•HRES 1222 IH 
Whereas detention centers and prisons in Vietnam lack access 
to potable water and have poor sanitation facilities, exces-
sive heat during the summer season, and insufficient as 
well as unclean food; 
Whereas over 170 Vietnamese political and religious prisoners 
are currently detained in Vietnam, nearly half of whom 
were arrested due to expression or activities online; 
Whereas democracy activist Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was ar-
rested on May 24, 2009, and was sentenced to 16 years 
in prison; 
Whereas environmental activist Le Dinh Luong was arrested 
on July 24, 2017, and was sentenced to 20 years in pris-
on; 
Whereas Radio Free Asia contributor and journalist Truong 
Duy Nhat was arrested on January 28, 2019, and was 
sentenced to 10 years in prison; 
Whereas Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam 
member and journalist Pham Chi Dung was arrested on 
November 21, 2019, and was sentenced to 15 years in 
prison; 
Whereas Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam 
member and journalist Nguyen Tuong Thuy was arrested 
on May 23, 2020, and was sentenced to 11 years in pris-
on; 
Whereas Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam 
member and journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan was arrested 
on June 12, 2020, and was sentenced to 11 years in pris-
on; 
Whereas land rights activist Can Thi Theu was arrested on 
June 24, 2020, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison; 
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Whereas land rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong was arrested 
on June 24, 2020, and was sentenced to 10 years in pris-
on; 
Whereas land rights activist Trinh Ba Tu was arrested on 
June 24, 2020, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison; 
Whereas land rights activist Nguyen Thi Tam was arrested 
on June 24, 2020, and was sentenced to 6 years in pris-
on; 
Whereas blogger Pham Doan Trang was arrested on October 
6, 2020, and was sentenced to 9 years in prison; 
Whereas writer Pham Chi Thanh was arrested on May 21, 
2020, and was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in 
prison; 
Whereas Clean Newspaper (Bao Sach) member and journalist 
Truong Chau Huu Danh was arrested on December 17, 
2020, and was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in 
prison; 
Whereas Clean Newspaper (Bao Sach) member and journalist 
Doan Kien Giang was arrested on April 20, 2021, and 
was sentenced to 3 years in prison; 
Whereas Clean Newspaper (Bao Sach) member and journalist 
Nguyen Phuoc Trung Bao was arrested on April 20, 
2021, and was sentenced to 2 years in prison; 
Whereas Clean Newspaper (Bao Sach) member and journalist 
Nguyen Thanh Nha was arrested on April 20, 2021, and 
was sentenced to 2 years in prison; 
Whereas Clean Newspaper (Bao Sach) member and journalist 
Le The Thang was arrested on July 6, 2021, and was 
sentenced to 3 years in prison; 
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•HRES 1222 IH 
Whereas democracy activist Do Nam Trung was arrested on 
July 6, 2021, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; 
Whereas independent political candidate Le Trong Hung was 
arrested on March 25, 2021, and was sentenced to 5 
years in prison; 
Whereas journalist Nguyen Lan Thang was arrested on July 
5, 2022, and was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 2 
years of probation; 
Whereas activist Truong Van Dung was arrested on May 21, 
2022, and was sentenced to 6 years in prison; 
Whereas activist Bui Tuan Lam was arrested on September 
7, 2022, and was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in 
prison; 
Whereas teacher Dang Dang Phuoc was arrested was ar-
rested on September 8, 2022, and was sentenced to 8 
years in prison and 4 years of probation; 
Whereas activist Hoang Van Vuong was arrested on January 
3, 2023, and was sentenced to 5 years in prison; 
Whereas political commentator Le Minh The was arrested on 
February 22, 2023, and was sentenced to 2 years and 6 
months in prison; 
Whereas environmental activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong was 
arrested on May 31, 2023, and was sentenced to 3 years 
in prison; 
Whereas a former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Hoang Nam 
was arrested on July 24, 2023, and was sentenced to 8 
years in prison; 
Whereas activist To Hoang Chuong was arrested on July 31, 
2023, and was sentenced to 4 years in prison; 
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Whereas comedian Nguyen Phuc Gia Huy was detained, 
beaten, and fined on August 15, 2023; 
Whereas blogger Nguyen Chi Tuyen was arrested on Feb-
ruary 29, 2024; and 
Whereas journalist Nguyen Vu Binh was arrested on Feb-
ruary 29, 2024: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns Vietnamese authorities’ egregious 
assault on freedom of expression, freedom of speech, 
freedom of the press, and human rights in Vietnam; 
(2) condemns Vietnamese authorities’ ongoing 
imprisonment of peaceful protestors, cultural fig-
ures, journalists, and human rights defenders; 
(3) calls for the immediate release of journal-
ists, human rights defenders, religious figures, and 
dissidents currently held as prisoners in Vietnam; 
(4) calls on the Biden administration to support 
initiatives to assist survivors of torture and other 
human rights violations from Vietnam; 
(5) commends the bravery of the Vietnamese 
people who protest the Communist Party of Viet-
nam’s autocracy; 
(6) calls on the Biden administration to exam-
ine all available accountability options for violators 
of human rights and fundamental freedoms; 
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(7) calls on the United States Government to 
engage regional partners, including the Association 
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to coordinate 
pressure on the Communist Party of Vietnam to end 
all oppression of the Vietnamese people and to ad-
dress all related human rights concerns; 
(8) condemns the United Nations General As-
sembly for electing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
to the United Nations Human Rights Council 
(UNHRC); and 
(9) supports the aspirations of the Vietnamese 
people in their struggle for freedom and human 
rights. 
Æ 
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