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Civil society urges European Parliament not to ratify EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement without firm guarantees on human rights – Phạm Chí Dũng arrested in Vietnam

December 3, 2019 Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR 0

BRUSSELS, 3rd December 2019 (VCHR) – At a Conference on “Human Rights and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)”, hosted by MEP Julie Ward (S&D Group) and organized by Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), civil society organizations urged Euro-MPs not to ratify EVFTA until …

EU-Vietnam Free trade agreement (FTA) & Investment protection agreement (IPA) : Art 21TUE

December 3, 2019 Opinions, Resources 0

Issues at stake Lack of Ex-ante human rights impact assessment – lack of guaranties regarding ex-post assessmentOne of the weaker TSD Chapter compared to other agreementslack of human rights guarantees 1. Lack of ex ante Human rights impact assessment (HRIA) The Ombudsman, in February 2016, concluded that the refusal of …

Human Rights and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement – Remarks by Penelope Faulkner, Quê Me: Vietnam Committee on Human Rights

December 3, 2019 Latest posts, News, Opinions, Press Release, Resources, VCHR 0

3rd December 2019, European Parliament, Brussels, Room A5G315 May I extend warm thanks to MEP Julie Ward for hosting this meeting, and to all those attending. I would like first to apologise for Vo Van Ai, President of VCHR, who is unable to speak here today due to ill health. …

Vietnam: Arbitrary detention of journalist Pham Chi Dung

November 22, 2019 Latest posts, News, Others, Press Release, VCHR 0

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 003 / 1119 / OBS 097 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment/ Obstacle to freedom of expression Vietnam November 22, 2019 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention …

European Parliament castigates Vietnam for systematic violations of human rights and detention of political prisoners

November 15, 2018 Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR 0

PARIS, 15th November 2018 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the resolution adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg today on “Vietnam, notably the situation of political prisoners”. The resolution was tabled jointly by six major political parties from across the political spectrum [i]. The …

Open Letter: EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement contravenes the EU’s human rights obligations

November 7, 2018 Press Release, Resources, VCHR, VCHR Reports & Publications 0

Brussels, 7 November 2018 Dear Ms. Malmström, FIDH and VCHR wish to express their concern over the draft EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement that was made public in late September 2018, which, to our view, fails to provide sufficient human rights safeguards, and as a consequence, puts the EU …

VCHR welcomes release of Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà, condemns Vietnam’s policy of “exporting dissent”

June 8, 2018 Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR 0

PARIS, 8th June 2018 (VCHR) – The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) welcomes the release of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài and his assistant Ms. Lê Thu Hà from prison in Hanoi. They were released late on Thursday evening (7th June) and put immediately on a …

EU Delegation raises serious human rights concerns during visit to Vietnam

February 24, 2017 FoRB, Latest posts, News, Press Release, VCHR 0

PARIS 24 February 2017 (VCHR) – A delegation of Members of the European Parliament visiting Vietnam from 20-24 February 2017 expressed serious concerns about violations of social and political rights including freedom of expression and association, freedom of religion or belief and freedom of the press. They said they were …

EUobserver : EU sacrifices human rights for Vietnam free trade

April 27, 2016 Press Review, Resources 0

BRUSSELS, 27 April 2016 – For almost six months, the family and friends of imprisoned Vietnamese lawyer and activist Nguyen Van Dai have been waiting to hear what will happen to him. Dai was arrested on 16 December 2015, hours before a planned meeting with EU officials in Hanoi. Since …

EU-Vietnam FTA: GUE, Greens, and civil society obtain partial but important victory for human rights

April 23, 2014 News, Press Release, VCHR 0

BRUSSELS-PARIS, 23 April 2014 (FIDH & VCHR) – The resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 17 April 2014 on the state of play of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is an important step towards strengthening human rights protection, FIDH and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said …

Quê Me Quê Me: Action for democracy in Vietnam & Vietnam Committee on Human Rights

Tag Archives: EVFTA

Civil society urges European Parliament not to ratify EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement without firm guarantees on human rights – Phạm Chí Dũng arrested in Vietnam

EU-Vietnam Free trade agreement (FTA) & Investment protection agreement (IPA) : Art 21TUE

Human Rights and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement – Remarks by Penelope Faulkner, Quê Me: Vietnam Committee on Human Rights

Vietnam: Arbitrary detention of journalist Pham Chi Dung

European Parliament castigates Vietnam for systematic violations of human rights and detention of political prisoners

Open Letter: EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement contravenes the EU’s human rights obligations

VCHR welcomes release of Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà, condemns Vietnam’s policy of “exporting dissent”

EU Delegation raises serious human rights concerns during visit to Vietnam

EUobserver : EU sacrifices human rights for Vietnam free trade

EU-Vietnam FTA: GUE, Greens, and civil society obtain partial but important victory for human rights