The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission for Human Rights? (International Commission of Jurists) 2016
The Role of the ASEAN Chair? (International Commission of Jurists) 2016
Civil Society in Laos? (The Sombath Initiative) 2016
Enforced Disappearance? (The Sombath Initiative) 2016
Enforced Disappearance in the Lao PDR? (International Commission of Jurists) 2016
A State’s Key Obligations under the Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED)? (International Commission of Jurists) 2016
Freedom of Expression in the Lao PDR? (International Federation for Human Rights) 2016
Laos’ International Human Rights Obligations & Committments? (Civil Rights Defenders) 2016
A Least Developed Country (LDC)? (The Sombath Initiative) 2016

What is…Enforced Disappearance in Lao PDR?
Briefing paper prepared by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Introduction “The phenomenon of enforced disappearances […] is the worst of all violations of human rights. It is certainly a challenge to the very concept of human rights, denial of the...

What is…Civil Society in Laos?
Briefing paper prepared by the Sombath Initiative Historically, the Lao PDR is a country of remarkable ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity. Until recently, most communities, particularly in rural areas, were largely self- sustaining and locally-governed. A...