For years, human rights defenders (HRDs) and communities in Laos have been silenced for speaking truth to power through intimidation, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, and violence. Their struggles were ignored, denied, or deliberately erased. Today, many Lao HRDs continue this struggle from exile , facing transnational repression  through surveillance, threats, intimidation of family members, and cross-border attacks aimed at silencing their advocacy. These patte

Today, we commemorate Sombath Somphone, a renowned Lao activist and community leader. On 15 December 2012, he was abducted in broad daylight in Vientiane. His fate remains unknown. Thirteen years later, no perpetrators have been identified. The Lao government has conveniently failed to conduct a credible investigation and ignored repeated calls for accountability. Even though many high-ranking officials from the time of his disappearance still hold powerful roles today. ⚠️ Th

🚨 While Laos is busy finding new activists and human rights defenders to terrorise, kill, torture, imprison, and arrest, there’s still...

Countless activists have forcibly disappeared due to their courageous acts of openly criticizing their governments, yet their absence...

#JusticeForBounsuan: Another Lao Activist Gunned Down! This time, he’s DEAD! State-sponsored terror: the alarming surge of transnational...

#WhereIsSombath ⚖️ Today marks a full decade, 10 long years since Sombath Somphone’s enforced disappearance, and there is still no...

#Saveวันเฉลิม 🕯️ 2 years since Wanchalerm's disappearance, and there's still no justice from the Thai authorities. Today marks 2 years...

The Lao government routinely targets activists and human rights defenders. Why? Because they speak Truth to power! The Government is...