CORRESPONDENCE - 85A COMBINED REPORTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM 2012

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Conferences" and "Voters Conferences" at the national and local levels. People who differ in their political views from the CPV have no right to nominate themselves. Lawyer Nguyen Quoc Quan, the only dissident candidate for the National Assembly Election in May 2011, was rejected by the primary Voters Conference of the Yen Hoa Ward in Ha Noi. According to the results of the National Assembly election in May 2011, the national voter turnout rate was 99.51 %; in some provinces such as Lai Chau, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, and Lang Son, it reached even higher, Up to 99.99 %.7 The CPV leaders obtained an absolute vote of confidence, registering 95.38% for Premier Nguyen Tan Dung and 95.51% for Deputy Premier Nguyen Sinh Hung, now National Assembly Chairman... Like in any totalitarian regime, these unusual voter participation figures and confidence level serve nothing more than to underscore the nature and the breadth of the communist dictatorship in its intention to monopolize power. As a matter of fact, the current system of election in Vietnam is something that no Vietnamese citizens dare to reject, since abstaining or voting against the party line is synonymous with being seen as troublemakers facing harsh retaliatory measures in their daily life, such as difficulties when applying for civil status documents, building permits, and real property transactions... The story of the Vinh University students photographing the leaflet containing guidelines for the election of the National Assembly and the people's councils at all levels for the 2011 -2016 term, then posting it on the Internet, revealed the insignificance of Quan 96i Nhan Dan "C6ng bo ket qua bau cix dai bieu Quoc h6i kh6a XIII va dai bieu HOND cac cap nhiem kj 2011 - 2016" http: / /www.gdnd.vn /qdndsite /vi- vn /61 /150028 /print/Default.aspx (accessed 14 Dec 2011). Vietnam Human Rights Network * Annual Report 2011 the Vietnamese people's right to participate in the government. The guidelines were the communist party's strict instructions to elect only "totally loyal" candidates while using others as "decorations." The leaflet also required that 100% of students must have voter cards, and class leaders must collect them after the election and submit to the superintendent for control and assessment of the students' exercise of the voter's rights and duties. 8 2. Freedoms of Expression, Association, and Demonstration Article 69 of Vietnam's Constitution states: "The citizen shall enjoy freedom of opinion and speech, freedom of the press, the right to be informed, and the right to assemble, form associations and hold demonstrations in accordance with the provisions of the law." In view of the importance of the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to be informed in today's reality of Vietnam, this report reserves a separate section for this issue (See Section on Freedom of Speech) Freedom of association is completely forbidden to all political organizations. Prior to the opening of the 11th National Congress of the CPV in January 2011, Mr. Dinh The Huynh, now a Politburo member, Chair of the Party Central Propaganda and Education Committee, and Chair of the Central Political Thought Council, confirmed in a press conference that "Vietnam has no demand (for) and is determined not to have pluralism or a multiparty system." A number of political groups that were previously formed, including the 8406 Bloc, the People's Action Party, the Vietnam Progress Party, the Populist Party, and the $ Tuoi Tr6 C6ng Giao Viet Nam, "Bau cix chi la 1 tr6 h6 - Moi six da duac sap x6p" http://tuoitreconggiao.net/showthread.php?t=12744& page =2 (accessed 14 Dec 2011) 8