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Human rights in Vietnam is the worst period in the history of the national human rights totalitarian communism this far. Never, we have witnessed the same time Vietnam received harsh criticism from many International Human Rights Organizations, from many Non-Governmental Organizations as well as from many countries around the world, including the most prominent is from the U.S. government, with strong criticism and consistency from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Congress, and Congressman, Senator, along with senior officials of the government, including the voice of the White House owner, U.S. President Barack Obama.
Speaking of the word "human rights" and think of what has happened in Vietnam that many depressed people have shook their heads depressively before behavior and human rights abuses in a serious way, and sophisticated Systematic of the Party leadership Group and the leaders of the senior authoritarian communist government of Vietnam. For the people of Vietnam today, a thought, an attitude or a behavior expression that comes from even patriotism without pleasing the Party and the government can lead them to the path an unfortunate incarceration. That is the cause of the United States government is increasingly expressed concern and criticism more strongly than for the worst human rights records of Vietnam that single out the hearings before Congress of the U.S. Congressman Christopher Smith today.
The U.S. government, the U.S. Congress will approve the Vietnam Human Rights Act of tomorrow, as well as the sanctions that Vietnam will face and accept that it is difficult to avoid if the House leader Party dictatorship and government officials are now considering not persist and improve worst human rights records of his country today. In particular the fundamental right to freedom of the people mentioned most and is most often the right to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion and human trafficking in Vietnam. The leaders of Vietnam communist government can not continue to ignore public opinion and deep concern from the International Community. And that the government of Vietnam will not be able to simultaneously receive both of these opportunities, the grace, the role and great potential in the international arena and still be entitled to trample human rights, see generally law, disregard international law and despite the human moral conscience.
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DB Christopher Smith talks about human rights in VN
Vu Hoang, RFA reporter
2013-04-10
Reporter Vũ Hoàng interviewed DB Chris Smith before the U.S. Congress morning 10/4/2013
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During this week, many religious organizations and groups overseas Vietnamese from everywhere to Washington DC to lobby for law enforcement and testified before Congress on the situation of human rights and religious freedom in Vietnam. Vu Hoang interviews Rep. Chris Smith, as well as the author of the Vietnam Human Rights Act.
Vu Hoang: First of all please his overall assessment of the situation of human rights and freedom of religion and belief in Vietnam?
Christopher Smith: It is unfortunate and sad truth is that the human rights situation in Vietnam has gradually come down. There was a time when people expect bilateral agreement was signed, trade increased, human rights have improved, but the fact that it's worse, especially in terms of religious freedom, Human trafficking and of activists who wanted Vietnam to go the other way, then they are oppressed and imprisoned. Here, I would like to say to both internet freedom issues, those who post articles online pro-democracy, they are also easy jailed, even the level of long-term projects.
Vu Hoang: In your opinion, what measures need to improve the human rights situation as well as the issues that you just mentioned it?
Christopher Smith: First of all, the Obama administration should use the law, such as legislation on protection against Human trafficking laws or international religious freedom, there must be strict actions Vietnam upon violations of human trafficking and religious freedom. In both cases, records show clearly that Vietnam needs to be placed on the list of countries kind 3 on human trafficking and the country need to be particularly concerned about religious freedom.
This is the 3rd time I myself favor the introduction of the Human Rights Act to Congress, this legislation has 2 times through the House, but then, is not passed in the Senate. So we push that to put human rights legislation into law in Vietnam, because this situation is increasingly not being recognized properly.
Vu Hoang: He just mentioned Vietnam Human Rights Act, such as how long it will be bringing legislation to the Congress?
Christopher Smith: We will do as soon as possible, we will introduce legislation next week at the latest, or it could be this week, we're editing a bit for the final step. But here, I want to repeat once again, the human rights situation in Vietnam is bad, such as land coercion, repression of religious freedom. We are always with the oppressed, we speak up for them, so that the Hanoi government needs to be changes.
Vu Hoang: The last question is the suggestion was to amend the Constitution in 1992, he saw human rights, religious freedom ... was put a position like?
Christopher Smith: For me, the rule of law system is very important, all the promises on paper is not what exists and make sure basis, if they do not want to implement laws that , then it will not work. Vietnam State does not have a legal system for citizens to be able to rely on it or discuss complaints about the current laws. There is no system of checks and balances in a single-party regimes and dictators like that.
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Replies in the radio interview with Talk Radio News on 10/4 ahead of the hearing, Mr Smith said he and his colleagues are looking for a stronger response from the U.S. government before the human rights situation in Vietnam:
"We are pressing to get the maximum response from the government, especially the Obama administration on the issue of human rights worsened in all respects in Vietnam," Mr. Smith said.
