Ca^.p Nha^.t Ve^` Du+. Lua^.t Nha^n Quye^`n Cho Vie^.t Nam

Washington, nga`y 3 tha'ng 3, 2003 (CRFV)

Nhu+ dda~ tho^ng ba'o tru+o+'c dda^y, Da^n Bie^?u Christopher Smith (Co^.ng Hoa`, New Jersey) se~ dde^. na.p du+. lua^.t Nha^n Quye^`n Cho Vie^.t Nam Na(m 2003 va`o thu+' Na(m to+'i dda^y. Nha(`m ta.o ha^.u thua^~n cho du+. lua^.t na`y, UBTDTG/VN dda~ pha't ddo^.ng chie^'n di.ch va^.n ddo^.ng ca'c vi. da^n bie^?u o+? Ha. Vie^.n ddo^`ng ba?o tro+. cho du+. lua^.t.

DDe^'n nay dda~ co' 10 vi. da^n bie^?u ddo^`ng ba?o tro+.:

Ed Royce (Co^.ng Hoa`, California)
Dana Rohrabacher (Co^.ng Hoa`, California)
Frank Wolf (Co^.ng Hoa`, Virginia)
Mark Souder (Co^.ng Hoa`, Indiana)
Mike Pence (Co^.ng Hoa`, Indiana)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Co^.ng Hoa`, Florida)
Tom Davis (Co^.ng Hoa`, Virginia)
Joseph Crowley (Da^n Chu?, New York)
Zoe Lofgren (Da^n Chu?, California)

DDie^`u dda'ng chu' y' la` nu+~ Da^n Bie^?u Ileana Ros-Lehtinen la` chu? ti.ch Tie^?u Ban Quo^'c Te^' Vu. va` Nha^n Quye^`n, no+i ma` du+. lua^.t se~ ddu+o+.c bie^?u quye^'t dda^`u tie^n. Ba` la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ti. na.n co^.ng sa?n Cuba va` do ddo' thu+o+`ng xuye^n u?ng ho^. cho ca'c no^~ lu+.c tranh dda^'u cho nha^n quye^`n cu?a ca'c ngu+o+`i ti. na.n co^.ng sa?n Vie^.t Nam.

Nga`y 4 tha'ng 3, mo^.t pha'i ddoa`n cu?a UBTDTG/VN(CRFV) se~ dde^'n tu+`ng va(n pho`ng cu?a ca'c da^n bie^?u ta.i Hoa Thi.nh DDo^'n dde^? va^.n ddo^.ng the^m su+. u?ng ho^.. Mu.c tie^u cu?a Uy? Ban la` co' ddu+o+.c 25 vi. da^n bie^?u ddo^`ng ba?o tro+..

UBTDTG/VN(CRFV) ke^u go.i quy' vi. ddo^`ng hu+o+ng o+? ca'c tie^?u bang tie^'p tu.c va^.n ddo^.ng da^n bie^?u ddi.a phu+o+ng mi`nh ddo^`ng ba?o tro+. cho du+. lua^.t, tru+o+'c khi du+. lua^.t ddu+o+.c ddu+a va`o Tie^?u Ban Quo^'c Te^' Vu. va` Nha^n Quye^`n va`o tru+a thu+' Na(m (nga`y 6 tha'ng 3) to+'i dda^y. Chu'ng to^i go+?i ke`m dda^y la' thu+ ma^~u, xin quy' vi. go+?i fax va`o ca'c va(n pho`ng da^n bie^?u cu?a mi`nh, va` mo^.t ba?n hu+o+'ng da^~n dde^? quy' vi. go.i va`o va(n pho`ng cu?a vi. da^n bie^?u thu'c dda^?y the^m.

Ne^'u ca^`n the^m tin tu+'c, xin lie^n la.c vo+'i UBTDTG/VN (CRFV) o+? so^' ddie^.n thoa.i 301-365-2489.

Tra^n tro.ng ki'nh ba'o
Ngo^ Thi. Hie^`n

Thu+ Ma^~u:

March 4, 2003

Congressman ____________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington DC 20515

Dear Congressman _____:

We call on you to support the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2003, soon to be introduced in the House of Representatives. A similar bill was introduced in the House in 2001 and passed by a margin of 410 to 1 but was stalled in the Senate.

Since the U.S. Congress ratified the Bilateral Trade Agreement with Vietnam, human rights conditions in that Communist country have deteriorated significantly. Hundreds of individuals have been arrested and detained for peacefully voicing their opinions or for practicing their religions.

It is important that our government puts Vietnam on notice that doing business with that country does not mean that we condone its gross violations of human rights. Please be an original co-sponsor of the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2003.

Please call George Phillips at the office of Rep. Chris Smith at x53765 by noon on March 6 to co-sponsor this bill.

Sincerely,

(Name)
(Address)

Ca'c ddie^?m tri`nh ba`y khi go.i ddie^.n thoa.i dde^'n va(n pho`ng da^n bie^?u:

1. We call on you to support the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2003, soon to be introduced in the House of Representatives.

2. A similar bill was passed 410 to 1 in the House in 2001 but stalled in the Senate.

3. Over the past 18 months, human rights conditions in Viet Nam have deteriorated significantly.

4. Please call George Phillips at the office of Rep. Chris Smith at x53765 by noon on March 6 to co-sponsor the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2003.