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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Lao citizen abducted, not seen or heard from: Sombath Somphone
18 January 2013

Respected member of Lao civil society Sombath Somphone – well known for his work promoting education and sustainable development – was taken away in a truck by ...

Urgent Action       ASA 26/001/2013

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Lao People's Democratic Republic: Amnesty International urges ...
29 September 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 26/003/2010. 29 September 2010. Lao People's Democratic Republic: Amnesty International ...

Public Statement       ASA 26/003/2010

Suggested recommendations to states considered in the eighth round ...
1 March 2010

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of International human rights standards, ...

Document       IOR 41/008/2010

Laos: Joint open letter on treatment of repatriated Lao Hmong
30 January 2010

AI INDEX: ASA 26/002/2010. Choummaly Sayasone. President. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Presidential Palace. Thanon Setthathirat. ...

Open Letter       ASA 26/002/2010

Laos: Refugees forcibly returned to Laos
13 January 2010

The Thai authorities forcibly returned around 4500 Lao Hmong, including 158 recognized refugees, to Laos at the end of 2009. The Lao government is refusing to permit ...

Urgent Action       ASA 26/001/2010

Laos: Peaceful protesters must be released immediately
7 December 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 26/004/2009. 7 December 2009. Laos: Peaceful protesters must be released immediately. ...

Document       ASA 26/004/2009

Laos: Lao People's Democratic Republic: Submission to the UN ...
2 November 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information, as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       ASA 26/003/2009