Articles in English
This month marks the 10th anniversary of a marine disaster in Vietnam, caused by the release of toxic chemicals by the Formosa steel plant off the coast of Hà Tĩnh province.
As the victims have no legal recourse domestically, they have had little option but to seek justice with the support of overseas Vietnamese. As of 2025, almost 8,000 victims filed a lawsuit with the help of diasporic communities.
Victims of transnational human rights violations caused by multinational corporations (MNCs) are often confronted with substantial impediments to effective remedies. While justice is de facto unattainable in host state courts, due to weak government or the absence of judicial independence, barriers that prevent victims from litigating in home states are no less insurmountable. Transnational litigation in home states has faced jurisdictional challenges. Defendant corporations have argued that home state courts are not the most appropriate forum to hear a case involving foreign torts.1
We are writing to express our deep concern over the ongoing plight of the victims affected by the environmental disaster caused by the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation in central Vietnam in 2016. Despite assurances from the Vietnamese government that the situation has been resolved, numerous indications challenge this narrative and many victims have yet to receive justice and proper compensation. Numerous victims who have suffered significant losses have filed lawsuits, only to face denial and violence from the authorities when seeking legal recourse. Advocates who have spoken up for the victims have been unjustly imprisoned, with harsh sentences as long as 20 years, further exacerbating the injustice.
It has been more than eight years since the incident. Formosa
dumped over 100 metric tons of toxic waste into the Vietnamese
ocean, including cyanide, chlorine, mercury, and heavy metals…
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.
Phil – 3 Minutes Nov-29
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