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New indictment filed in alleged Laos coup attempt

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jun 26 13:49:03 CDT

Those charged include a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and 11 members of California's Hmong community, many of whom fought for America during the Vietnam War. All are free after pleading not guilty to the earlier indictment.

Hmong resettlement village finally sees the light

Posted: Friday 2010 Jun 25 11:06:09 CDT

Mr Khene Lomany, told Vientiane Times last week. The village, consisting of more than 610 houses, was built by the Lao government for over 3,500 homeless Hmong people, including Hmong returnees who had previously migrated to Thailand illegally. Many of them returned to Laos in December last year.

UNDEF Advisory Board

Posted: Friday 2010 Jun 25 11:00:36 CDT

UNDEF Advisory Board Fourth Round endorses Project Secretary-General approval

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100522/APC0101/5220497/Hmong-vets-ended-Vietnam-War-with-no-home

Posted: Saturday 2010 May 22 15:38:37 CDT

GREEN BAY — Vietnam War veterans from the U.S. often returned home to protests and little fanfare. Most Hmong soldiers could not return home at all. The Hmong were drawn into the Vietnam conflict as part of the CIA's

Hmong soldiers who fought in Vietnam with this country unable to return to their own

Posted: Saturday 2010 May 22 15:30:34 CDT

At first, the Hmong didn't want to fight; President Kennedy directed the CIA to contact us,

Laos continues to block public access to deported Hmong tribesmen Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/09/1799393/laos-continues-to-block-public.html#ixzz0i4bHbtMl

Posted: Saturday 2010 Mar 13 10:04:48 CST

The U.S. Embassy in Vientiane confirmed that Peter Haymond, the U.S. deputy chief of mission in Laos, visited returnees at Polikham village in Bolikhamxai province, where 3,000 Hmong are now living. But embassy spokeswoman Shannon Dorsey would give no further details, and a State Department official couldn't verify whether this group includes any of the 158 registered refugees Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/09/1799393/laos-continues-to-block-public.html#ixzz0i4bRxWPj

Hmong returnees look life in eye in barren land

Posted: Monday 2010 Mar 01 20:04:10 CST

ORIKHAMXAY, LAOS : Hmong people repatriated from Thailand to start a new life at a resettlement village in Laos are unsure whether their lives hold out the prospect of much improvement. LITTLE HOPE: Some of the repatriated children. PHOTO: SURAPOL PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN Ban Thonekhan village, 150km east of the capital Vientiane, is in the country's mountainous centre. It is home to 2,768 Hmong repatriated from Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun on Dec 28 last year, and 155 Hmong from Nong Khai who had persons of concern status.

The Hmong Plight Continues as the US Continues their Abandonment

Posted: Monday 2010 Mar 01 20:02:18 CST

The Abandonment of the Hmong by the US Continues Why has the United States turned its back on some of the bravest and loyal people that stood by our side during the Vietnam War? The so-called “Secret War”, which began during the early 1960’s, continues to remain secret in many ways – it is becoming more apparent to me, that the United States and especially the CIA has turned its back on The Hmong and they will face continued suppression at best, and possible genocide at worst. How better to keep a “secret” than to ensure the people that might have knowledge of same, quietly disappear?

Hmong Fear to Speak During US, Thailand Visit

Posted: Saturday 2010 Feb 27 07:48:41 CST

On the day that the Lao government is finally allowing limited access to some 3,000 Hmong refugees forced back to Laos, concern has been raised by Lao and Hmong human rights organizations and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) that hundreds of Lao Hmong refugees have been coerced into signing false “confessions” by authorities in Laos. Lao military and government officials have threatened to severely punish or summarily execute Hmong refugees and their families if they speak out against the Lao regime, or their forced repatriation to Laos. As a result of the bogus confessions that they have recently been forced to sign, Hmong refugees fear retaliation if they speak the truth about their recent plight in Thailand and Laos and human rights violations against them.

Thai, US officials to visit returned Hmong Friday: Laos

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 26 16:32:10 CST

HANOI, Feb 24 (AFP) - Thai and US officials will get access on Friday to a newly built village in Laos where thousands of ethnic Hmong have been housed after their expulsion from Thailand in December. Rights groups and foreign embassies have been seeking access to the returnees to ensure they are being properly treated.

Laos Extracts Forced Confessions To Help Silence Hmong Refugees

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 26 16:21:15 CST

2010-02-26 11:03:23 - “The Hmong refugees in Ponkham village, Pha Lak village and elsewhere in Laos are unable to freely and openly communicate to visiting U.S. and Thai officials and journalists today about the true horrific human rights violations inflicted upon them by the Thai and Lao military for fear of severe retaliation when these foreign visitors leave,” said Vaugh Vang, Director of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council.

Laos: Hmong Refugees Forced to Sign Bogus Confessions

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 26 16:19:33 CST

Hmong refugees are being silenced in Laos after being forced to sign, and in some cases, place their finger prints on bogus confessions drafted by Lao police and military officials seeking to intimidate them with death penalty threats.

Lao Minister Warns Hmong Returnees of Subversion

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 19 18:18:25 CST

Lao Defense Minister Warns Hmong Returnees of Subversive Elements Last Saturday, the Lao Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Douangchay Phichit, paid a special visit to a group of 3000 Hmong returnees resettled in Phonkham village, Borikhan district, Borikhamxay province.

Hmong: Refugees Said to have Little Food, Supplies in Remote Camp in Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Feb 17 16:16:33 CST

Vaughn Vang of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council in Green Bay said Thursday a source told him the refugees were placed in a remote resettlement area, where they were left with few supplies and food. Many need medical attention, Vang said.

The secret army still fighting Vietnam war

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Feb 17 16:15:17 CST

These are the remnants of the Royal Laos Army, hired by the Americans to disrupt Ho Chi Minh supply lines during the Vietnam War. Although Laos had been declared neutral, Vietnamese troops were operating there and the CIA saw it as another front against the spread of communism.

Hmong refugees said to have little food, supplies in remote camp in Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Feb 16 17:30:24 CST

Many Hmong families living in the Fox Valley have lost touch with loved ones who were forcibly removed from refugee camps in Thailand late last year, an advocate says. Additional information These links will open in a new window: ♦ Special section: Hmong resettlement in Fox Valley ♦ Click here to sign up for news, weather and sports text alerts. Vaughn Vang of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council in Green Bay said Thursday a source told him the refugees were placed in a remote resettlement area, where they were left with few supplies and food. Many need medical attention, Vang said. Refugees were left with a few blankets, utensils and pots and pans, he said. Those who had cell phones are not able to use them in the remote area, he said.

