Cho Hoaø Thöôïng Thích Quaûng Ñoä
Hoa Thònh Ñoán (Tin cuûa
Uyû Ban Töï Do Toân Giaùo cho VieätNam)
Nhaân dòp kyû nieäm
ngaøy Quoác Teá Nhaân Quyeàn naêm
nay, 30 vò daân bieåu Hoa Kyø ñaõ
gôûi thö cho Hoäi Ñoàng Tuyeån
Choïn Giaûi Nobel Hoøa Bình ñeå ñeà
nghò Hoaø Thöôïng Thích Quaûng
Ñoä laõnh giaûi naøy sang naêm.
Trong laù thö ñeà ngaøy 10 thaùng 12, caùc vò daân bieåu ví Hoaø Thöôïng Thích Quaûng Ñoä vôùi hai vò laõnh ñaïo toân giaùo ñaõ laõnh giaûi Nobel Hoaø Bình: Ñöùc Ñaït Lai Laït Ma cuûa Taây Taïng vaø Linh Muïc Desmond Tutu cuûa Nam Phò Theo laù thö, cuõng nhö hai vò naøy, Hoaø Thöôïng Thích Quaûng Ñoä ñaõ can ñaûm saün saøng hy sinh tính maïng, thaân theå, vaø töï do caù nhaân ñeå baûo veä nhaân quyeàn vaø quyeàn töï do toân giaùoï Maëc duø bò baét bôù, tuø ñaøy, quaûn cheá, Hoaø Thöôïng vaãn keâu goïi töø bi vaø khoan dung tröôùc baïo quyeàn. Hoaø Thöôïng ñaõ choïn con ñöôøng ñaõu tranh baát baïo ñoäng tröôùc moät chính saùch ñaøn aùp.
Phaàn cuoái laù thö nhaéc laïi lôøi noùi cuûa Hoaø Thöôïng: "Caùi aùc seõ khoâng toàn taïò Lòch söû ñaõ luoân luoân chöùng minh chaân lyù aáyï"
Laù thö do nöõ daân bieåu Loretta Sanchez (Daân Chuû, California) khôûi xöôùng vaø coù 29 vò daân bieåu thuoäc löôõng ñaûng cuøng kyù teân.
Döôùi ñaây laø nguyeân vaên böùc thö vôùi teân cuûa taát caû caùc vò daân bieåu cuøng kyù.
[Cuoäc vaän ñoäng giaûi Nobel Hoaø Bình cho Hoaø Thöôïng Thích Quaûng Ñoä ñaõ baét ñaøu vaø ñang tieán haønh. Moät soá daân bieåu ñaõ döï truø moät soá sinh hoaït quanh vaán ñeà naøyï Chuùng toâi seõ tieáp tuïc thoâng baùo veà caùc dieãn tieán naøy trong thôøi gian tôùiñaâyï]
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December 10, 1999
The Honorable Nobel Peace Prize Selection Committee
Norwegian Nobel Institute
Drammensveien 19
N-0255
Oslo, Norway
To the Honorable Chair:
The Nobel Peace Prize, more than any other national or international symbol, upholds the virtues of peace, promotes social justice, and honors those brave enough to risk life, limb, and liberty in their pursuit. The Venerable Thich Quang Do is such a person. Like the Reverend Desmond Tutu of South Africa, and His Holiness the Dalai Llama of Tibet, the Venerable Thich Quang Do has exemplified the best of the human spirit in his quest for one of the most basic of human rights, freedom of worship.
In his native Vietnam, the Venerable Thich Quang Do has been imprisoned, placed under house arrest, exiled, and jailed again simply for advocating fundamental human rights. For decades the Venerable Thich Quang Do, the secretary-general of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has protested government infringements upon religious practice and interference with the church. The Dalai Llama describedhis efforts as "the legitimate expressions of the fundamental right to freedom of religion." A repeated prisoner of conscience, the Venerable Thich Quang Do has called for compassion and tolerance in the face of authoritarian repression.
"Human civilization," the Venerable Thich
Quang Do has declared, "would not allow a government of any ideology or
political system to intentionally exempt itself from universal values and
erect an iron curtain to keep a section of humankind in the shadow of history
behind the vague concept of the fabricated excuse of 'internal affairs.'"
As it has recognized struggles in Burma, Guatemala, and South Africa, the
international community must
also acknowledge this campaign for human
rights and dignities in Vietnam.
Ultimately, the Venerable Thich Quang Do is confident that freedom will prevail in his country as it has elsewhere: in his words, "evil does not last; history has never ceased to demonstrate this truth." As the world stands on the verge of a new millennium, we also once again bear witness to old conflicts, none more sacred or more fundamental than the struggle over the freedom of belief. The Nobel Prize is given "For the peace and brotherhood of men." For decades the Venerable Thich Quang Do has followed the path of peaceful protest in the face of repression, like many other past recipients of this honor. In recognition of his courage, his convictions, and his sacrifices, we, the undersigned, respectfully submit the name of the Venerable Thich Quang Do as a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prizeï
Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
1. Loretta Sanchez
2. Zoe Lofgren
3. Tom Davis
4. Dana Rohrabacher
5. Lloyd Doggett
6. Juanita Millender-McDonald
7. Christopher Smith
8. Neil Abercrombie
9. Merrill Cook
10. Mike Forbes
11. James Traficant
12. Tom Campbell
13. Edward R. Royce
14. Brian P. Bilbray
15. Vic Snyder
16. Nydia M. Velazquez
17. Rod Blagojevich
18. David D. Phelps
19. Mike Forbes
20. Silvestre Reyes
21. Solomon Ortiz
22. Ruben Hinojosa
23. Gary Ackerman
24. Joseph Crowley
25. Dennis Moore
26. Brad Sherman
27. Charles AÏ Gonzalez
28. John Lewis
29. Steny Hoyer
30. Dennis Kucinich
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