Mr. Smith called the religious persecution in Vietnam is of a "system", which led to the case "beaten, tortured and imprisoned" for the Buddhist, Catholic or other religious .
'Inefficient'
The congressman said that the human rights dialogue between the United States and the long Vietnam is ineffective, and said there should be more concrete steps to punish human rights abuses in Vietnam.
"There are human rights dialogue between the United States and representing Vietnam. Although there are some certain effects, most of the time these are just "talking for fun", so then both walked away with comments that conversation we had, that's all. "
On the same day 10/4, human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement also called on the government of Vietnam take the next dialogue toward concrete steps to improve human rights in particular " release political prisoners and to stop persecuting bloggers who claim the land and other peaceful activities. "
"The Government of Vietnam has continuously conducted the trial in the context of domestic politics seek to conceal disagreement increasingly high," said Brad Adams, Asia director of HRW branches comment.
Congressman Chris Smith is the government of Vietnam is considered 'unfriendly'
According to HRW, just one and a half months of this year, there have been at least 40 others accused in political trials.
"The United States should take advantage of this opportunity to make it clear that Vietnam must be serious about improving human rights issues, if does not want to face serious consequences, including affecting the relationship with United States, "the organization's statement writing.
'Preposterous plays'
Meanwhile, the People's Police newspaper on 10/4 had lampooned articles about human rights hearing in the upcoming United States.
Article titled "preposterous drama about human rights hearing" of journalist Dang Truong called to those who will participate in the hearing is the "figure over gray background that could not be gray anymore", and that they are " among officers who is visible reactionary exiles abroad, with professional résumé gray collusion with some object of domestic political opportunists and reactionary elements taking advantage of religion, democracy, human rights to incite against Vietnam. "
He also referred to the cases of the victims of human rights abuses in Vietnam that HRW referred to as "persons offense, be handled in accordance with the laws of Vietnam."
The article quoted Pratibha Mehta, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam said "in the past year, the Government of Vietnam has increased participation in international human rights mechanisms, these mechanisms to monitor cases related to human rights around the world, including the appropriateness of the government with the core treaties on human rights. "
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Thursday, 11/04/2013
Hearing about the human rights situation in Vietnam at the U.S. Capitol
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One day before the start of the annual Human Rights Dialogue between the United States and Vietnam in Hanoi, Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives
opens hearings on the situation of human rights in Vietnam
opens hearings on the situation of human rights in Vietnam
One of the initiators of the movement for human rights this time, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang, Executive Director of Boat People SOS Committee, is a co-founder of CAMSA, elimination of slavery alliances in Asia
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang said today's hearing focused on three areas:
"First, religious persecution, torture, and the second is violence by the police, and the third is the issue of human trafficking.
In today's hearing, coalition CAMSA give some witnesses who are victims or relatives of victims of repression, or the victims of human trafficking.
Among those who testified at the U.S. Capitol today with Ms. Danh Hui, sister of Huynh Thi Be Huong, one of 15 victims are trafficked to Russia and forced into prostitution before Ms. Be Huong is rescued by CAMSA Union. Talking to The VOA Vietnamese-language, Ms. Danh Hui said her goal to testify at the hearing:
"I will show, said all my wishes, of Be Huong and all the victims ... I've been working on and wanted to Vietnam and how to rescue the victims are still being held in the Russia, soon to return to Vietnam to reunite with their families. "
In a sense, hearing, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang, said:
"The meaning and purpose of the most important days of the April 12 hearing that Congress wants to learn, update on the situation of human rights violations in Vietnam and then it will be based on legislative action ie make laws, to promote Vietnam to respect human rights. In addition, Congress also wanted to put pressure on the U.S. State Department because this week, the U.S. State Department has a mission to Vietnam for human rights dialogue with Vietnam government . And the 3rd meaning is also very important to focus on the role of religious organizations, the churches of the problem leads to democracy and human rights in the country of Vietnam in the present context in the country is a campaign calling for people to speak in unison that requires a constitutional amendment. In this context, we have worked with Congress to have hearings on Thursday. "
CAMSA Coalition accused Vietnam embassy in Moscow had covered for the traffickers and said that witnesses present at the hearing to prove that with the U.S. lawmakers who concerned about the human rights situation in Vietnam.
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang said: "She, Danh Hui will be a witness to explain to Congress that Vietnam, especially Vietnam embassy in Moscow, had conspired and covered up the traffickers instead protection for victims. "
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