Rep. Kind sends letter to Lao government

Posted: Sunday 2010 Feb 14 09:12:20 CST

Congress, Hmong Scholar Urge Laos To Admit UNHCR

Posted: Sunday 2010 Feb 14 08:19:56 CST

U.S. Congressman Howard Berman (CA - Dem.), Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, and eleven senior Members of the House of Representatives, have sent a high-level letter to the Lao government in Vientiane asking it to grant the United Nations access to thousands of ethnic Lao Hmong refugees recently forced back to Laos from Thailand. Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt, author of the award winning book

Hmong refugees sent to remote camp

Posted: Sunday 2010 Feb 14 08:14:32 CST

Thailand, Laos Crisis: Anupong Paochinda's Shameful, Grotesque Visit to Washington, America Condemned

Posted: Sunday 2010 Feb 14 00:07:53 CST

Make Solar Panels at Home in 1 Day WND Exclusive Government silences, deports thousands Human-rights activists alarmed over Thai move

Posted: Saturday 2010 Feb 13 07:46:47 CST

It was Dec. 28 when the Royal Government of Thailand deported more than 4,000 Hmong against their wishes amid a media blackout, with cell phone conduits shut down. An estimated 5,000 Thai soldiers

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

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 12 15:21:52 CST

Thailand's Predator Unwelcome in Washington, D.C. Folowing Forced Return of Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Friday 2010 Feb 12 15:20:34 CST

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

Posted: Thursday 2010 Feb 11 06:30:06 CST

Very intense military attacks by the LPDR regime have occurred since the February 2-10, 2010 against many unarmed Laotian and Hmong groups in hiding in Laos,” Vang explained. “Reliable sources report that Lao Hmong groups in the remote mountainous areas of Phou Bia, Phou Da Phao, Xieng Khouang Province and Saysamboune Laos have been heavily attacked with significant numbers of LPA and VPA ground troops, mortars, artillery, helicopter gunships and chemical defoliants and other lethal means,” Vang said.

Posted: Sunday 2010 Feb 07 21:28:50 CST

Laos says UN can visit Hmong returnees

Posted: Thursday 2010 Feb 04 19:56:39 CST

A spokesman for Laos' government said Wednesday that United Nations representatives are welcome to visit thousands of ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand late last year.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL JOINT OPEN LETTER

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Feb 03 15:39:28 CST

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has requested that your government grant it immediate access to all the Hmong returnees

Laos, Thailand Hmong Refugee Crisis: US Congress Urges UN Access, Resettlement Abroad

Posted: Monday 2010 Feb 01 19:40:05 CST

“We are writing to express our concern regarding the nearly 4,700 Lao Hmong refugees who have been repatriated by the Royal Thai Government to Laos in recent days,” the Members of Congress wrote. “We urgently ask the government of Laos to treat all of the returnees humanely, guarantee access to the international community for independent monitoring, and allow those who are eligible for resettlement to be resettled without delay.” “According to the Royal Thai Army, between 500 and 800 Lao Hmong in Huay Nam Khao camp alone were in danger of being persecuted upon return to Laos… We also ask that you grant the United Nations and other agencies access for independent monitoring…,” the letter said.

Rights groups push Laos on access to returned Hmong

Posted: Monday 2010 Feb 01 19:37:30 CST

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and 16 other rights groups on Monday urged Laos to give foreign observers access to thousands of ethnic Hmong expelled from Thailand.

Laos, Thailand Hmong Refugee Crisis: US Congress Urges UN Access, Resettlement Abroad

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 31 20:46:57 CST

The US Abandonment of the Hmong

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 30 13:38:30 CST

We have a responsibility for these people’s safety – as we promised them we would protect them over 40 years ago. Another lie from the US Government that the rest of the world just ignores.

Editorial: Push for humane treatment of Hmong needed

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 30 13:34:52 CST

We are glad to see that U.S. Reps. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, and Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl signed letters to the deputy prime minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, calling for the humane treatment of the returnees and demanding transparency in the resettlement process.

UNHCR looks for 'dialogue' with Laos over Hmong

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 29 20:35:33 CST

HANOI — The UN refugee agency said Thursday it still has had no access to thousands of ethnic Hmong expelled from Thailand to Laos last month but was looking for

The US Abandonment of the Hmong

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 29 20:33:38 CST

From 1976 to 1979, there were credible reports of chemical warfare used against Hmong villages. Hmong fighting for U.S. in war with an M-16 The world tried to ignore these reports, and some influential voices in the United States tried to discredit the evidence, claiming that the

Laos confirms Hmong returnees treated well

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 29 16:50:54 CST

The Lao government has confirmed that no Hmong returnees have been imprisoned or persecuted upon their return to Laos . Chairman of the Lao-Thai border security sub-committee, Brigadier General Bouasieng Champaphanh, spoke to local and international media and members of the diplomatic corps to Laos at a press conference on Monday (January 25) at the foreign ministry.

Engaging and Rewarding Dictators: Joseph Cao Wants to Send Millions More to Laos, Vietnam to Cleanup Ho Chi Minh Trail

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 29 16:49:16 CST

Hmong graves at Wat Tham Krabok

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 29 16:46:30 CST

Laos confirms Hmong returnees treated well

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 26 17:34:01 CST

Chairman of the Lao-Thai border security sub-committee, Brigadier General Bouasieng Champaphanh, spoke to local and international media and members of the diplomatic corps to Laos at a press conference on Monday (January 25) at the foreign ministry.

Vietnam VPA, LPA Troops Attack Hmong Christians, Villagers in Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 26 17:31:58 CST

We are concerned about this most recent attack by the Lao government and Lao and Vietnamese troops against these innocent and unarmed civilians, who were seeking to live in peace and freedom,” said Vaughn Vang of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council of Green Bay, Wisconsin and St. Paul, Minnesota. “Many of the Lao Hmong people were seriously wounded by the Lao military and have no medical treatment or food.”

