Press Release
Obama and ASEAN in Laos: The questions journalists should be allowed to ask
In advance of the US-ASEAN Summit, the Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do…
September 6, 2016
Press Release
Human Rights Abuses in Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar Must Lead Obama’s Human Rights Agenda for Asian Summit
As President Obama prepares for next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Laos, Amnesty International USA has…
September 1, 2016
Press Release
Laos: WhereIsSombath
As the International Day of the Disappeared is marked around the world, the Laos authorities must promptly, thoroughly and effectively…
August 30, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Laos: Three years on, no progress on case of Sombath Somphone’s disappearance
The Laos authorities must establish an independent commission to uncover the truth about the fate of civil society activist Sombath…
December 14, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Annual Report: Laos 2013
Lao People's Democratic Republic Head of state Choummaly Sayasone Head of government Thongsing Thammavong Restrictions on freedom of expression, association…
May 21, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Laos 2011
Head of state: Choummaly Sayasone Head of government: Thongsing Thammavong (replaced Bouasone Bouphavanh in December) Death penalty: abolitionist in practice…
July 7, 2011
Press Release
Laos: Amnesty International urges immediate and unconditional release of long-held peaceful demonstrators, to guarantee freedom of speech, and to fully respect the rights of asylum-seekers
Document - Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Amnesty International urges immediate and unconditional release of long-held peaceful demonstrators, to guarantee freedom…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Laos: Joint open letter on treatment of repatriated Lao Hmong
Document - Laos: Joint open letter on treatment of repatriated Lao Hmong AI INDEX: ASA 26/002/2010 Choummaly Sayasone President Lao…
March 27, 2011