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August 16, 2010
The Democracy Fix for the South China Sea

China is once again mixing belligerent rhetoric with military exercises, sending shudders through Southeast Asian capitals. At the heart of these words and actions is the claim that the entire South China Sea -- through which nearly 50% of all international trade must transit

May 27, 2010
Rights group accuses Vietnam of stifling online dissent

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Vietnam of mounting a sophisticated and sustained attack against online dissent, including detaining and intimidating anti-government bloggers.

May 7, 2010
Cry for Freedom in Laos, Rally in the Capital

Demonstrators gathered in front of the Embassy of Laos in Washington May 1 to protest the country’s communist regime, despite the 82 degree heat.

April 16, 2010
Letter to President Obama in regards to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Visit

As a President who has demonstrated strong determination to restore honor to democracy, we would like to express our serious concerns regarding ongoing human rights violations in Vietnam.

April 13, 2010
U.S. tells Vietnam human right issues may impede ties

A senior U.S. diplomat told Vietnamese officials on Monday he was concerned human rights issues could impede the development of bilateral economic and trade ties.

April 8, 2010
Amnesty calls Asean to task over Burma abuses

Amnesty International urged regional leaders to address immediately Burma’s violation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) human rights charter, joining the chorus of regional lawmakers critical of the Burmese regime on the eve of the bloc’s summit in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

April 8, 2010
Thai unrest, Myanmar overshadow ASEAN summit

Southeast Asian leaders open talks Thursday with their vision of building a regional community of nations overshadowed by major unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's widely criticised election plans.

March 28, 2010
Groups seek Asean support for refugees

JAKARTA :Human rights advocates in Southeast Asia are calling on the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights to do more to protect the region's refugees.

March 23, 2010
Activists call for Laos dam to suspend operations

HANOI — The largest hydroelectric project in Laos, which began selling power to Thailand last week, should suspend operations until it has fulfilled its obligations to local people, activists said Tuesday.

March 10, 2010
VIETNAM: Human rights lawyer and blogger arrested just three days after completing jail term

Reporters Without Borders condemns the way the authorities are treating human rights lawyer and blogger Le Thi Cong Nhan, who was detained for three hours yesterday, just three days after she was released on completing a three-year jail sentence.

March 5, 2010
LAOS MEMORANDUM by Dr. Khampheo PHIPHAK (Engilsh)

Throughout the history of Laos, discord, caused by foreign interference and invasion, appeared among the Laotian people several times. Similarly, past reconciliations between the Laotians resulted from pressure on the part of prejudicial foreign powers,

March 5, 2010
LAOS MEMORANDUM by Dr. Khampheo PHIPHAK (French)

Tout au long de l'histoire du Laos, des discordes apparues au sein du peuple laotien furent, à plusieurs reprises, des causes de l'ingérence ou de l'invasion étrangère. Il en fut de même des réconciliations entre les laotiens dans le passé;

March 5, 2010
Laos, Vietnam Peoples Army Unleashes Helicopter Gunship Attacks on Laotian and Hmong Civilians, Christian Believers

"Helicopter gunship attacks have intensified against Lao Hmong villagers and civilians in Laos, including enclaves of Hmong Protestant Christian, Catholic and Animist believers who have fled to the jungle and mountains...," said Philip Smith of the CPPA in Washington, D.C.

March 5, 2010
US sees 'spike' in Vietnam human rights issues

HANOI — There has been a spike in human rights issues in Vietnam but dialogue, not harsher measures, is the way to respond, the United States ambassador said Wednesday.