Senator John Cornyn
The bill named the Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act or S. 929would direct the U.S. President to compile a list of Vietnamese nationals deemed to be complicit in human rights abuses in Vietnam, prohibit those individuals from entering the U.S., and impose financial sanctions on them.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, January 24, 2016
A group of U.S.’s senators, led by Taxas-based Senator John Cornyn, has asked the Secretary of State to re-designate Vietnam a “country of particular concern” (CPC) with respect to religious freedom under the International Religious freedom Act.
In the bill named the Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act or S. 929, Senator Cornyn and co-sponsored Senator John Boozman from Arkansas, Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana and Senator Marco Rubio from Florida urged the U.S. Senate to impose sanctions and travel restrictions on Vietnamese nationals who are complicit in human rights abuses against other Vietnamese.
The relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam cannot progress if the government of Vietnam continues to completely disregard the human rights of its own citizens. There is a serious and immediate need for more targeted U.S. action on behalf of the Vietnamese people, and I will continue to fight for those citizens who have lost their basic civil, religious, and political liberties at the hands of their own government, Sen. Cornyn said in his website.
If passed by the Senate, the bill would direct the U.S. President to compile a list of Vietnamese nationals deemed to be complicit in human rights abuses in Vietnam, prohibit those individuals from entering the U.S., and impose financial sanctions on them.
In the one-party Vietnam, the communist government has intensified crackdown against political dissidents, social activists and human rights activists, especially several months before the 12th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, and after Hanoi and Washington, together with 10 other nations concluded the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
Last month, Vietnam detained prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and his assistant Le Thu Ha, and former political prisoner Le Thanh Tung and charged them with “anti-state” propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code.
In September, Vietnam re-arrested Tran Anh Kim, who completed his 66-month imprisonment for peaceful political activities, and accused him of conducting anti-state activities under Article 79 of the Penal Code.
Vietnam has also used other controversial articles such as Articles 245 and 258 to silence government critics, including prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh or AnhBaSam and young IT engineer Nguyen Viet Dung.
In addition, security forces have intimidated many other activists, beating or hiring thugs to assault them, causing severe injuries and robbing their properties. Victims of police abuse include labor activists Do Thi Minh Hanh ad Truong Minh Duc, bloggers Nguyen Huu Vinh, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Truong Van Dung, Tran Thuy Nga, Nguyen Lan Thang, Truong Minh Huong, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Truong Minh Tam and Tran Minh Nhat, human right lawyer Tran Thu Nam and Le Van Luan.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding around 130 political prisoners.
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January 24, 2016
U.S. Senators Demand to Re-designate Vietnam in CPC List
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Senator John Cornyn
by Vu Quoc Ngu, January 24, 2016
A group of U.S.’s senators, led by Taxas-based Senator John Cornyn, has asked the Secretary of State to re-designate Vietnam a “country of particular concern” (CPC) with respect to religious freedom under the International Religious freedom Act.
In the bill named the Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act or S. 929, Senator Cornyn and co-sponsored Senator John Boozman from Arkansas, Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana and Senator Marco Rubio from Florida urged the U.S. Senate to impose sanctions and travel restrictions on Vietnamese nationals who are complicit in human rights abuses against other Vietnamese.
The relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam cannot progress if the government of Vietnam continues to completely disregard the human rights of its own citizens. There is a serious and immediate need for more targeted U.S. action on behalf of the Vietnamese people, and I will continue to fight for those citizens who have lost their basic civil, religious, and political liberties at the hands of their own government, Sen. Cornyn said in his website.
If passed by the Senate, the bill would direct the U.S. President to compile a list of Vietnamese nationals deemed to be complicit in human rights abuses in Vietnam, prohibit those individuals from entering the U.S., and impose financial sanctions on them.
In the one-party Vietnam, the communist government has intensified crackdown against political dissidents, social activists and human rights activists, especially several months before the 12th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, and after Hanoi and Washington, together with 10 other nations concluded the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
Last month, Vietnam detained prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and his assistant Le Thu Ha, and former political prisoner Le Thanh Tung and charged them with “anti-state” propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code.
In September, Vietnam re-arrested Tran Anh Kim, who completed his 66-month imprisonment for peaceful political activities, and accused him of conducting anti-state activities under Article 79 of the Penal Code.
Vietnam has also used other controversial articles such as Articles 245 and 258 to silence government critics, including prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh or AnhBaSam and young IT engineer Nguyen Viet Dung.
In addition, security forces have intimidated many other activists, beating or hiring thugs to assault them, causing severe injuries and robbing their properties. Victims of police abuse include labor activists Do Thi Minh Hanh ad Truong Minh Duc, bloggers Nguyen Huu Vinh, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Truong Van Dung, Tran Thuy Nga, Nguyen Lan Thang, Truong Minh Huong, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Truong Minh Tam and Tran Minh Nhat, human right lawyer Tran Thu Nam and Le Van Luan.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding around 130 political prisoners.