Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
DHAKA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday,…
Category: Human Rights
Human rights group urges Laos to implement rights recommendations
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Laotian government on Friday to implement key recommendations regarding enforced disappearances and violations…
Christians in Laos driven from their homes, forced to live in rainforest
Despite the fact that the constitution and religious freedom laws in Laos officially guarantee the right to worship, Christians in…
Lao democracy activist seriously wounded in knife attack in France
Joseph Akaravong was granted asylum in France in 2022, rights group says. His assailant remains at large. Exiled Lao democracy…
UN Rights Review of Laos Spotlights Lack of Progress
Attacks on Dissidents and Activists; Cross-Border Abuses Persist A United Nations review of Laos’ human rights record showed little progress…
BREAKING: FATF grey list update – Laos and Nepal added, the Philippines removed
THE Philippines has been removed from the FATF ‘grey list’, while both Laos and Nepal have been added, in the…
Nepali victims of cyber slavery stranded in Laos
A number of Nepali migrant workers are reportedly forced to work as cyber slaves in Laos while the Nepal Police…
US issues sanctions against companies in Laos, China tied to North Korean IT worker scheme
The U.S. sanctioned two North Korean nationals and several companies based in Laos and China on Thursday for helping facilitate…
Laos: Increased surveillance around ASEAN meeting, Myanmar activists deported and no progress around disappearances
Civic space in Laos is rated ‘closed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. The fundamental freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly…
Laos releases blogger jailed for criticizing govt flood response
The communist-ruled nation regularly ranks low in the global freedom of press indexes The communist government of Laos released a…
Anti-Terror Agency Chargesheets CEO Of Laos-Based Firm In Cyber Fraud Case
Sudarshan Darade was arrested by NIA Mumbai in June this year and has been named in the chargesheet as a…
Laos: Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the…