Page 1 of 2 Fallen pawns in US's strategic game

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 23 10:42:14 CST

Page 1 of 2 Fallen pawns in US's strategic game By Brian McCartan CHIANG MAI - Thailand's recent decision to send back more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to neighboring Laos has raised hackles with human-rights groups and stoked tensions with the United States and United Nations. The forced repatriation marks a controversial closure to the US Central Intelligence Agency's Vietnam War era support for the rebel Hmong, who continue in small numbers to resist the communist-run Lao government.

Expelled Hmong Imprisoned in Laos

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 23 09:34:06 CST

According to an undercover FFC researcher who recently made a clandestine trip to one of the camps in Phak Beuk, three thousand are being held there in terrible conditions. “Our researcher went to the camp yesterday and told me that the people are only receiving small amounts of rice,” Bhou Than told The Irrawaddy. “They aren’t being given any medicine, no clothes, no shelter, no doctors and he told us that 500 are sick with malaria...they are just living on the ground and being controlled by Lao soldiers with AK47s—we are very concerned by this news.”

Legislators appeal to Laos to aid Hmong

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 23 09:32:12 CST

Vaughn Vang, director of the Lao Human Rights Council in Green Bay, said Hmong living in the United States and other countries are afraid that many returnees will be tortured and subject to other abuse.

Rep. Steve Kagen, Rep. Ron Kind, Sen. Russ Feingold and Sen. Herb Kohl express concern for safety of repatriated Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Jan 20 21:29:55 CST

WASHINGTON — Wisconsin lawmakers and other members of Congress are concerned about the safety of ethnic Hmong recently deported from Thailand to Laos.

LAOS: UNHCR still seeking access to deported Lao Hmong

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 19 16:58:46 CST

BANGKOK, 19 January 2010 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it still has no access to more than 4,000 Lao Hmong deported from Thailand three weeks ago amid an international furore.

Laos pledges to take care of Hmong returnees Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1526499.php/Laos-pledges-to-take-care-of-Hmong-returnees#ixzz0d6NMyXTg

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 19 16:57:23 CST

Vientiane - Communist Laos repeated its vow to take care of 4,500 Hmong returnees until they can fend for themselves, but refused to allow the United Nations to interview them, state media and diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1526499.php/Laos-pledges-to-take-care-of-Hmong-returnees#ixzz0d6NMyXTg

Senators Pushing Laos On Hmong S

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 19 16:55:35 CST

UNDATED (Midwest Communications) Wisconsin Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) were among a handful of Senators pressing Laos on the safety of Hmong refugees. In a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, the Senators asks the government to provide for the safety and well-being of the group of Lao Hmong who were deported from Thailand on December 28th of last year.

Senators Pushing Laos On Hmong Safety

Posted: Monday 2010 Jan 18 17:50:41 CST

Back to Google News US lawmakers see no ill-treatment of Hmong

Posted: Thursday 2010 Jan 14 21:18:33 CST

Vaughn Vang, executive director of the Lao Human Rights Council, a pressure group in the midwestern US state of Wisconsin where many Hmong live, noted that the Pha Lak camp seen by the congressmen was set up before the recent repatriations. Vang voiced concern that repatriated Hmong, particularly men with prominent roles, would face persecution away from the spotlight.

Laos' Secret Jails, Camps: Minnesota Hmong Appeal for Families, US Citizens Jailed in Gulag

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Jan 13 18:25:49 CST

Minnesota Twin Cities’ Hmong families have joined others from California, Wisconsin and other states in appealing for the release of their relatives held in a network of secret prisons and camps in various provinces in Laos. The Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Washington, D.C. has uncovered additional information about the secret prisons and clandestine gulag system in Laos that has been confirmed by Australian human rights advocates, journalists and others.

UN Wants Access to Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Jan 13 18:23:06 CST

BANGKOK—U.N. refugee officials want access to a group of more than 150 ethnic Hmong they believe may have been wrongly repatriated to Laos from Thailand, to find out if they still want to resettle in a third country, according to the refugee agency spokeswoman.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 09 19:56:21 CST

As you know, the United States shares a unique history with the Hmong people. As such, many Members of U.S. Congress are troubled by the sudden, mass-repatriation of the Lao Hmong from Huay Nam Khao camp and the Nong Khai detention center in Thailand. According to the Royal Thai Army, between 500 and 800 Lao Hmong in Huay Nam Khao camp alone were in danger of being persecuted upon return to Laos. Given the limited access that the Lao government currently affords to the international community, we find it extremely difficult to ascertain whether or not the returnees are safe.

Laos: Hmong Refugees Recently Forced Back To Laos.

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 09 09:34:20 CST

The Lao Human Rights Council, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and other organizations have expressed concerns about the treatment of Lao Hmong refugees in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) forcibly repatriated from Thailand to Laos in recent days by the Thai military. They are urging the LPDR to provide the United Nations immediate access to the Lao Hmong refugees. The Lao Human Rights Council of Green Bay, Wisconsin and St. Paul, Minnesota has issued a statement about the crisis facing Lao Hmong refugees forcibly returned from Thailand’s Ban Huay Nam Khao and Nong Khai,Thailand to Laos over the American holiday season.

Editorial: Allow immediate access to Hmong refugees

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 09 09:32:53 CST

Vang said he has

Abandoning the Hmong Again?

Posted: Saturday 2010 Jan 09 09:31:51 CST

The relationship between the Thai government and the Hmong in Laos goes back to 1961, when a CIA officer named Bill Lair, living in Thailand for the previous ten years, had developed a Thai commando team called the Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit, or PARU. It was the PARU who were sent into Laos to train Hmong anti-communist guerrillas under the command of then-lieutenant colonel Vang Pao. Between 1970 and 1974, as many as 20,000 Thai troops were sent to Laos to fight against communist forces. Even after the war's official conclusion, members of the Thai military helped support Hmong insurgents fighting in Laos. Thailand certainly suffered a tremendous influx of refugees from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Burma in the post-Vietnam period, contending with hundreds of thousands of people staying in the country for an indeterminate length of time. It also received massive aid from several countries and from the United Nations to take care of them and to secure its own borders.

