[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DEFENDING VIETNAMESE ACTIVISTS

  (Mrs. STEEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. STEEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to demand the release of Y Quynh Bdap 
and Nguyen Thuy Hanh.
  Y Quynh Bdap is a Vietnamese activist religious minority who has 
lived as a refugee in Thailand since 2018, where he is pending 
extradition to Communist Vietnam. He will likely face torture and 
lengthy prison time. This extradition would be a severe violation of 
human rights promises made by Thailand.
  Nguyen Thuy Hanh is a human rights activist currently imprisoned in 
Vietnam. Her detention is not only unjust but even more horrific as she 
is also undergoing chemotherapy for stage II cervical cancer.
  I call on U.S. and Thai diplomats to secure the release of these 
brave activists. I also call on the Vietnamese Government to stop 
trampling on the human rights of their own citizens.

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