HRES 1530
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clergy
Detention of persons
East Asia
Human rights
Political prisoners
Religious liberty
Vietnam
Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Introduced: November 19, 2008
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Nov 19, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 19, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom.
Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, including the detention of religious leaders and the long-term imprisonment of individuals engaged in peaceful advocacy.
Calls on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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