{"id":7405,"date":"2011-04-12T07:21:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=7405"},"modified":"2011-04-12T07:21:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:21:52","slug":"catholic-lawyer-from-the-commission-of-justice-and-peace-is-imprisoned-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2011\/04\/12\/catholic-lawyer-from-the-commission-of-justice-and-peace-is-imprisoned-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Lawyer from the Commission of Justice and Peace is Imprisoned in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova News: The Best Way to Be Informed<\/p><\/div>\n

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by Nicole Melhado from the News room some material from Vatican Radio that was translated by the CN newsroom staff<\/p>\n

The\u00a0lawyer\u00a0and member\u00a0of the\u00a0Catholic\u00a0Justice and Peace Commission\u00a0of the Diocese of\u00a0Vinh, Vietnam,\u00a0Le\u00a0Quoc\u00a0Quan\u00a0was arrested\u00a0by\u00a0police\u00a0along with the\u00a0doctor\u00a0PhamHong Son.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0two\u00a0were\u00a0arrested\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday, April 7, for participating, days before, \u00a0in demonstrations in defense\u00a0of\u00a0another\u00a0lawyer\u00a0and\u00a0human rights activist,\u00a0Cu\u00a0Huy\u00a0Ha\u00a0Vu,who\u00a0was\u00a0sentenced\u00a0to seven\u00a0years\u00a0imprisonment\u00a0“for\u00a0anti-government\u00a0propaganda. ”<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0witnesses\u00a0of\u00a0the Church\u00a0in Vietnam, Le\u00a0Quoc\u00a0Quan\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0practicing Catholic, an activist\u00a0in\u00a0human rights, deeply appreciated\u00a0by the\u00a0local community.\u00a0Thelawyer\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0close relationship\u00a0in\u00a0preparation for the seminar\u00a0of\u00a0Justice and Peace Commission\u00a0of the\u00a0Vietnamese\u00a0bishops\u00a0to be\u00a0held in\u00a0Saigon\u00a0on 27\u00a0May with\u00a0the theme”Justice\u00a0and\u00a0Peace\u00a0in\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0today. ”<\/p>\n

Le\u00a0Quoc\u00a0Quan\u00a0studied\u00a0in the United States\u00a0after his\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0was distinguished by\u00a0its\u00a0commitment to the\u00a0Church\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0civil society, engaging\u00a0in\u00a0the defense\u00a0of\u00a0human dignity\u00a0and\u00a0human rights, coming\u00a0to\u00a0be part\u00a0of the\u00a0Justice and Peace Commission\u00a0ofVinh.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Justice and Peace Commission\u00a0of the Episcopal Conference,\u00a0the\u00a0bishops\u00a0formallyestablished\u00a0in\u00a0October\u00a02010, began\u00a0its work\u00a0guided\u00a0by the Bishop\u00a0of\u00a0Vinh,\u00a0Nguyen\u00a0ThaiHop\u00a0Don\u00a0Paul, the current\u00a0president,\u00a0and\u00a0by Father\u00a0Antoine\u00a0Nguyen\u00a0Ngoc\u00a0Son, currentsecretary\u00a0general.<\/p>\n

The committee was\u00a0inspired\u00a0by\u00a0the work\u00a0of\u00a0the Pontifical\u00a0Council for Justice\u00a0and Peacehas\u00a0as its main\u00a0objective\u00a0the\u00a0promotion of\u00a0justice\u00a0and\u00a0peace\u00a0in\u00a0society\u00a0according to theteachings\u00a0of the Gospel\u00a0and\u00a0Catholic Social Teaching.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0the\u00a0commission itself, the its activities “represents\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0hope for the Church\u00a0and the\u00a0Vietnamese society\u00a0as a whole,\u00a0especially in defense\u00a0of the weak\u00a0and oppressed,\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0build\u00a0a\u00a0more just\u00a0and fraternal\u00a0society. ”<\/p>\n

some material for this article was from Vatican Radio and was translated by the CN newsroom staff<\/em><\/p>\n

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