Hmong community keeps pressure on to help family in Laos

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 08 11:15:36 CST

Members of the Twin Cities Hmong community meet at the Lao Family Community in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 5, 2010, to discuss the fate of friends and relatives deported from Thailand back to Laos last year. (MPR Photo/Toni Randolph)

Page 1 of 2 Fallen pawns in US's strategic game By Brian McCartan

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 08 11:13:01 CST

On December 28, the Thai military, under the command of 3rd Army chief Lieutenant General Thongsak Apirakyothin, deported 4,371 ethnic Hmong from Huay Nam Khao camp in northern Petchabun province, where many had lived since 2004. About 5,000 officials, civil volunteers and soldiers carrying shields and batons rounded up the camp's residents and sent them across the border, where they were taken to the central Lao province of Bolikhamsai.

Canada targets Thailand for refugee treatment

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 08 11:11:12 CST

In a massive military operation that rounded up people from camps, separated out community leaders, and cut off most outside contact, the Hmong were sent back to Laos - putting an end to the Hmong's three-decade search for asylum following their alliance with the United States during the Vietnam War.

Canada targets Thailand for refugee treatment

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 08 11:07:23 CST

Laos: Hmong Refugees Recently Forced Back To Laos.

Posted: Thursday 2010 Jan 07 17:20:27 CST

Canada targets Thailand for refugee treatment

Posted: Thursday 2010 Jan 07 17:18:20 CST

OTTAWA — Canada is accusing the Thai government of flouting international law by sending UN-designated refugees back to their home country of Laos. Last week, Thailand deported about 4,500 ethnic Hmong, despite pleas from human-rights organizations and oft-stated concerns from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Editorial: Allow immediate access to Hmong refugees

Posted: Thursday 2010 Jan 07 17:11:38 CST

Vaughn Vang, volunteer director of the Lao Human Rights Council in Green Bay, said Tuesday that his sources in Laos have told him that Hmong detainees have been divided into two groups. Less than 2,000 refugees will be released to

US lawmakers demand access to expelled Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2010 Jan 06 20:36:21 CST

WASHINGTON — US lawmakers on Tuesday denounced Thailand for expelling more than 4,000 Hmong into Laos and demanded that the Vientiane government allow immediate international monitoring to ensure their safet

Bloody and Wounded Hmong Refugees Hauled to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:45:28 CST

The Thai military has brutally beaten and seriously wounded hundreds of Hmong refugees in Thailand as it seeks to force them back to the communist regime in Laos they fled. According to reports received from sources inside the main Hmong refugee camp at Huay Nam Khao in Thailand's Petchabun Province the effort to force Hmong back to Laos has been exceedingly violent and bloody

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:42:27 CST

Large Thai Army Convoy Force Hmong to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:38:56 CST

The Lao Human Rights Council, the Center for Public Policy Analysis and Lao Hmong-Americans in the United States have received distressing reports today from refugees in Thailand about a large military convoy of between 50-80 vehicles that has been deployed to the main Hmong refugee camp at Huay Nam Khao in Petchabun Province, Thailand, where between 4000-5000 Lao Hmong refugees are being detained by the Thai military.

Senate Questions U.S.-Thailand Military Funding as Anupong, Abhisit Move To Force Hmong to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:36:28 CST

WASHINGTON & BANGKOK - (Business Wire) Statements by U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) were released on Capitol Hill and Thailand in response to the current Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos.

Laos: Hmong Refugees Recently Forced Back To Laos.

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:25:19 CST

We are deeply concerned about the plight of thousands of Lao Hmong refugees and asylum seekers forcibly returned to Laos in recent days as well as those who were forced back earlier,” said Philip Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Washington, D.C. “We urge the LPDR government in Laos to grant the United Nations immediate and unfettered access to the Lao Hmong refugees recently returned.”

Death threat forces Vang Pao to cancel Laos trip

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:18:24 CST

Gen. Vang Pao has canceled plans to stage a peaceful return to Laos this week after the communist regime announced he would be executed as a Vietnam War criminal if he goes back.

Leaders condemn forced deportation of Hmong

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 16:16:43 CST

y staff, Asian American Press January 04, 2010 Leaders on a local, national and international level are expressing grave concern about reports that the Thai government is deporting more than 4,000 Lao-Hmong refugees from Huay Nam Khao Camp in Petchabun Province, Thailand back to Laos.

Hmong general cancels planned return to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2010 Jan 05 12:57:59 CST

Gen. Vang Pao has canceled plans to stage a peaceful return to Laos this week after the communist regime announced he would be executed as a Vietnam War criminal if he goes back.

In pictures: Forced expulsion of the Hmong

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 03 13:53:11 CST

Laos Human Rights Council Expresses Concerns About Hmong Refugees in LPDR

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 03 13:33:17 CST

On December 27, 2009, at 5:30 A.M., Thailand used more than 5,000 soldiers, nurses and civilian workers to force over 4,000 Lao Hmong refugees at Huay Nam Khao Camp, Petchabun Province, Thailand back to Laos,

End Thai expulsion of Lao Hmong—UN experts

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 03 13:32:30 CST

NEW YORK, United States—The ongoing forcible return of a large number of ethnic Lao Hmong, despite a chorus of international protests, including from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, have sparked the concern of independent United Nations human rights experts.

End Thai expulsion of Lao Hmong—UN experts

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 03 13:27:29 CST

Refugees Are Not Bargaining Chips

Posted: Sunday 2010 Jan 03 13:25:54 CST

WASHINGTON — A virus is sweeping Asia. The symptoms are heightened xenophobia and amnesia about fundamental refugee rights. Australia and Indonesia succumbed first, in October, when they stopped boats carrying Sri Lankans. Neither country would allow the Sri Lankans to disembark even though they came from a country experiencing massive violence and displacement. Almost three months later, one of the boats, holding more than 250 Sri Lankans, remains moored in the West Javan port of Merak.

Hmong deportees face beatings, worse, local relatives say

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 01 14:38:29 CST

Central Wisconsin Hmong residents say they are receiving bad news on the fate of family members who have been forced from Thailand to Laos.

U.N. Demands Access to Lao Hmong Deported By Thailand

Posted: Friday 2010 Jan 01 14:32:56 CST

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it had asked Laos to grant it access to more than 4,000 Hmong asylum-seekers deported from camps in Thailand.

US Hmong await news of relatives in Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 31 19:28:14 CST

Days before Thailand forcibly repatriated 4,500 ethnic Hmong to Laos this week, MaoKao Thao of St. Paul called his terrified brother at a refugee camp.

