Vietnamese-French woman presses ahead with historic AO lawsuit

the fight for justice for Agent Orange (AO)/ dioxin victims of Vietnam will continue regardless of the court’s rulings.

Of her three children, the first died of heart defects and the second suffers from a blood disease. She has also contracted a number of acute diseases.

The strength of justice and the truth will win

though the previous lawsuit did not come to a success, it has left a great impact on the people in the US and the world as a whole.

She is a brave women, now the whole world know her as a international justice seeker

The US has been avoiding its responsibility for the sin it had made

The use of 80 million litres of Agent Orange and other herbicides aimed at destroying tropical forests where Vietnamese soldiers were hiding or using as medical stations and military bases, and damaging crops of farmers.

the US army’s action could be described as a chemical war under international law whose serious consequences have endured until now.

the crime must be acknowledged and justice should be done,

she would continue fighting for millions of other victims.

she has never forgotten what the Agent Orange/dioxin has caused in Vietnam, the crime against humanity must be punished and related companies must bear responsibility.

up to now, Vietnamese dioxin/AO victims have yet to receive any compensation, while the affected US servicemen were compensated by these chemical firms.

the 10-year struggle will still continue, she and her friends have been prepared to keep going for many more years

the consequences of the toxins continue has been lingering in Vietnam until now.

Nga is a woman with a robust appearance but suffering from many different severe diseases such as breast cancer, type-II diabetes, high blood pressure, alpha thalassemia and heart-related diseases.

When she was exposed to AO/dioxin in 1966, Nga did not know about the fatal effect of the chemical that can transmit to later generations.

when she gave birth to her first child in 1969, the baby girl lived only 17 months and died due to respiratory and skin problems. Her two others daughters are still alive but have poor health conditions, and a grand-daughter of Nga suffers from heart diseases.

During 1961-1971, the US army sprayed 80 million litres of herbicides and defoliants, 46 million litres of which were AO produced by many companies, including the US chemical manufacturer Monsanto

Agent Orange, which also contains the poisonous dioxin and directly attacks the genetic make-up, has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of sick people in Vietnam.

Even today, in the fourth generation after the end of the war, around 6,000 babies with deformities and serious diseases are born in Vietnam every year,