In an article published on 25 February in Le Monde , journalist Brice Pedroletti features Lao human rights lawyer and Manushya Foundation Founder & Executive Director Emilie Palamy Pradichit , who warns of a chilling pattern of “accidents” facing government critics. “Several critical voices have been found dead in circumstances described as accidents… Investigations lack transparency, official conclusions are brief and unconvincing, and no accountability is ever established.

In an interview with Valentin Cebron for La Croix , published on 24 February, Emilie Palamy Pradichit , Lao woman human rights defender and Founder & Executive Director of Manushya Foundation, raises the flag on a deeply alarming pattern in Laos: ➡️ Enforced disappearances ➡️ Deaths labeled as “accidents” under suspicious circumstances ➡️ Total absence of independent investigations As Emilie Palamy underscored, the repetition of these cases is not random. It is creating a pe

“Enforced disappearances are truly a preferred weapon of the Lao government to silence dissenters.” – Emilie Palamy Pradichit , Lao woman human rights defender and Founder & Executive Director of Manushya Foundation In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), published 22 February (the same day as Laos’ national elections), Emilie warned about escalating repression in the country following the disappearance of vocal Lao state critic Bao Mo Khaen, also known as “M

For years, defenders and communities in Laos 🇱🇦 have faced intensifying repression, including transnational repression, for speaking truth to power. Now? They are officially recognised! In August 2025, Manushya Foundation and Power by Keyboard submitted a bold report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, exposing systemic repression and rights violations in Laos. 🇺🇳 We didn’t just send a document. We went to Geneva ourselves. ✈️ Our Founder & Execut

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