From April 4 to 6, a delegation of European Parliamentarians from the Human Rights Subcommittee visited Vietnam, led by German Congressman Udo Bullmann, Head of the Human Rights Commission. The Delegation included MPs Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Luxembourg), Cheorghe-Vlad Nistor (Romania) and…
Parliament calls on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defenders and journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Le Huu Minh Tuan, as well as all others, detained and sentenced in the country for merely…
Nearly 95% of the legislators of Vietnam’s National Assembly voted in the process of approving the two agreements with the EU: the Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement. After the Vietnamese parliament completes the procedure for ratifying the…
The European Parliament (EP) adopts the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) on February 12, 2020. It is said that a majority of EU parliamentarians voted for the two agreements on Feb 12 because…
On Feb 11, the European Parliament (EP) will vote on the Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam (EVFTA). This is an important vote to determine whether the agreement will go into effect. There have been many voices from international human rights…
As many as 28 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have just signed a joint letter, calling on the European Parliament (EP) to postpone approval of the most ambitious trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam. It is expected that the votes on…
