Nguyễn Đan Quế
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Born | Certificate of Distinction in Civil Courage (2004) | 13 April 1942
Nguyễn Đan Quế (born 13 April 1942
Early life
Quế was born on 13 April 1942 in
In 1974, he joined the teaching staff at Saigon University, and the following year became the director of Cho-Ray Hospital. He had the opportunity to leave the country but chose to stay to provide medical care to the poor.[5] However, he was removed from his post one year later for criticizing the communist regime's discriminatory health care policy.[1][5] He then formed the pro-democracy group National Front for Progress.[6] He also became Amnesty International's first member in Vietnam[7] and began publishing two underground newspapers, "The Uprising" (Vung Day) for youth and "The People’s Uprising" (Toan Dan Vung Day) for the general public, to question the government's violations of basic human rights and to demand that the government reduce military spending and invest in the welfare of the people.[1][5] In 1978, he was arrested for his continued critique of national health care policy,[8] along with 47 associates, and imprisoned without trial; many were tortured and five died in captivity. When Quế demanded improvement in the treatment of political prisoners, he was incarcerated in a five-by-six foot cell without sanitary facilities for two months. He was sentenced for 10 years imprisonment.[6]
1990–1998 imprisonment
Quế formed a new pro-democracy group following his arrest called the High Tide of Humanism Movement (
In April 1991,
Quế was released in a 1998 general amnesty that included fellow dissident
Later activism
Quế remained in Vietnam, and on 12 May 1999, posted a statement to the Internet advocating free elections for the
In mid-February 2011, Quế posted an Internet appeal for mass demonstrations in Vietnam on the model of the
Awards
In 1995, Quế was given the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Viet Nam: High cost of lifelong commitment to human rights". Amnesty International. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Barbara Crossette (24 November 1991). "Vietnam Hopeful on Ties After Talks in the U.S". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b Malcolm W. Browne (23 May 1994). "Vietnam Revisited: A periodic report.; Security Tactics in Vietnam Still Inspire Widespread Fear". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Aryeh Neier (5 April 2003). "The World's Other Tyrants, Still at Work". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rallying for Democracy of Vietnam".
- ^ a b c d Philip Shenon (8 November 1993). "Hanoi is Accused of Abusing Critic". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Philip Shenon (5 January 1992). "Reaching for the Good Life in Vietnam". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Vietnam jails veteran dissident". BBC News. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Vietnamese Rights Advocate Is Said to Get 20-Year Term". The New York Times. 4 December 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ James Webb (29 April 1991). "Our Saigon Friends Still Need Help". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Hanoi Bars a Senator's Visit With Dissident". The New York Times. 20 August 1993. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "World News Briefs; An Amnesty in Vietnam Includes Some Americans". The New York Times. 29 August 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Vietnamese dissident refuses to leave". BBC News. 29 August 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Seth Mydans (12 May 1993). "Vietnam: Dissident Speaks Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Vietnam activist Nguyen Dan Que held for uprising call". BBC News. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Vietnam to free top dissidents". BBC News. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Margie Mason (28 February 2011). "Vietnam dissident detained for revolution calls". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Vietnamese Authorities Must Release Dr. Nguyen Dan Que". Amnesty International. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Jonathan Tilove (7 March 2012). "Former Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao urges tougher line against Vietnam". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "1995: Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, Viet Nam". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. 1995. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Civil Courage Prize". Civil Courage Prize. 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Certificates of Distinction in Civil Courage". Civil Courage Prize. Retrieved 10 August 2012.