Urgent Action: Health of prisoner of conscience critical
Nguyễn Văn Túc health is quickly deteriorating to the point where he is fainting on a daily basis, yet the authorities continue to deny him adequate medical treatment and have moved him to a remote prison, making family visits much more difficult. Determined to be a prisoner of conscience, Nguyễn Văn Túc should be immediately and unconditionally released.
Take action.
Please write immediately in English, Vietnamese or your own language, urging the authorities to:
- Immediately provide adequate medical treatment to Nguyễn Văn Túc in full accordance with the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules);
- Release Nguyễn Văn Túc immediately and unconditionally as he is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for exercising his rights to freedom of peaceful association and expression;
- Ensure that pending his release, Nguyễn Văn Túc is protected from torture and other ill-treatment including through deliberate denial of adequate medical treatment.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 27 DECEMBER 2018 TO:
State President
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Số 2 Hùng Vương, Ngọc Hồ, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 118708, Vietnam
Fax : +844 437 335 256
Email : webmaster@president.gov.vn
Salutation: Your Excellency
Minister of Public Security
Tô Lâm
44 Yết Kiêu - Hoàn Kiếm - Hà Nội.
Fax: +844 382 318 72
c/o Ministry of Foreign Affair
Email : tuyentruyenbc@mofa.gov.vn
Salutation : Dear Minister
And copies to:
Minister of Foreign Affair
Phạm Bình Minh
7 Chu Van An street,
Ba Dinh district, Hanoi
Fax : +84-24-3823 4137
Email : tuyentruyenbc@mofa.gov.vn
Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.
HIS EXCELLENCY MR THAO VAN NGUYEN Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 12-14 Victoria Road W8 5RD 020 7937 1912 Fax 020 7565 3853 officeldn@vietnamembassy.org.uk www.vietnamembassy.org.uk
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.