The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its member organisation Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), and Global Witness lodged a complaint with the European Commission’s trade department, stating that Hanoi’s ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders working on sustainable development violates the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
In a complaint filed […] to the European Commission’s Single Entry Point, FIDH, VCHR, CSW, and Global Witness outlined how the Vietnamese government’s systematic suppression of individuals and organisations working on sustainable development violates EVFTA, which came into force in August 2020.
“The government of Vietnam is imprisoning individuals who express legitimate concerns on environmental protection, labour and land rights violations, and the socio-economic impacts of infrastructure and investment projects. This crackdown is unacceptable and also undermines effective monitoring of the EVFTA’s sustainable development clauses”, said Gaëlle Dusepulchre, Deputy Director of FIDH’s Business, Human Rights & Environment Desk.
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A feature of modern EU trade agreements, trade and sustainable development chapters require partners to ratify and implement fundamental international labour rights and environmental conventions, and to commit to upholding civil society participation, freedom of association, and access to information.
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“The EU needs to be firmer in insisting that states uphold the commitments and obligations they have made in their trade arrangements with the EU – in the case of Vietnam, this includes those listed in the EVFTA’s Trade and Sustainable Development chapter. Pursuing adherence to these terms is in line with both the interests and the values of the EU, including human rights – at a time when these are gravely under threat”, said Jonathan de Leyser, CSW’s Senior EU Advocate.
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Yeah. Suppressing those groups is a good thing. They’re only there to destabilize and sow dissent because Vietnam is a successful communist country.
Your statement is outright false and dehumanizing. As the article says, amongst others, the Vietnamese government is “imprisoning individuals who express legitimate concerns on environmental protection, labour and land rights violations”, and is committing severe crimes against humanity, e.g., the systematic suppression of individuals and organisations working on sustainable development.
Just read the article.
Calling this “successful” is dehumanizing and disgusting.
“successful communist country”.
Communist? Is communism allowed to have billionaires and be indistinguishable for state capitalism except for the colour of the flag?
…s…sarcasm?
Lemmy.ml account that was created when hexbear lost their domain? Naa, that is at best a trolling attempt.
