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Goldman Environmental Prize recipient Diane Wilson will mark nearly one month of her Global Hunger Strike to demand justice for the Vietnamese communities whose livelihoods were affected by the environmental disaster caused by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant, a subsidiary of the Formosa Plastics Group.
WASHINGTON – On September 28th, members of the International Monitor Formosa Alliance will hold a public briefing on challenges faced by Vietnamese communities whose livelihoods were affected by the environmental disaster caused by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant
New Bloom’s Brian Hioe spoke with Sharon Lavigne, Diane Wilson, Nancy Bui, and Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung on Lavigne, Wilson, and Bui’s trip to Taiwan late last month to attend a Formosa Plastics’ shareholders meeting.
Multinational corporations polluted our land and harmed our citizens. Nonetheless, the government sided with the offenders; meanwhile, the victims, living in the dark, fought hard for a flickering hope of justice.
The Monitor Formosa Alliance will hold a press conference on Dec.2nd, 2022 at 9:20am, Taipei Time at the Legislative Yuan to call upon the Taiwanese government to lower or remove legal barriers for the victims of Formosa Plastics Group’s (FPG)
Please sign the petition to support Formosa Toxic Spill Victims: https://chng.it/SpQhh6mnpM The Formosa toxic spill that occurred in Central Vietnam in 2016 is one of the worst environmental disasters that struck Vietnam ever. The Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of the Taiwanese firm Formosa Plastics, admitted responsibility for the release of toxic chemicals and…
Houston, Texas – An international coalition of Vietnamese American communities, fishermen, environmental and human rights organizations will hold a press conference November 4, 2022, at 11 AM in front of the Taiwanese Economic & Culture Office at 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston TX 77046.
Oai said his five-year sentence was in injustice.
“Look at the two charges. ‘Disobedience of court verdict,’ and ‘resisting officers on official duty.’ I realize they did a lot on my case, from creating false files, forging signatures, to try to prove I did all the things they accused me of,” he said.
Oai said that at the time of his arrest, police thought he had played a pivotal role in organizing the protests against Formosa.
Taiwan’s Supreme Court ordered the Vietnamese plaintiffs to have their POA notarized at Taiwan’s de facto embassies in Vietnam. Nonetheless, the steps required are costly and risky, extremely restricted by the pandemic, and worse, would put them and their families in serious danger of harassment and oppression by local authorities.
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