Human rights in Vietnam after Obama's visit
Credit: cnn.com Than Nguyen - 9/6/2016 President Barack Obama's three day visit left a lasting and significant impact on the future of Vietnam. On the very first day of diplomatic engagements, the US President announced the lift on the sale of lethal weapons to Vietnam which had been in place for more than five decades, removing the last barrier in the normalisation process of bilateral relations between the two countries. Contrary to some news report from Vietnam, request to purchase US weapons would still be considered on a case by case basis and subject to conditions including human rights. In June 2013, Vietnam's then President Truong Tan Sang and Obama jointly issued a statement on the Comprehensive Partnership between the US and Vietnam, listing 9 areas of cooperation including the promotion and protection of human rights. Since then, Vietnam has ratified the United Nation's Convention against Torture and in July 2014 allowed the United Nations' Special Rap...