WASHINGTON- Commissioner Leonard A. Leo will testify before the
Congressional Caucus on Vietnam regarding restrictions on the freedom
of religion in Vietnam that prompted the U.S. Commission on
International Religious Freedom to recommend that Vietnam be
re-designated a "country of particular concern," or CPC, in its 2008
Annual Report.
The hearing, "Human Rights Conditions in Vietnam and Suggestions
for U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue," will be chaired by Rep. Zoe
Lofgren (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, and
will be attended by Reps. Tom Davis (R-VA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Loretta
Sanchez (D-CA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ).
Other confirmed witnesses include Do Hoang Diem, Chairman, Viet Tan, Dr. Binh Nguyen
Co-Chair, Non-Violent Movement for Democracy in Vietnam, and Tammy
Tran, President, Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking
(VietACT). The hearing will take place in Rayburn House Office
Building, Room B318, on Wednesday, May 14, at 4-5:30 p.m.