Le Cong Cau

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-039-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
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
19 May 2014
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

head of the Buddhist Youth Movement

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

Mr. Cau had participated by means of an audio message at a side event called “Banned civil society voices” on 4 February 2014, before the universal periodic review of Viet Nam had taken place.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
4 February 2014
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
16 February 2014; 14 April 2014
Location of mentioned reprisals
Truong An
Reprisal information

Although he had reportedly been told orally that he could travel freely within the country, Mr. Cau was rearrested on 16 February 2014 and taken to Truong An district police station, where he was interrogated about his audio message at the side event. On 14 April 2014, Mr. Cau was informed by an official of the Thua Thien-Hue police that he would remain under house arrest for the duration of the investigation of his case

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
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
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