Kagen calls for action in repatriation Thursday, Local Hmong on edge about family overseas

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 31 18:53:54 CST

Many Hmong living in Northeast Wisconsin fear for their loved ones overseas. “My phone has been ringing constantly,” Vaughn Vang told Channel 5’s Hilary Golston. Vang is the volunteer director of the Laos Human Rights Council based out of Green Bay. He says 8,000 Hmong have been forced to leave refugee camps in Thailand and many have been captured and tortured on their trip back to Laos.

Laos tells UN it's too soon to visit Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 19:06:34 CST

BANGKOK – Laos denied the U.N. immediate access to 4,500 ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand, saying Wednesday it would

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:44:00 CST

Watch Local Hmong anxious about family Online

Laos says no need to fear for Hmong deportees

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:35:19 CST

HANOI — Laos insisted Wednesday that the international community need not fear for thousands of ethnic Hmong expelled from Thailand, after the United Nations and US lawmakers sought access to the deportees.

News Asia-Pacific UN seeks access to Hmong deportees

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:34:05 CST

The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, has asked the government of Laos to allow it access to the more than 4,000 Hmong asylum-seekers recently deported from Thailand

Laos Refugee Crisis: Thailand's General Anupong Paochinda, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Denounced

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:31:49 CST

Laos Refugee Crisis: Thailand's General Anupong Paochinda, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Denounced

Hmong deportees face beatings, worse, local relatives say

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:30:27 CST

Thai military troops on Monday packed more than 4,000 Hmong people who had been living in a camp in Phetchabun, Thailand, onto military trucks for a one-way journey to Laos.

Hmong fear for evicted relatives

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:29:24 CST

Hmong families in the Wisconsin Rapids area are worried about the welfare of friends and relatives who were part of a refugee group in Thailand that was deported Monday to Laos.

Area Hmong worried for relatives overseas

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 30 18:26:23 CST

Uncles are missing. A brother and sister, once in a refugee camp, can't be found. A family member is in jail.

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 23:12:55 CST

Repatriation puts Hmong lives at risk

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 22:34:16 CST

Thailand has long been a safe haven for those fleeing Southeast Asia's wars and brutal regimes. But in an abrupt, shameful reversal of its internationally acclaimed asylum policies, the kingdom is forcibly repatriating about 4,000 Hmong to neighboring Laos, potentially putting their lives in jeopardy. Among those now facing imprisonment, torture or death: family and friends of Minnesota's large Hmong community.

Thai army is muddying the waters over Hmong plight

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 22:10:08 CST

Thai army is muddying the waters over Hmong plight By The Nation Published on December 27, 2009 Effort to dismiss 4,000 as mere illegal aliens flies in face of reality Thai television channels this weekend have been reporting, quoting unnamed sources, that all of the 4,000 Hmong who face deportation back to Laos are illegal migrants looking for ways to get to the United States by any means possible. The reality, however, is that they came to Thailand to make their case - that they were being persecuted by the Lao government because they had fought for the US in a secret war three decades ago - in the hope that a third country would take them in and allow them to resettle. More than three decades after the communists took over in Laos, wave after wave of Hmong continues to cross the border into Thailand. Some are just seeking a better life outside Laos and others are looking to connect with their families resettled in third countries. Some, say members of the international community, are relatives and descendants of men who fought against the communist Laos on behalf of the Thai military and the US in a secret war in the landlocked country. Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that the communists took over the country more than 30 years ago, the world has never really resolved the predicament of these people. A post-conflict resolution for the Hmong was never initiated by the stakeholders, mainly Thailand, the US and the Lao government. One of the sad realities of the Cold War is that it pushed the Hmong all around the world. The Hmong's world is indeed a global one, not just some hilltribe group confined to remote mountaintops as most Thais envision it. And to dismiss the problem as a mere bilateral issue with Laos, as Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has done, is just nonsense. This weekend's television reports said nothing about the growing concern among the international community, including the UN and the US and European Union governments, about the planned forced repatriation of the Hmong. Neither did the reports mention the fact that the UN refugee agency has granted 158 Hmong, currently detained in Nong Khai,

Thailand and the US behave like traitors

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 21:52:55 CST

Not fit to serve in the government I read that the prime minister is generally popular but that Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban is not. Having just listened to the BBC report on the enforced repatriation of Hmong refugees, I was shocked to hear Suthep's comment that

Thailand and the US behave like traitors

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 21:48:29 CST

Thailand and the US behave like traitors Published on December 29, 2009 On Sunday your paper reported that Thailand will begin using the Army to repatriate several thousand Hmong refugees back to Laos. The story deserves more coverage than you gave it. It is a very sad situation that people are being forced at gunpoint back to a place they want to leave. In the midst of this sad story, however, a real tragedy is taking place - one that brings shame to both America and Thailand. First, remember that the Hmong were the Lao mountain soldiers who fought on behalf of the USA and Thailand during the Vietnam War. They were highly regarded as fighters, and they played a major part in keeping Laos in the control of our allies until the end. Among the present Hmong refugees is a small group known as the

Thailand Begins Repatriation to Laos of Hmong Migrants

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 18:25:46 CST

By Sing Bourommavong 28/12/2009 The Human Rights Watch representative in Thailand (Sunai Pasuk) called the repatriation a serious breach in international standards.

Thailand completes Hmong evictions

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 14:00:11 CST

The Thai government has completed the deportation of more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to their homeland in neighbouring Laos. The last of the group crossed the border early on Tuesday after the Thai army evicted them from a refugee camp the previous day.

Hmong arrive in Laos after forced repatriation

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:58:08 CST

More than 4,000 ethnic Hmong have arrived in Laos after being forcibly repatriated from Thailand, despite international protests. The BBC has learned that among those deported is a group of 158 Hmong officially recognised as refugees by the UN, which has expressed its dismay

Repatriated to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:55:53 CST

The first batch of ethnic Hmong people are guarded by the military on a truck on the way out of the Ban Huay Nam Khao camp to the border with Laos, in Phetchabun province about 416 km (258 miles) northeast of Bangkok December 28, 2009. Thailand's repatriation of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos was imminent despite international objections that they could face persecution back home, a senior army officer said on Sunday. Credit: REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

Thailand deports Hmong to Laos in blow to 30-year asylum bid

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:40:10 CST

A force of 5,000 armed with batons and shields entered the camp in Huay Nam Khao village in northern Thailand before dawn to load the Hmong on to trucks, said Colonel Thana Charuvat, coordinator of the operation.

