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A FUND RAISING DINNER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM, Westminster, CA Dec 5,2003
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
November 28, 2003 Press contact: Ms. Tracy Gore 323 876 2662 Mr. Tam Doan 714 633 1431 A FUND RAISING DINNER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM While the Vietnamese community here in the United States have warmly embraced Democracy they have not turned their backs on the country they came from which does not yet have most of the same basic human rights they are now enjoying. Join the Vietnam Human Rights Network at their awareness- and fund-raising event on Friday, December 5th in Westminster, CA. Registration starts at 6:00 PM. Dinner begins at 7:00 PM. Enjoy Vietnamese hospitality at a banquet at the Paracel Seafood Restaurant, 15583 Brookhurst Street, Westminster, CA. Dr. Lam Thu Van, a physician and noted human rights activist from Montreal, Quebec will deliver a speech about the oppression of freedom of expression in Vietnam. Following dinner there will be a fun auction by Tracy Gore! with unique items including authentic handicraft and musical instruments made by the montagnards from the central highlands of Vietnam for everyone to bid on. Tickets are only $25 for the dinner AND auction. There will also be an entertainment program with traditional Vietnamese music by some of the favorite Vietnamese entertainers. Tickets are on sale at the following locations: PARACEL Seafood Restaurant, 15583 Brookhurst St., Westminster. (714) 775-3077 TU QUYNH Book Store , 9581 Bolsa Ave., Westminster , Tel.: (714) 531-4284 TU LUC, Book Store, 14318 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove; Tel.: (714) 531-5290 Or call the following numbers for reservations: Mr. Nguyen ngoc Quynh (562) 630-2926 Ms. Do Thi Thuan (714) 541-9859 Mr. Doan Duc Tam (714) 633-1431 Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trang (858) 344-9443 Some background on the current human rights situation in Vietnam The Vietnamese Montagnard minority are in urgent need of protection. Human Rights organizations such as Amnesty International have called on Viet Nam to take steps to halt the repression of the Montagnard minority in the Central Highlands, and for Cambodia to honor its international obligations under the UN Refugee Convention by protecting those Montagnard people who have sought sanctuary in Cambodia. In February 2001, thousands of people from indigenous minorities, collectively known as Montagnards, held protests in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam. The protests focused on a number of grievances, including anger at government confiscation of their ancestral forest homelands, an influx of lowland Vietnamese settlers taking their agricultural land, lack of freedom of worship for the many who are members of unauthorized evangelical Protestant churches, and denial of basic rights including education in native languages. Some protestors also called for independence for the Central Highlands region. "Since February 2001, the Vietnamese government has cordoned off the Central Highlands from the outside world and systematically arrested and repressed those they believe responsible for the unrest," the report said. "The Government also appears to be targeting Protestant churches and their worshipers". "We believe that many of those arrested in Viet Nam are prisoners of conscience," Amnesty International said. "Many hundreds have fled into neighboring Cambodia and despite the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Cambodian authorities have denied basic protection to many asylum seekers and colluded with the Vietnamese for their return to likely persecution," according to Amnesty International. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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WWW.BENNYIMAGES.COM A FUND RAISING DINNER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM, Westminster, CA Dec 5,2003
We have a few generous donors for the fund-raising auction.
My young photographer friend, Vu Tuan Trung donated 3 art photographs: FLOATING MARKET AUTUM LAKE HAND WASH Trung is a poise, well-mannered, thoughtful, caring and overall a very nice, gentle guy which should be the dreams of all good girls. Sorry the dumb, ugly and smelly daughters of EL CHINO, HBUI, DHS, CEO2BE ect...are not qualified! You can see his photographs which are laden with his love for the country and people of Vietnam (not the dumb, filthy, corrrupt, traitorous jerks in the VCP) in: WWW.BENNYIMAGES.COM You can see the picture of Trung, the photographer, handing over the gifts at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/doa...ctam/my_photos There is also a photo of an authentic bow and arrow set by the Vietnamese montagnards to be auctioned with a bunch of handicrafts for their benefits on Friday Dec 5th,2003. LIBERTY FLAME "LIBERTY FLAME" wrote in message news:81c6e3a7489cf8c957c667453d88f190.119743@myga te.mailgate.org... FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE November 28, 2003 Press contact: Ms. Tracy Gore 323 876 2662 Mr. Tam Doan 714 633 1431 A FUND RAISING DINNER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM While the Vietnamese community here in the United States have warmly embraced Democracy they have not turned their backs on the country they came from which does not yet have most of the same basic human rights they are now enjoying. Join the Vietnam Human Rights Network at their awareness- and fund-raising event on Friday, December 5th in Westminster, CA. Registration starts at 6:00 PM. Dinner begins at 7:00 PM. Enjoy Vietnamese hospitality at a banquet at the Paracel Seafood Restaurant, 15583 Brookhurst Street, Westminster, CA. Dr. Lam Thu Van, a physician and noted human rights activist from Montreal, Quebec will deliver a speech about the oppression of freedom of expression in Vietnam. Following dinner there will be a fun auction by Tracy Gore! with unique items including authentic handicraft and musical instruments made by the montagnards from the central highlands of Vietnam for everyone to bid on. Tickets are only $25 for the dinner AND auction. There will also be an entertainment program with traditional Vietnamese music by some of the favorite Vietnamese entertainers. Tickets are on sale at the following locations: PARACEL Seafood Restaurant, 15583 Brookhurst St., Westminster. (714) 775-3077 TU QUYNH Book Store , 9581 Bolsa Ave., Westminster , Tel.: (714) 531-4284 TU LUC, Book Store, 14318 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove; Tel.: (714) 531-5290 Or call the following numbers for reservations: Mr. Nguyen ngoc Quynh (562) 630-2926 Ms. Do Thi Thuan (714) 541-9859 Mr. Doan Duc Tam (714) 633-1431 Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trang (858) 344-9443 Some background on the current human rights situation in Vietnam The Vietnamese Montagnard minority are in urgent need of protection. Human Rights organizations such as Amnesty International have called on Viet Nam to take steps to halt the repression of the Montagnard minority in the Central Highlands, and for Cambodia to honor its international obligations under the UN Refugee Convention by protecting those Montagnard people who have sought sanctuary in Cambodia. In February 2001, thousands of people from indigenous minorities, collectively known as Montagnards, held protests in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam. The protests focused on a number of grievances, including anger at government confiscation of their ancestral forest homelands, an influx of lowland Vietnamese settlers taking their agricultural land, lack of freedom of worship for the many who are members of unauthorized evangelical Protestant churches, and denial of basic rights including education in native languages. Some protestors also called for independence for the Central Highlands region. "Since February 2001, the Vietnamese government has cordoned off the Central Highlands from the outside world and systematically arrested and repressed those they believe responsible for the unrest," the report said. "The Government also appears to be targeting Protestant churches and their worshipers". "We believe that many of those arrested in Viet Nam are prisoners of conscience," Amnesty International said. "Many hundreds have fled into neighboring Cambodia and despite the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Cambodian authorities have denied basic protection to many asylum seekers and colluded with the Vietnamese for their return to likely persecution," according to Amnesty International. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now |
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