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CA AJR41
Joint Resolution
Status
Failed
11/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Young Kim
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AI Summary
- Urges the United States Congress to reinstate the arms embargo on lethal weapons to Vietnam that was lifted by the Obama Administration on May 23, 2016
- Calls for the embargo to remain in place until human rights in Vietnam significantly improve, including the release of all political prisoners and dissidents under house arrest
- Cites ongoing human rights abuses in Vietnam including censorship, forced disappearances, child labor, human trafficking, and at least 45 recorded assaults against dissidents in 2015
- Notes that Vietnam violated its written commitment to not prosecute Vietnamese boat refugees upon their return, instead charging and jailing them for leaving the country
- Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to Congress
Legislative Description
Vietnam: arms embargo.
Last Action
Died at Desk.
11/30/2016
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