40th FIDH Congress – 2019 – Taiwan – Urgent Resolution on Environmental Justice in Vietnam Submitted by: Taiwan Association for Human Rights FIDH, meeting on the occasion of its 40th Congress in Taipei, Taiwan Noting that in April 2016, over 300 tons of /sh died in four provinces of the North Central Region of Vietnam:…
The lawsuit against Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) for the marine disaster in Vietnam was ruled by the Taipei District Court as not falling within its jurisdiction (after the plaintiffs paid 1.2 million NTD court fee). The plaintiffs decide to file an appeal to the Taipei District Court on Oct 24, and their lawyers will request…
The Vietnamese government should establish a national research program focusing on the long-term ecological consequences and the recovery of the coastal and marine habitats.
Infamous FHS Polluted Ocean
VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ACCUSE FPC OVERSEAS OF OCEAN POLLUTION
Press Conference for Indictment in Taiwan against Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation for Ocean Pollution
On 11 June 2019, a group of 7,875 Vietnamese plaintiffs launched a lawsuit at the Taipei District Court against the firm Formosa Plastic and eighteen other companies, including China Steel, Japanese steelmaker JFE, related offshore addresses, and their subsidiary company in Vietnam, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, as well as five chief executives. The plaintiffs seek…
Geneva: 27/5/2019: JFFV filed a c
POINT COMFORT, Texas – Các nhà hoạt động xã hội, đã tố cáo sự việc Formosa làm ô nhiễm đường thủy Texas của nhà máy Formosa Texas, sẽ biểu dương bằng thuyền máy trên con sông nhỏ bên cạnh nhà máy Formosa vào sáng thứ Bảy và tổ chức một cuộc họp báo tại đây để yểm trợ cho phiên tòa thứ Hai 25 tháng 5 tại Tòa án Liên Bang Victoria.
MekongEye.com: Lê Quỳnh, Mar. 3, 2019 Duong Thi Canh lives near the sea at Hai Phong village in Ky Loi commune, Ha Tinh province. Her home is about 500 meters from Vung Ang 1 coal power plant in central Vietnam. “Since the operation of Vung Ang 1 coal power plant and Formosa, the air has…
“…As the European Union and Vietnam are currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, the promotion and protection of fundamental rights must remain a common benchmark. The EVFTA commits the European Union and Vietnam…”
Freedom Now is proud to nominate Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Van Hoa for the 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. A videographer for Radio Free Asia, Nguyen has been imprisoned in Vietnam since January 2017 for his reporting on the Formosa environmental disaster.
