📰 IN THE NEWS: “Laos is becoming the ‘mini North Korea’ of Southeast Asia" says Manushya Founder Emilie Palamy Pradichit to La Croix

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 pervasive climate of fear and insecurity for anyone who dares to speak out.

🚨 Mr. Khaen, who used his online platform to challenge government corruption, is the most recent victim of the Lao state’s repression. Recent developments in his disappearance, now death, raise serious concerns of intimidation tactics against his family. These are seemingly aimed at silencing them and shutting down calls for truth and accountability.

This pattern must not be normalized!

We reiterate our call:

We demand truth and accountability from the Lao state!

Justice for Mr. Khaen! ✊

🔗 Read the full article of La Croix here (written in French).

📌 Learn more about Mr. Khaen’s case at bit.ly/JusticeForKhaenNOW

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