An AO/dioxin victim in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)With the title “We want to break the silence on the consequencesof Agent Orange in Vietnam”, the article affirmed that sixty years after thestart of the spraying of the herbicide by the US army in Vietnam, theconsequences are still present.
According to the article, sixty years ago, on August 10,1961, the US military first sprayed the Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide containingdioxin - the substance responsible for many cases of cancer and birth defects, in the southern part of Vietnam.
In French history and geographybooks, at the secondary and high school levels, the Vietnam War is alsomentioned. However, the content of the teaching is limited at the main featuresof the past war, but does not mention to the catastrophic consequences that stilllinger until today, according to the article.
The country and people of Vietnam are used to seeingdisfigured faces and bodies, and the unfortunate lives are also used to livingin silence, and enduring pain, the article said, stressing that it is necessaryto break this silence.
The Collectif Vietnam-Dioxine association argued that all AOvictims do not deserve to suffer the pain and disadvantages, live in difficultconditions and have almost no access to services.
The association emphasised the need to fight for justice forthem in Vietnam as well as in other countries.
The association proposed the French parliamentarians participate in compensating for the injustices suffered by all AOvictims by acknowledging the crimes committed in Vietnam and in its neighboringcountries such as Cambodia and Laos.
It also called for an official day to commemorate thevictims, as well as the consideration of introducing about the impact of theVietnam War on people and ecosystems at schools.
The association affirmed that it will continue to join efforts to support Vietnam./.
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