E/CN.4/1995/91 page 108 Information would also be appreciated about the cases of the clergy and believers of the Roman Catholic Church referred to in the above-mentioned communication of 10 August 1992: Tran Ba Loc Nguyen Khac Nghieu Nguyen Thai Sanh Stephen Chan Tin Pius Vu Thanh Hai Father Nguyen Van De Sister Nguyen Thi Nhi Sister Tran Thbi Tri. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur hopes to obtain information about the cases involving clergy of the Catholic and Protestant Churches referred to in his communication dated 3 December 1993, addressed to the Government of Viet Nam: Catholic Church: Brother Tran Van Hien Sister Tran Thi Tri Brother Nguyen Van De Brother Dominique Ngo Quang Tuyen Ly Van Dinh Vang Seo Sang Sung Khai Pha Protestant Church: Tai Ba Nguyen Pastor R’Mah Loan Pastor Pham Thu Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur has been informed that all religious activity is prohibited in the re-education camps. In reply to the above allegation, the Government of Viet Nam transmitted the following information to the Special Rapporteur on 22 November 1994: ’Your attention is drawn to part (1) of my letter of 29 December last year addressed to you in which I gave a full account of the situation concerning religious life in Viet Nam: the politics of the State, their implementation and practical realities. The situation concerning each religious denomination as well as the case of the no-longer-existing "Unified Buddhist Church of Viet Nam" and the four persons convicted in November 1993 for their acts of deliberately causing public disturbance and destroying public properties were clearly explained in that letter. We have received information confirming that these four persons are in normal health conditions. I wish once again to reaffirm that in Viet Nam no person is arrested, tried or detained for his or her religious affiliation or activities. If anyone has been so, it was for his or her violation of the law.

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