[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17052]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  VIETNAM'S CONTINUING DISREGARD FOR CIVIL, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS 
                               LIBERTIES

  (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 
extremely frustrated and concerned over the continued arrest of pro-
democracy dissidents inside Vietnam.
  The Government of Vietnam continues to persecute journalists, 
bloggers, and other individuals who simply speak out against human 
rights abuses in the country of Vietnam. Yesterday I learned that Mr. 
Nguyen Tien Trung, another young and prominent dissident, was arrested 
by the Government of Vietnam. Mr. Trung is the leader of the Movement 
Democratic Youth, a group that mobilizes young people to demand change 
in the political regime in Vietnam. The recent arrests of lawyer Le 
Cong Dinh and Nguyen Tien further demonstrate Vietnam's continuing 
disregard for basic civil, political, and religious liberties.
  I urge my colleagues to speak out on behalf of these brave men and 
women who are now imprisoned in Vietnam. Please join me in urging the 
Department of State to place Vietnam back on the Countries of 
Particular Concern list.

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