HRES 1089
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
Americans in foreign countries
Arrest
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Democracy
Detention of persons
Dissenters
East Asia
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Vietnam
Calling on the government of Vietnam to release from prison, end the detention without trial, and cease the harassment and house arrest of the people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam, and expressing the sense of Congress that the President should encourage Vietnam to release such people from prison and to direct the Secretary of State to establish a Countries of Particular Concern list to condemn countries like Vietnam, which engage in "particularly severe violations" of human rights.
Introduced: April 8, 2008
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Apr 10, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2167)
Apr 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 8, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on the government of Vietnam to release from prison, end the detention without trial, and cease the harassment and house arrest of the people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the members of the Bloc 8406 should be commended for their efforts to bring democracy and human rights to the Vietnamese people; and (2) the President should encourage Vietnam to release such people from prison, including U.S. citizen Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan, and direct the Secretary of State to establish a Countries of Particular Concern list to condemn countries like Vietnam, which engage in "particularly severe violations" of human rights.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2167)
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