Our report for the fourth UPR Review, Echoes of Injustice: Civil and Political Freedoms Under Siege in Laos, is here to reveal the staggering gap between the Lao government's facade of human rights and the reality it desperately tries to hide. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is essentially a beauty pageant for countries, where they showcase their so-called "best" human rights records—think of it as a glorified talent show for tyrants. Meanwhile, the Lao government smiles