Vietnam appears to be pursuing a “policy of leniency” in order to advance negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade agreement with the United States
Vietnam released two pro-democracy activists from prison this weekend in the face of sustained foreign pressure on the country’s Communist government . . . another prominent dissident was freed earlier this month and left Vietnam for the United States on April 6 . . . Reporters Without Borders lists Vietnam as an Enemy of the Internet and its 2014 Press Freedom Index ranks the country 174 out of 180 nations . . . the U.S. embassy in Hanoi called for “the government to release unconditionally all prisoners of conscience and allow all Vietnamese to express their views without fear of retribution” . . . Vietnam appears to be pursuing a “policy of leniency” in order to advance negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade agreement with the United States . . . while the releases are a welcome development, Vietnam’s actions are unlikely to mark a fundamental shift to its poor human rights record.
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April 19, 2014
Vietnam: Dissidents Released Amid International Outcry
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Vietnam released two pro-democracy activists from prison this weekend in the face of sustained foreign pressure on the country’s Communist government . . . another prominent dissident was freed earlier this month and left Vietnam for the United States on April 6 . . . Reporters Without Borders lists Vietnam as an Enemy of the Internet and its 2014 Press Freedom Index ranks the country 174 out of 180 nations . . . the U.S. embassy in Hanoi called for “the government to release unconditionally all prisoners of conscience and allow all Vietnamese to express their views without fear of retribution” . . . Vietnam appears to be pursuing a “policy of leniency” in order to advance negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade agreement with the United States . . . while the releases are a welcome development, Vietnam’s actions are unlikely to mark a fundamental shift to its poor human rights record.