Recently, Senator John McCain said that it’s time for the United States to ease the ban on selling lethal arms to Vietnam, saying it has progressed on the human rights. That is not true.
Human rights activists and bloggers are constantly abused with harsh prison sentences on a daily basis. For instance, on August 26, 2014, Hanoi government just sentenced three Human Rights Vietnamese activists in jail, accusing “causing public traffic disorder”. Mrs. Bui T Minh Hang, Ms. Nguyen T Thuy Quynh and Mr. Nguyen V Minh, all were sentenced to 3, 2 and 2.5 years in jail, respectively.
We strongly condemn the Hanoi authorities violating of human rights in Vietnam and asking to release them unconditionally. We urge the Obama administration not to lift the ban on selling lethal weapons to Vietnam.
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