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Lương Cường
Văn phòng chủ tịch nước, số 2 
Hùng Vương, Ba Đình,
Hà Nội, 10020
Vietnam

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Land rights activists harassed and convicted

Dear State President,
human rights defender Cấn Thị Thêu and her two sons were arrested in 2020, after they became prominent leaders of the land rights movement and published information about a far-reaching police operation in the village of Dong Tam.
Later Cấn Thị Thêu was charged with „making, storing or spreading information for the purpose of opposing the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam“ and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
Trịnh Bá Phương and Trịnh Bá Tư, her sons, also serve long-term prison sentences.
Reportedly Cấn Thị Thêu, at present aged 63, has been subjected to torture and maltreatment while in custody. Recently her family announced that she suffers from a dull pain in the right groin region and is not able to eat anything other than some salted rice. Being held in a cell with no proper ventilation or sufficient water, her life might be in danger.
Human rights organization Amnesty International considers Cấn Thị Thêu to be a non-violent prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising her right to freedom of expression.
In all courtesy I call for the immediate and unconditional release of Cấn Thị Thêu!
Please ensure that pending her release Cấn Thị Thêu is treated in full accordance with the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and is protected from torture and other ill-treatment and provided access to adequate healthcare.
Finally I demand that Trịnh Bá Phương and Trịnh Bá Tư are released and their convictions and sentences are quashed.
Respectfully!