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A bill on human rights in Vietnam passed by the US House of Representatives on September 11 is “flawed” and based on inaccurate information, a congressman has said.

Congressman Eni Faleomavaega of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, said the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2011(H.R. 1410) is “the wrong way forward” and “fails in its purpose.”

The bill, promoted by the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, envisages imposing certain limitations on foreign aid and limiting non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam unless the US government ensures Vietnam “has made progress towards promoting democracy and human rights.”