1 Amendments of Liesje SCHREINEMACHER related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains very concerned about various and ongoing human rights violations in Vietnam, including a crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society organisations, the curtailing of press freedom, freedom of expression and association as well as the application of the death penalty in Viet Nam; calls on Viet Nnam to introduce a moratorium and move towards abolitionon the death penalty and to move towards abolition; also calls on Vietnam to repeal its cyber security law, to release all political prisoners and to introduce a swift timeline for the ratification and implementation of outstanding ILO conventions; highlights that human rights constitute a cornerstone of the trade and sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls for periodic evaluation of progress in the field of human rights and social development as well as the impact of the agreement;