In 1975, the communist regime in Laos vowed to exterminate the Hmong “to the last root”. A campaign of ethnic cleansing continues to this day.
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Independent candidates for Vietnam’s general election in May have been arrested for criticising the ruling communist party online.
Read moreVietnamese Woman Sues South Korea Over War Crimes
The case has been more than twenty years in the making and may lead to official recognition of war crimes committed by South Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Read moreThe Disappeared: Laos Criticised at UN Human Rights Council over Enforced Disappearances
The Laotian government has come under scrutiny over a series of alleged enforced disappearances of community development activists that contested the increasing use of land seizures for the benefit of Chinese and Vietnamese investors.
Read more“A Son Who Has Seen A Number of Jail Terms:” Vietnamese Environmentalist on Hunger Strike
Three demonstrators detained in Vietnam have been on a hunger strike since 5 September 2020 in protest of prison conditions and the involvement of authorities in abuses.
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