncensored internet access in the country.
On July 29, 2004, Que was found guilty of "abusing democratic rights to jeopardise the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of social organisations and citizens" by Ho Chi Minh City People's Court. He was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment.
On February 2, 2005, International PEN reported that Nguyen Dan Que was granted amnesty on the occasion of the Vietnamese Tet. He was released from confinement and returned to Ho Chi Minh City.
Que was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1995.
Following the Jasmine Revolutions in early 2011, Dr. Que posted an appeal on the internet for mass demonstrations in Vietnam. He was then detained by the authorities for "directly violating the stability and strength of the people's government".[1] A government media report stated that he had been caught "red-handed keeping and distributing documents" calling for revolution. Amnesty International named him a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Vietnam dissident detained for revolution calls" Washington Post
- ^ "Vietnamese Authorities Must Release Dr. Nguyen Dan Que". Amnesty International. 28 February 2011. http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/vietnamese-authorities-must-release-dr-nguyen-dan-que-2011-02-28. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
External links
- Press release from the official Vietnam state news agency on Que's conviction
- BBC News report on the conviction
- OpinionJournal piece on Dr. Que's release
- Nguyen Dan Que freed from prison: IFEX
- RFK Memorial
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