Laos General in Charge of Hmong Repatriation is Denies UN, Amnesty Reports of Attacks

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:31:26 CST

Brigadier General Bouasieng Champaphanh, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Lao Armed Forces, has also been in charge of denying all human rights violations regarding the Hmong, including denying all charges by Amnesty International and others,

Thailand begins to return 4,000 Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:30:02 CST

BANGKOK -- Thailand on Monday began to deport back to Laos more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers, defying intense pressure from the United Nations, the United States and human rights groups that say the deportees could face persecution upon their return.

Do Hmong deported by Thailand face danger in Laos?

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:28:46 CST

Thailand deported more than 4,500 ethnic Hmong to their homeland of Laos, saying they were largely economic migrants, not persecuted refugees. But the US government condemned the move.

U.N. Demands Access to Lao Hmong Deported By Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 29 13:26:16 CST

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it had asked Laos to grant it access to more than 4,000 Hmong asylum-seekers deported from camps in Thailand.

Thailand repatriates Hmong

Posted: Monday 2009 Dec 28 21:37:36 CST

Sun Dec 27, 7:41PM PT - Reuters 1:45 Hmong asylum seekers repatriated to Laos despite international objections.

Thai authorities have completed the repatriation of thousands of Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos

Posted: Monday 2009 Dec 28 21:10:55 CST

Video of Thai authorities have completed the repatriation of thousands of Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos

Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos

Posted: Monday 2009 Dec 28 20:51:08 CST

www.Channelnewsasia.com video on the deportation of Hmong refugees from Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Thailand back to Laos. Type "hmong" in the video search.

Hmong refugees at Huay Nam Khao Refugee Camp in Thailand deported to Laos on December 27, 2009

Posted: Monday 2009 Dec 28 20:46:36 CST

View photos taken on December 27, 2009 through December 28, 2009 of the mass forced repatriation of the Hmong refugees in Huaj Nam Khao refugee camp in Thailand back to Laos.

Thai troops deport 4,000 Hmong to Laos

Posted: Monday 2009 Dec 28 20:31:18 CST

PHETCHABUN, Thailand – Thai troops packed more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong into military trucks Monday for a one-way journey to Laos, all but ending the Hmong's three-decade search for asylum following their alliance with the U.S. during the Vietnam War.

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Thai army begins forced repatriation of Hmong

Thai Military Preparing to Return Hmong to Laos

Posted: Sunday 2009 Dec 27 12:41:02 CST

BANGKOK — The Thai military has mobilized troops and buses and was preparing Sunday to forcibly return 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers to Laos in a lingering echo of the Vietnam War more than three decades ago, human rights groups and other observers said

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Claiming that liberation is at hand for thousands of ethnic Hmong trapped in the jungles of Laos and in a Thai refugee camp, Gen. Vang Pao announced this week he’ll return to Laos after nearly 35 years. “We have to make a change right now. The government of Laos has tried to open the door. We should put something on the table and sit down in peace,” Vang said Tuesday night, in what the Sacramento Bee called a passionate 30-minute speech in Fresno, Calif.

Posted: Saturday 2009 Dec 26 12:23:10 CST

BANGKOK: Thailand will begin repatriating more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos on Monday despite strong international opposition to the move, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.

Defenseless Laos, Hmong Refugees Face Overwhelming Force, Transport Caravan in Thailand

Posted: Saturday 2009 Dec 26 09:52:38 CST

“It will only be a few hours before their lives may come to an end and the world needs to open their eyes and ears to see and hear the desperate cries of these innocent human beings. There is no time for the world to continue denying the atrocities against these innocent children, women, elders, and civilians. It is time for the world to answer their cries and give them a voice. It is time for the world to grant them the life, liberty, and human rights that they, as human beings, deserve. “In just a few hours, 4,532 lives of innocent children, women, elders, and civilians may be killed or forced repatriated to Laos and the world needs to take responsibility for these innocent lives.”

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.Requests the International Communities to support the UN High Commissioner for Refugee of Mr Antonio Guterres to appeal for Halt to Thai Plans to deport thousand of Hmong to Laos. .Requests the International Communities to call for Thai Government to respond and ensure that Hmong return of recognized refugees or other person in needs of international protection to their country of origin is undertaken on a strictly voluntary basis.

Posted: Saturday 2009 Dec 26 08:26:05 CST

Hmong advocates worry Thai officials will send refugees into persecutio

Posted: Saturday 2009 Dec 26 08:24:03 CST

Thailand's prime minister says his country soon might deport 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos amid objections from U.S. and human rights groups who fear the Hmong could face persecution.

Posted: Saturday 2009 Dec 26 00:03:19 CST

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis

Posted: Friday 2009 Dec 25 23:51:40 CST

As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) are urging Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to seriously address this humanitarian crisis and emancipate the Lao Hmong refugees for resettlement abroad.

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Thailand may send Hmong back to Laos

Posted: Friday 2009 Dec 25 09:51:30 CST

An estimated 4,200 ethnic Hmong, many of whom fought for the CIA during the Vietnam War or are related to soldiers who worked with the agency, are set to be expelled from Thailand back to Laos, where they could face political persecution.

Thailand firm on Hmong return despite US, UN calls

Posted: Friday 2009 Dec 25 09:49:46 CST

BANGKOK — Thailand insisted Friday it will stand firm on sending than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite strong calls from the United Nations and the United States to drop the plans

Thailand PM faces backlash over possible expulsion of Hmong

Posted: Friday 2009 Dec 25 09:47:43 CST

Thailand's prime minister sought Thursday to quiet international concerns about the possible expulsion of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, amid objections by U.S. senators and human rights groups who fear they could face persecution

Haven for the Hmong

Posted: Friday 2009 Dec 25 00:00:48 CST

SOUTHEAST ASIA has witnessed more than its share of war and political violence in the past half-century. From the bloody conflict and communist repression in Vietnam, to the killing fields of Cambodia, to the various crackdowns in Burma, the region's woes have generated hundreds of thousands of refugees in need of haven and resettlement. Throughout that time, the most peaceful and politically open country in the area, Thailand, has generally made room for those fleeing persecution and danger

Thailand Asked by U.S., UN Not to Deport Hmong Refugees to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 23:57:12 CST

Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and the United Nations appealed to the Thai government today not to send about 4,200 ethnic Lao Hmong refugees back to Laos against their will.

