Nguyen Pham Ai Thuy

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-146-009
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 14.058324

Longitude: 108.277199

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Vietnam
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
30 April 2020
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

members of independent religious communities and human rights defenders, who sought to participate, or participated, in the 2019 annual international conference in Bangkok on freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia

Type of rights defended
  • Religious freedom
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

sought to participate, or participated, in the 2019 annual international conference in Bangkok on freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia. The conference included interaction with and training by OHCHR

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
  • Other
Dates of engagement
28 October to 1 November 2019
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
6 November 2019
Location of mentioned reprisals
Da Nang International Airport
Reprisal information

On 6 November 2019, upon their return to Da Nang International Airport, Mr. Huynh Ngoc Truong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong, Ms. Nguyen Pham Ai Thuy, Ms. Ngo Thi Lien and Mr. Thich Thien Phuc were reportedly stopped by security officers and separately subjected to intense interrogation about their participation in the conference, including what the conference was about, who the organizers and participants were, how they funded their travel, and what they had shared or done at the conference

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Government response dates
13 July 2020
Government response content

Regarding the individuals attending the 2019 annual international conference in Bangkok on freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia, the Government stated that relevant authorities do not “intimidate” or “harass” individuals because they attend an international workshop or conference. It further stated that information indicating that “members of independent religious communities and human rights defenders” faced acts of intimidation and reprisals, in the forms of threats, harassment, travel restrictions, surveillance, and acts of violence before and after attending the 2019 annual international conference in Bangkok on freedom of religion or belief, is untrue.

Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0