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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.
Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, members of the Monitor Formosa Alliance, joined by a Vietnamese archbishop and priests representing local plaintiffs, ask the court to account for the dire human rights situation in Vietnam when considering its ruling in the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) lawsuit.
In Louisiana, Formosa Plastics Group plans a $9.4 billion manufacturing complex in a largely Black community
Ha Tinh: Three workers in Ky Anh city were doing maintenance work at the Formosa Company steel mill when an accident caused their death, suspected of being suffocated by CO2.
We, the undersigned 128 organizations from 39 countries call upon the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to reverse its decision to provide financing for the Vung Ang 2 coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam. We also call upon all companies involved to withdraw from the project.
August 7, 2020 – By Market Forces: Vung Ang 2 is a controversial 2 x 600MW coal-fired power station planned in Central Vietnam. The three major Japanese banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Mizuho Financial Group as well as Japan’s export credit bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), are currently…
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