VIDEO :
The
outdoor gatherings of May 5, 2013 showed that many people are still unaware of
their human rights. It also demonstrated that the exercise of human rights face
numerous difficulties, involving tears and bloodshed, even though in its most
simple form of having a picnic.
It
is because of lack of knowledge about human rights that the Vietnamese
government has failed to respect and protect the human rights of the Universal
Declaration. An increased understanding about human rights, the Universal
Declaration and Vietnam’s human rights obligations under international
treaties, is necessary.
This
lack of knowledge and the widespread violations of the human rights and
fundamental freedoms of the Universal Declaration makes Vietnam’s candidacy to
the UN Human Rights Council a bit absurd in the eyes of the international
community.
Therefore,
WE - the Free Citizens shall:
-
openly disseminate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in public sites on
Sunday, May 12, 2013;
-
send copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the government and
the authorities, including the National Assembly, the Ministry of Public
Security, and the People’s Committees in major cities;
-
call for the support of young people and their elder relatives to introduce
ideas about human rights by coming together into groups of three to five
people, together disseminating copies of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in their neighborhoods.
Dear
friends,
Everyone
has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom
to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. (Article 19, the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Therefore,
the dissemination of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its
contents is one of our rights. Ill treatment and acts of deterrence can
only temporarily stop us, but never remove our human rights.
There
are a great many creative ways to introduce the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights to people.
The
Declaration may be in the form of balloons high in the sky...
The
Declaration may be in the form of children’s paper kites...
or
flying kites...
or
simply handouts to shop-assistants...
Let
us walk together on this path, which is full of challenges yet necessary for us
to move forward.
Be
creative!
The
Declaration may be sent to you via Gangnam style beats...
or
may be passed from hand to hand.
Each
of its articles may be a line of words on our T-shirt...
or
it may be a small paper boat on a stream...
Let’s
meet on May 12, 2013, to shine a light on the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
in
the market
in
the park
in
the university campus
on
the beach
at
the bus station
at
church, pagoda, and even the National Assembly...
And
have picnics, discussions, sharing wherever WE could.
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