U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month, after another visit to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, accused the United States to implement the "return to Asia" strategy an important step. Among them, Vietnam is the third visit since Hillary Clinton became U.S. Secretary of State.
However, we have in the outside world that the United States and Vietnam, two used to fight each other "enemies" to move towards a "partnership". U.S. media again "human rights" issues come up, if not improve the human rights situation in Vietnam, not political reform, the United States should not "reward" Vietnam.
"Washington Post" 27 Journal article said, in Hanoi last month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the United States will be at the end of this year a new regional trade agreements signed with Vietnam - Pan Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Vietnam hopes to promote economic development through the expansion of trade is understandable, the United States intends to support Vietnam's economic development is commendable. However, although Vietnam is trying to seek forward in economic development, its political system is still stuck in the past the stereotype of the authoritarian and dictatorial.
In fact, this decision of the United States took place in the first stage, the Government of Vietnam, the first anniversary of the arrest of activists shortly before. "Crimes" committed by these activists have been advocating the government make a difference on a platform in a series of human rights and social equity, including environmental, health, legal, political, land and anti-corruption issues. Than a year later, almost all of these activists are still being detained by the government, some people are under house arrest. The article said, Vietnam's real development will come only when effectively promote political reform in Vietnam on full respect for the principles of the law about economic development.
In the past year, the Vietnamese government has arrested members of an informal network of political and social activist. The article said that the arrest and detention of these activists also a violation of the right to protection of procedural due process and a fair trial under the foundation of the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international legal agreements. Detainees, these activists were held incommunicado for several months. Today, most of them are still suffering in prison, unable to get in touch with the outside world, do not know that they have been the reason for detention. They were limited contact with his family. In some cases, detainees absolutely impossible with relatives linked.
The detained people are online reporters, writers blog or participate in citizen reporter training activities. The issues on appeal to multi-party democracy, the opposition could cause irreparable damage to the environment and local residents displaced large bauxite mining project, writing a blog, sign the petition and participate in non-violent protests. In short, they are represented by legal form their own political aspirations.
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