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Concerning persecution of Montagnard peoples in Vietnam.

Introduced: June 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2001
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 25, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1261)
Jun 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 28, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Urges the Government of Vietnam to: (1) allow freedom of religious belief and practice to all Montagnards; (2) return all traditional Montagnard lands that have been confiscated or encroached upon; (3) allow nongovernmental and international humanitarian organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance directly to Montagnards in their villages; (4) open up all parts of the Central Highlands to journalists and other observers; and (5) withdraw its security forces from Cambodia and stop hunting refugees.

Commends: (1) the Royal Cambodian Government for its official policy of guaranteeing temporary asylum for Montagnards fleeing Vietnam and urges that Government to take specified measures, including providing security at sites where refugees are sheltered; (2) the officials and employees in Cambodia of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Human Rights Center for their assistance to and advocacy on behalf of Montagnard asylum seekers and refugees; and (3) the Department of State for the assistance to and advocacy of Montagnard asylum seekers that have been provided by officials and employees of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh.

Urges the State Department to make clear to the Vietnamese Government that continued mistreatment of Montagnards and efforts to seek forcible repatriation of refugees and asylum seekers from Cambodia represent a grave threat to the normalization process between the Governments of the United States and Vietnam and a serious obstacle to any prospects for the future provision of U.S. assistance to that Government.

What's happening now July 25, 2001

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1