This letter talks about how Vietnam does not respect individual rights, and how the Vietnamese community wants Washington to stop any relations with Hanoi. The writer asks the U.S. to enforce liberty in Vietnam by making respect for human rights the condition for relations.
This article is about a meeting on American-Vietnamese relations held by a US congressman and a Vietnamese-American organization. Many political issues were discussed, such as POW issues, diplomats, human rights in Vietnam, and trade. Mr. Van, a spokesman, suggested that US Congress make the Vietnamese government accept human right laws before they are raised to MFN status. Another speaker, Congressman Royce, discussed the political refugees in camps.
MFN status for Vietnam and Human Rights
This article discusses whether the United States should grant Vietnam MFN status, EXIM, and Opic, which are all economic benefits, because of the human rights conditions. It states that Vietnam has persecuted religious groups and imprisonment for peaceful dissent. Vietnam does not tolerate free speech or association. The government there has a monopoly on economics, and supresses workers. There is a lot of corruption too, because citizens can't elect. The article says that human rights conditions should be attached to the benefit programs. Active engagement can also help.
Criticism of Communism in Vietnam
This page contains art work which deals with communist review about the Vietnam War. It contains a brief description of the art work. Also, this article contains descriptions of specific incidents and results of the incidents in the communist review. It was written by Duong Hu Huong and he thoroughly discusses the Vietnamese Government.
This page contains a database of information about missing, killed, or imprisoned military personel involved in the Vietnam war. This contains United States government documents which consist of information during and after the conclusion of the war. People can obtain detailed data by typing in desired terms such as names, branches, or military rank.