- Hoàng Huy
- Little Saìgòn – 11/7/2015: Vào lúc 5 giờ chiều ngày 11 tháng 7, 2015, tám đoàn thể và đảng phái đấu tranh cho tự do dân chủ và nhân quyền cho Việt Nam đã tiếp đón Đại Sứ Ted Osius, Đại Sứ Hoa Kỳ tại Việt Nam, và Dân Biểu Alan Lowenthal. Được biết Đại Sứ Ted Osius đã đáp lời mời của Dân Biểu Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), đến thăm vùng Little Saìgòn để tiếp xúc cùng cư dân trong vùng Nam California. Buổi tiếp tân còn có sự hiện diện của 2 nhân viên cao cấp của Bộ Ngoại Giao Hoa Kỳ tháp tùng Đại Sứ Osius. Buổi tiếp tân diễn ra trong nhà hàng Q1 Restaurant trên đường Brookhurst, thuộc thành phố Westminster.
Sau phần chụp hình lưu niệm, buổi tiếp tân đã kết thúc vào lúc 9 giờ tối cùng ngày.
Tường trình bởi Hoàng Huy
July 11, 2015
The Honorable Ted Osius
US Ambassador to Vietnam
Dear Ambassador Osius:
We would like to thank you for coming to Southern California and meeting with our organizations.
We believe that the time has come for political change in Vietnam and the U.S. should stand with the activists on the ground in Vietnam and support the change process.
The following are issues that represent the common concerns of our organizations. We respectfully
urge you to give them your attention and help advocate for these issues as US Ambassador to Vietnam:
1. To exert additional pressure on the government of Vietnam to release all political prisoners. It’s long overdue. Attached is a list of political prisoners published by Vietnam Human Rights Network;
2. To urge the Vietnamese authorities to stop harassment and persecution of political dissidents, for voicing their concern, in any manner (probation, barricade, mob violence, depriving livelihood, arbitrary detention) and respect their freedom of association and freedom of movement;
3. To support free expression by advocating for independent private American media and organizations to do business in Vietnam, and encouraging the free flow of information, especially within the context of TPP, without censorship and restriction;
4. To promote internet freedom in Vietnam by asking Vietnamese government to allow its citizens to freely access the internet, without being censored;
5. To promote the formation of independent labor organizations, and encourage Vietnam to adopt progressive labor laws;
6. To urge the Vietnamese government to stop blacklist Vietnamese-Americans who visit Vietnam, turn them around upon their arrival in Vietnam, especially those who were issued valid visa by the Vietnamese government;
7. To urge the Vietnamese government to respect religious freedom of all Vietnamese citizens, especially for the Montagnard people.
We believe that this is the time for Vietnam to change positively and our country, the United States of America, is in a good position as an agent of change. If Vietnam is to response constructively to the above issues, both countries will certainly be benefit with the long-term stability in South East Asia.
We are looking forward for a constructive and frank discussion with you and the organizations present here today.
Once again, thank you for a candid and fruitful discussion on issues related to democracy and human rights in Vietnam. We look forward to maintaining this positive interaction.
Sincerely Yours
The Organizing committee.
Đại Việt Quốc Dân Đảng Party (Grand Vietnam Nationalist Party)
Họp Mặt Dân Chủ (Alliance for Democracy)
Lực Lượng Cứu Quốc (The People’s Force to Save Vietnam)
Tân Đại Việt
Vietnam Human Rights Network
Vietnam Human Rights PAC
Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng (Vietnam Nationalist Party)
Việt Tân (Vietnam Reform Party)
Nguồn: Việt Báo
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