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Laos: States should ask
2025-05-04 00:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
FrançaisEspaolEnglish Make a Donation Menu Who are we? International Federation for Human Rights Our organisation Our funding Contact Recruitment Impacts Regions Africa Americas Asia Issues Human Rights Defenders Womens Rights Migrants Rights LGBTQI+ rights International Justice Death Penalty Terrorism, surveillance and human rights Advocacy United Nations European Union African Union Other regional organisations Litigation Press Home [english] Region Asia Laos Laos: States should ask() Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record15/12/2024Statement LaosHuman Rights Defenders @ Sombath Somphones family On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals worldwide, urge United Nations (UN) member states to express their concern over this continuing crime and to call for the prompt resolution of Sombaths case...
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