US Concerned at Possible Expulsion of Hmong by Thailand

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 23:53:29 CST

The U.S. State Department has expressed deep concern about reports that Thailand is preparing to deport more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong from Laos back to that country by the end of the year. The Hmong, who fear persecution by the Laotian government, have been living in a camp in northern Thailand

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 23:51:28 CST

Bangkok - Thailand's Christmas present from the international community Friday was a barrage of appeals to cancel its plans to deport some 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos before the New Year Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1521436.php/Pressure-builds-on-Thailand-not-to-deport-Lao-Hmong-by-New-Year#ixzz0ag2Fr9To

Fears for Hmong soon to be deported by Thailand to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 23:47:00 CST

The head of the United Nations refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, has urged Thailand to call off its plan to send the ethnic Hmong back to Laos.

Thailand may send Hmong back to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 23:44:49 CST

THE FATE OF HMONG REFUGEES

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 19:07:23 CST

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I want to speak briefly about a worrisome humanitarian situation that is developing in Thailand, which could cause problems for our relations with the Thai military.

U.N. appeals to stop Hmong deportation

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 18:48:12 CST

NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations says it is calling on officials in Thailand to stop the planned deportation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos.

State Department Official Statement on Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis in Thailand

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 18:01:21 CST

U.S. State Department, Senate Urge Thailand's Abhisit, Anupong to Stop Hmong Refugee Return to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 14:31:20 CST

nvoluntary Deportation of Ethnic Lao Hmong from Thailand to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 12:48:41 CST

The United States is deeply concerned about reports of the imminent and involuntary deportation by Thai authorities of 4,200 ethnic Lao Hmong to Laos from Huay Nam Khao Camp in Petchabun province

US objects to Thai plans to send ethnic Hmong to Laos Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1521387.php/US-objects-to-Thai-plans-to-send-ethnic-Hmong-to-Laos#ixzz0adKw76Gc

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 12:47:35 CST

Washington - The United States said Thursday it was 'deeply concerned' about Thailand's plans to repatriate thousands of ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos, saying such a move could jeopardize their safety. Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1521387.php/US-objects-to-Thai-plans-to-send-ethnic-Hmong-to-Laos#ixzz0adKzMNQM

US 'deeply concerned' at possible Hmong expulsion

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 12:46:27 CST

WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday urged Thailand to drop plans to send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, saying such expulsions would imperil many of them and violate international principles.

Thailand Asked by U.S., UN Not to Deport Hmong Refugees to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 12:45:32 CST

By Edward DeMarco Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and the United Nations appealed to the Thai government today not to send about 4,200 ethnic Lao Hmong refugees back to Laos against their will

Thai PM seeks to calm outcry over possible expulsion of 4,000 Hmong to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 24 12:44:20 CST

BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's prime minister sought Thursday to quiet international concerns about the possible expulsion of 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos, amid objections from the U.S. and human rights groups who fear they could face persecution.

PM asserts repatriation of ethnic Hmong to Laos being done under human rights principle

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 19:28:23 CST

BANGKOK, Dec 23 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva asserted Wednesday that the repatriation of ethnic Hmong to Laos would be carried out under human rights principles and legal procedures

US lawmakers concerned at possible Hmong expulsion

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 19:18:51 CST

WASHINGTON — Nine US senators have written Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to protest the possible expulsion of more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, where they fear persecution.

No Return from Laos: Thailand Army Column, Buses Arrive At Hmong Refugee Camp

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 11:55:22 CST

Thailand Set to Repatriate Lao Hmong Despite Concerns of Political Persecution

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 11:50:43 CST

Many Hmong fought with the United States against communist forces during the Vietnam War and say Lao government has discriminated against their families ever since.

Gen. Vang Pao plans return to Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 07:10:33 CST

Many Hmong people think he’s crazy,” said Atari Xiong, a Sacramento Hmong producer for Crossing TV. “All the charges and legal issues here, and now he goes back to Laos?

You're in the rss Local section Gen. Vang Pao plans return to Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 06:54:52 CST

“Many Hmong people think he’s crazy,” said Atari Xiong, a Sacramento Hmong producer for Crossing TV. “All the charges and legal issues here, and now he goes back to Laos?”

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 06:53:09 CST

The man at the center of the surprise breakthrough is General Vang Pao, the Hmong commander in the C.I.A. years and now in American exile. Until a few months ago, Vang Pao was the marquee defendant in a U.S. federal terrorism case - accused of conspiring to overthrow the same Laotian regime with which he's now trying to reconcile. Now, with the help of representatives of the king of Thailand - another one of Laos's next-door neighbors - and an unnamed member of the Lao Poliburo, this 80-year old tribesman has put together a tentative deal. The plan may or may not come to fruition, but it has a certain Nixon-goes-to-China audacity. And it has exposed an embarrassing reluctance to act by the U.S. State Department - even though the State Department had a major historical role in the Hmong problem's creation.

Thailand firm on returning 4,000 Hmong to Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 06:38:07 CST

(AFP) – 3 hours ago BANGKOK — Thailand confirmed Wednesday it will send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, where they fear persecution, by the year's end -- despite serious international concerns about the move

Defenseless Laos, Hmong Refugees Face Overwhelming Force, Transport Caravan in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 23 01:07:49 CST

2009-12-23 07:41:04 - The Lao Human Rights Council, the Center for Public Policy Analysis and Lao Hmong-Americans in the United States have received distressing reports today from refugees in Thailand about a large military convoy of between 50-80 vehicles that has been deployed to the main Hmong refugee camp at Huay Nam Khao in Petchabun Province, Thailand.

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U.S. drops case against Hmong leader Vang Pao

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 17 20:33:40 CST

The centerpiece of a Vang trial would have been a Feb. 7, 2007, meeting at Amarin Thai Cuisine on 12th Street attended by the undercover agent, Jack and a group of Hmong leaders, including Vang.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 16 14:57:44 CST

On this International Human Rights Day, the Lao Movement for Human Rights, once again, strongly reiterates its appeal to the international community - in particular the European Union and its Member States, the United Nations, the United States, Japan, Australia, ASEAN -- so that concrete and concerted actions are taken, in order to reach true democratic reforms in Laos, and to bring freedom, democracy...

Rights group calls for resettlement of 1500 Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 16 07:47:48 CST

An international human rights group has called on the Thai government to allow more than 1500 Lao Hmong refugees to be resettled in a third country.

