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Laos shows 'no political will' to solve activist's disappearance, U.N. rights official says
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Laos shows 'no political will' to solve activist's disappearance, U.N. rights official says
Winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards pose for a photography during a ceremony in Manila August 31, 2005. The winners are (L-R) Sombath Somphone of Laos, Yoon Hye-ran of Korea, Jon Ungphakorn of Thailand, V. Shanta of India, Matiur Rahman of Bangladesh and Teten Masduki of Indonesia. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards pose for a photography during a ceremony in Manila August 31, 2005. The winners are (L-R) Sombath Somphone of Laos, Yoon Hye-ran of Korea, Jon Ungphakorn of Thailand, V. Shanta of India, Matiur Rahman of Bangladesh and Teten Masduki of Indonesia.
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By Amy Sawitta Lefevre
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Communist Laos has shown "no political will to solve" the mystery of the abduction of a prominent social activist, a United Nations human rights official said on Monday, on the third anniversary of the kidnapping.
The United Nations and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said police in Laos refused to view new footage of the abduction of Sombath Somphone, a civil society leader who worked to promote sustainable development for the rural poor.
Laurent Meillan of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said the abduction had created "a culture of fear" among workers of non-government organizations in Laos, one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.
"We are not aware of any progress since the government's commitment at the U.N. Human Rights Council," Meillan told a news conference in Bangkok, referring to an assurance by Laos to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice.
In January, Laos was assessed on its rights record and accepted some recommendations made by the U.N. Human Rights Council, including a call for a transparent investigation into the disappearance of the internationally acclaimed activist.
The Lao foreign ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Human Rights Watch said Laos' human rights record had grown worse since Sombath's disappearance.
Mon Dec 14, 2015 | 11:49 AM EST
Laos shows 'no political will' to solve activist's disappearance, U.N. rights official says
Winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards pose for a photography during a ceremony in Manila August 31, 2005. The winners are (L-R) Sombath Somphone of Laos, Yoon Hye-ran of Korea, Jon Ungphakorn of Thailand, V. Shanta of India, Matiur Rahman of Bangladesh and Teten Masduki of Indonesia. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards pose for a photography during a ceremony in Manila August 31, 2005. The winners are (L-R) Sombath Somphone of Laos, Yoon Hye-ran of Korea, Jon Ungphakorn of Thailand, V. Shanta of India, Matiur Rahman of Bangladesh and Teten Masduki of Indonesia.
Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Laos shows 'no political will' to solve activist's...
X
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Communist Laos has shown "no political will to solve" the mystery of the abduction of a prominent social activist, a United Nations human rights official said on Monday, on the third anniversary of the kidnapping.
The United Nations and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said police in Laos refused to view new footage of the abduction of Sombath Somphone, a civil society leader who worked to promote sustainable development for the rural poor.
Laurent Meillan of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said the abduction had created "a culture of fear" among workers of non-government organizations in Laos, one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.
"We are not aware of any progress since the government's commitment at the U.N. Human Rights Council," Meillan told a news conference in Bangkok, referring to an assurance by Laos to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice.
In January, Laos was assessed on its rights record and accepted some recommendations made by the U.N. Human Rights Council, including a call for a transparent investigation into the disappearance of the internationally acclaimed activist.
The Lao foreign ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Human Rights Watch said Laos' human rights record had grown worse since Sombath's disappearance.
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