Laos: Fear for safety/ torture/ ill-treatment/ arbitrary detention

Laos: Fear for safety/ torture/ ill-treatment/ arbitrary detention

Index AI: ASA 26/005/2006
Date de publication: 27 novembre 2006
Catégories: Laos, Asie et Pacifique

A group of 53 ethnic Hmong Laotian asylum seekers, including women and children, were forcibly returned from Thailand to Laos on 15 November, and their whereabouts are unclear. Amnesty International believes the group could be in danger of serious human rights violations, including torture, ill-treatment and arbitrary detention inside Laos.