[HRW] Japan: Withdraw from Coal Power Plant Project in Vietnam
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.
The 5 reasons the Vung Ang 2 coal power plant is a financial and environmental disaster
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…
The Ruling of Taiwan Supreme Court: “The Ruling of Taiwan High Court above is rescinded and Taiwan High Court shall make a new ruling”
In matters in respect of claims of damages between the petitioners and Formosa Plastics Corporation, Ltd., et al. the petitioners filed an interlocutory re-appeal against the Ruling of Taiwan High Court of March 16, 2020 (Appeal No. 1466 Ruling of 2020), the Court’s ruling is as the following:
RFA: US Lawmaker ‘Adopts’ Jailed Vietnamese Journalist as Prisoner of Conscience
U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal announced on Friday that he has officially adopted Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Van Hoa, an RFA contributor jailed for seven years in Vietnam, as a prisoner of conscience under the Defending Freedoms Project …
RFA: Family of Jailed Vietnamese Former RFA Videographer Appeal to Visiting Pompeo for Help
The family of a Vietnamese political prisoner and former RFA videographer have appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to advocate for his release during his visit to Vietnam
Groups again appeal for compensation in Vietnam pollution case
Taipei, April 17 (CNA) Local civil groups have decided to continue their pursuit of compensation on behalf of Vietnamese from a Taiwanese company for polluting their homeland after a district court found that Taiwanese courts did not have jurisdiction in the case. Members of the groups, including the Vietnamese migrant workers’ office of the Catholic…
FHS Case Reappeal Press Conference “Taiwan Can Help, so Can Taiwan Court!” Taiwan Courts Can Try Transnational Tort Cases!
The Formosa Ha Tinh Steel case (hereinafter refers to as the FHS case) was overruled by the High Court on March 20 on the grounds that Taiwan has no jurisdiction, and the original ruling is, therefore, sustained.
Speech of Rev. Nguyen Van Hung, Representative of the Justice for Formosa’s Victims (JFFV) At the Press Conference at Taiwan Supreme Court on April 17, 2020
Ladies and Gentlemen, On March 20, 2020, the Higher Court of Taiwan dismissed a lawsuit filed by 7,875 victims of an environmental disaster caused by Ha Tinh Steel Formosa Corporation. The victims have been grieved and disappointed by the district and higher courts’ decision to not hear the case against the Formosa Group for their…
Taipei Times: Vietnamese plaintiffs to fight dismissal of FPG case
After efforts to take the group to court in Vietnam met with government intervention, the fishers brought their case to Taiwan , hoping to receive justice… the district court had accepted NT$1.2 million (US$39,234) in payment for the case, but on Wednesday dismissed the suit on grounds that it had no jurisdiction over it…
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