Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-119-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 14.058324
Longitude: 108.277199
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Vietnam
- From Region
- 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
advocate for the release of her husband, prisoner of conscience Mr. Truong Minh Duc
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
following her participation in Vietnam’s UPR in Geneva on 21 January 2019, where she met with United Nations staff to advocate for the release of her husband, prisoner of conscience Mr. Truong Minh Duc, who was the subject of a special procedures communication in September 2017 (VNM 6/2017). Photos of these meetings were posted on Facebook.
- Engagement with UN body
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- UN Human Rights Council: UPR
- Dates of engagement
- September 2017; 21 January 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- Participation in meeting on UN premises
- Submission of information to UN
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 21 February 2019
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Reprisal information
When she returned to Viet Nam, upon her arrival at the Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on 21 February 2019, she was detained by security forces who questioned her about her meetings with the United Nations. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh was informed that she was being placed on a list of individuals barred from traveling abroad for national security reasons, her passport was confiscated, and her case referred to the Department of Immigration. She was asked to sign an official record of these directives.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Travel restriction
- 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
- 26 June 2019
- Government response content
Regarding the cases of Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh and Ms. Bui Thi Kim Phuong, the Government stated that the claims that the authorities “threaten” or “prevented individuals from travelling” are untrue and stated that the compilation and drafting of reports related to the UPR and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) are carried out in an open, transparent and inclusive manner.
- 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