Additional Name(s): Đỗ Thị Hồng
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Kinh
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 13 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February/14/2012
Date of Sentencing: February//2013
Date of Release: November/13/2020
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association
Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition
Do Thi Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On February 14, 2012, authorities arrested Hong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged her with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). Her arrest and the arrests of her colleagues throughout 2021 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.
In February 2013, Hong was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration” (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years' probation.
On November 13, 2020, Hong was released.
"Do Thi Hong" The 88 Project
"List of POCs" NOW! Campaign
"Religious Prisoners in Vietnam" Boat People SOS (BPSOS)
"22 Members of a nonviolent group condemned to harsh prison terms for 'subversion' in Vietnam" Quê Me: Vietnam Committee on Human Rights