[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONDEMNING GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
condemn, yes, condemn, the Government of Vietnam for continuing its 
appalling human rights record by conducting unjust trials, sham trials 
of seven citizens who asked for land reform.
  This past week, the people's court of Ben Tre unfairly convicted 
seven land rights activists to years of imprisonment and probation.
  Ms. Tran Thi Thuy was sentenced to 8 years, Pastor Duong Kim Khai was 
imprisoned for 6 years, and Mr. Pham Van Thong received a 7-year 
sentence simply for asking for their land back from the Communist 
Government of Vietnam. This recent trial was no different than 
Vietnam's past trials where there is no due process.
  I hope that my colleagues will look at the record of human rights 
with respect to Vietnam and join me in urging the Government of Vietnam 
to drop these false charges.

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