Voices
Statements from organisations and individuals.
The Australian Government should not and must not recognise the legitimacy of any criminal proceedings, pretrial or otherwise. Instead, they must demand the immediate return of Hiep, Thuan and the other gentleman.
Alison BattissonDirector Principal · Human Rights for Allfacebook.com ↗This is no ordinary consular case. None of the men placed themselves in danger. They were taken to a place of danger.
Alison BattissonDirector Principal · Human Rights for Allfacebook.com ↗We take this case extremely seriously. It is a high priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Astrid BergmålState Secretary · Ministry of Foreign Affairsabcnyheter.no ↗Campaigning for democracy and pluralism is not a crime. The Vietnamese government should release Nguyen Duc Thuan, Tran Hiep, and Thai Cong Truong Son and end its practice of transnational repression.
Elaine PearsonHuman Rights Watch's Asia director · Human Rights Watchhrw.org ↗He’s been a human rights activist long before we met each other.
Chloe DangHiep's wifeaapnews.aap.com.au ↗He is a thoughtful son who always takes care of our parents. He is also socially engaged and active in the parish council in Lillestrøm.
Nguyễn Đức ThiệnThuan's brothernrk.no ↗That’s what Australian governments do for our citizens, and we’ll continue to engage directly with the family.
Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Prime Ministerabc.net.au ↗Vietnam authorities' confirmation that they detained human rights and democracy activists Nguyen Duc Thuan and Tran Hiep demonstrates yet again that Hanoi is arguably the most vicious and pernicious practitioner of transnational repression today in Southeast Asia. This latest act is an unacceptable outrage.
Phil RobertsonDirector of Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocates · Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocatesx.com ↗Norway cannot accept this. We simply cannot accept another country abducting one of our citizens. Norway cannot just return with an agreement tomorrow; it must also bring him home on the plane.
Maria Hessen JacobsenLawyer · Elden Advokatfirmanrk.no ↗Norway and Australia, whose nationals were abducted, should lead a global effort to penalize Vietnam’s flouting of both international human rights law and the sovereignty of neighboring states, and demand their immediate and unconditional release.
Phil RobertsonDirector of AHRLA · Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocatesx.com ↗The Australian Government should not and must not recognise the legitimacy of any criminal proceedings, pretrial or otherwise. Instead, they must demand the immediate return of Hiep, Thuan and the other gentleman.
Alison BattissonDirector Principal · Human Rights for AllThis is no ordinary consular case. None of the men placed themselves in danger. They were taken to a place of danger.
Alison BattissonDirector Principal · Human Rights for AllWe take this case extremely seriously. It is a high priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Astrid BergmålState Secretary · Ministry of Foreign AffairsCampaigning for democracy and pluralism is not a crime. The Vietnamese government should release Nguyen Duc Thuan, Tran Hiep, and Thai Cong Truong Son and end its practice of transnational repression.
Elaine PearsonHuman Rights Watch's Asia director · Human Rights WatchHe’s been a human rights activist long before we met each other.
Chloe DangHiep's wifeHe is a thoughtful son who always takes care of our parents. He is also socially engaged and active in the parish council in Lillestrøm.
Nguyễn Đức ThiệnThuan's brotherThat’s what Australian governments do for our citizens, and we’ll continue to engage directly with the family.
Anthony AlbaneseAustralian Prime MinisterVietnam authorities' confirmation that they detained human rights and democracy activists Nguyen Duc Thuan and Tran Hiep demonstrates yet again that Hanoi is arguably the most vicious and pernicious practitioner of transnational repression today in Southeast Asia. This latest act is an unacceptable outrage.
Phil RobertsonDirector of Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocates · Asia Human Rights and Labor AdvocatesNorway cannot accept this. We simply cannot accept another country abducting one of our citizens. Norway cannot just return with an agreement tomorrow; it must also bring him home on the plane.
Maria Hessen JacobsenLawyer · Elden AdvokatfirmaNorway and Australia, whose nationals were abducted, should lead a global effort to penalize Vietnam’s flouting of both international human rights law and the sovereignty of neighboring states, and demand their immediate and unconditional release.
Phil RobertsonDirector of AHRLA · Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocates