Category: Laos
Elderly Lao Man Held in Land Dispute Released on Bail
A 69-year-old Lao man who was detained two months ago for refusing to give up land that had been in his family since 1965
Despite Efforts to Stamp Out Corruption, Laos Remains Corrupt
“That’s why our government is getting poorer and poorer and our government workers getting wealthier and wealthier. That’s wrong; that’s illegal. Our country is going to go bankrupt soon,”
Don Sahong Hydropower Project Comes Online
The Don Sahong Dam is a run-of-the-river dam near Khone falls on the Mekong. It has an installed capacity of 260 MW.
Behind the Cage, Tigers Face Threats Across Asia
Current scale of captive breeding operations within tiger farms, particularly in Laos, are “a significant obstacle” to the protection and recovery of wild populations.
Police Detain Eight Would-be Protesters in Lao Capital Vientiane
They were planning protests calling for free speech and condemning land grabs and dam projects, later releasing six of them
Human Rights Watch Condemns Lao Government for Continued Detention of Elderly Landowner Over Property Dispute
“Wherever land grabbing takes place in Laos, villagers owning land who resist face being jailed, showing yet again how the Lao government abuses the human rights of villagers on lands the government requires.”