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Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions : To impose sanctions on individuals complicit in human rights abuses in Vietnam. HR4495

Created by A.P. on September 12, 2014

** The President shall consider annual report from the State Department for a list individuals of Vietnamese nationals complicit in human rights abuses, and shall impose certain sanctions:

1) Prohibition on entry and admission to the US.
2) Prohibition on financial transactions and the exportation and importation of property by those individuals.

** Termination of Sanctions :

1) Unconditionally released all political prisoners;
2) Ceased its practices of violence, unlawful detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam while engaging in peaceful political activity; and
3) Conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of peaceful activists in Vietnam.

As generally described in the House Bill HR 4254 with modifications.

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