Tag: European Union

Rights groups urge EU to reject Vietnam free trade deal

Dozens of organisations including rights groups and pro-democracy activists have urged the European Union to reject a proposed free trade…

Open Letter to Reject the EU-Vietnam FTA: NO FREE TRADE WITH UNFREE REGIMES

June 6, 2018 To: The Council of the European Union The Members of the European Parliament We, the undersigned organizations,…

Rights Groups Welcome EU Resolution, Call for Release of Vietnamese Human Rights Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai

International human rights organisations welcome the European Parliament’s decision to pass a resolution addressing the ongoing crackdown on freedom of…

Vietnam should respect the right of freedom of expression, says DROI Chair

I have learnt with dismay of the 7 year sentence against Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa for expressing his views on…

Meetings with Members of the European Parliament regarding the recent crackdown on human rights in Vietnam

Representatives of Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Viet Tan met with seven Members of the European…

Statement by the Spokesperson on the arrest of lawyer Nguyen Van Dai

December 18, 2015 Mr Nguyen Van Dai, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender, was arrested in Hanoi on Wednesday…

German Commissioner Meets with Jailed Human Rights Lawyer Le Quoc Quan

June 10, 2015 Mr. Christophe Strässer, commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the German Federal Foreign Office,…