More Laos, Hmong Refugees Forcibly Returned By Thailand Arrested, Killed by LPDR

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 15 20:58:55 CST

SEA Games: Laos, Hmong Arrested Prior To SEAG of Concern to Amnesty International

Posted: Thursday 2009 Dec 10 08:16:39 CST

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis: Thailand’s PM Abhisit, Anupong Should Stop Forced Returns

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Dec 08 15:09:47 CST

PressRelease feeds Print this article email this article Comment on this article WASHINGTON & VIENTIANE, Laos - (Business Wire) As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) are urging Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to seriously address this humanitarian crisis and emancipate the Lao Hmong refugees for resettlement abroad

EP: Thailand Urged to Liberate Hmong refugees, Laos Urged To Free Students

Posted: Sunday 2009 Dec 06 10:42:36 CST

The European Parliament has adopted a major resolution condemning egregious and systemic human rights violations in Laos by the one-party, authoritarian Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) military regime. The resolution also appeals to Thailand to immediately free Lao Hmong refugees facing forced repatriation back to the communist regime in Laos so they can be resettled in third countries such as France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands and the United States.

Laos, Thailand SEA Games Crisis: Lao, Hmong-Americans Urge Boycott

Posted: Sunday 2009 Dec 06 10:39:27 CST

At Laos National Policy Conference events today in Washington, D.C., a coalition of Lao and Hmong-American organizations discussed their efforts to boycott the SEA Games because of human rights violations against refugees, students, political dissidents and asylum seekers. (Photo Credit: Center for Public Policy Analysis License Creative Commons 2.5)

Hmong: Persecution of Lao Hmong Christians, Animists, Buddhist Dissident Believers Intensifies

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 02 16:44:19 CST

The persecution, imprisonment and killing of minority Christians and independent Animist and Buddhist believers who seek to worship in freedom outside the control of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) government’s control in Laos has intensified. Laos is slated to host the South East Asia Games ( SEA Games ) in December

11/30/09: Hmong: Persecution of Lao Hmong... - Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organizations

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Dec 02 16:42:56 CST

Hmong: Persecution of Lao Hmong Christians, Animists, Buddhist Dissident Believers Intensifies

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Laos: Persecution of Lao Hmong Christians, Animists, Buddhist Dissident Believers Intensifies

Posted: Monday 2009 Nov 30 07:29:31 CST

2009-11-29 07:08:03 - The persecution, imprisonment and killing of minority Christians and independent Animist and Buddhist believers who seek to worship in freedom outside the control of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) government’s control in Laos has intensified. Laos is slated to host the South East Asia Games ( SEA Games ) in December.

Hmong Services Begin for St. Paul Soldier

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 22:18:01 CST

Looking at news around the region this hour...TRADITIONAL THREE-DAY HMONG FUNERAL SERVICES BEGAN TODAY TO HONOR A 23-YEAR-OLD ST. PAUL SOLDIER KILLED IN THE SHOOTINGS AT FORT HOOD.VISITATION FOR PFC. KHAM XIONG (KAHM ZHONG) STARTED THISMORNING AT THE LEGACY FUNERAL HOME IN MAPLEWOOD AND IT RUNS THROUGHMONDAY AFTERNOON. XIONG WILL THEN BE BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS ATFORT SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY.HE WAS ONE OF 13 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE ATTACK AT THE ARMY POST IN TEXAS.HE WAS PREPARING TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN.

U.S. Amb. Douglas: Halt Urged To Abhisit's Hmong, Laos Repatriation Tragedy in Thailand

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 22:15:43 CST

The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, Former U.S. Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, has issued a statement in response to recent emergency appeals to Thailand and its Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and others to end the forced repatriation of Lao Hmong refugees to Laos. Laos is slated to hold the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) in December and efforts to force the Lao Hmong refugees back to the Stalinist regime in Laos have violently intensified in recent weeks.

International Communique on Laos Urges Release of Lao Hmong Refugees in Thailand

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 22:14:33 CST

Human rights: China, Nicaragua and Laos, and Vietnam

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 22:09:30 CST

Parliament on Thursday adopted three human rights resolutions: urging the Chinese government to adopt an immediate and unconditional moratorium on the death penalty, calling on President Ortega to respect the constitution of Nicaragua and urging the authorities in Laos and Vietnam to release all human rights defenders, political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.

European Parliament Urges Emancipation of Lao Hmong Refugees in Thailand, Freedom for Jailed Laos Students

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 22:02:49 CST

European Parliament Urges Emancipation of Lao Hmong Refugees in Thailand, Freedom for Jailed Laos Students

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 18:10:50 CST

EP: Thailand Urged to Liberate Hmong refugees, Laos Urged To Free Students

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 28 17:30:19 CST

Hmong: US Citizens Still Detained After Three Years

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 25 21:25:12 CST

Ahead of the Southeast Asia Games, vociferous calls are being made for the urgent release of three Hmong men detained in Laos.

SEA Game Attacks: Vietnam, Laos Military Kill 23 Lao Hmong Christians on Thanksgiving

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 25 21:23:03 CST

Laos Sea Games Crisis: Refugees Appeal To Not Be Forced Back to Laos LPDR

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 25 08:01:23 CST

SEA Games Human Rights, Refugee Crisis in Laos, Thailand Faces Lao Hmong Appeals

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 24 10:08:35 CST

Domestic violence services face review

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 24 07:32:37 CST

The state will conduct a review of the domestic violence services provided by the Hmong American Friendship Association to ensure the organization is meeting the needs of the Hmong in the wake of a domestic violence-related charge that has been filed against the executive director of the agency, a state official said.

International Communique on Laos Urges Release of Lao Hmong Refugees in Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 24 07:28:38 CST

Thailand urged to release Hmong

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 24 07:27:46 CST

The United Nations has urged Thailand to end the three-year detention of nearly 160 ethnic Hmong from Laos.

Anupong, Abhisit's Laos, Thailand Refugee Crisis: Lao, Hmong Solution Urged By Ambassador Douglas

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 24 07:26:49 CST

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit and Thai Army Chief Anupong have continued to mobilize more troops at Laos, Hmong refugee camps at Ban Huay Nam Khao and Nong Khai, Thailand. Elements of the Royal Thai Third Army and Regional Army Commands have been on high alert in Thailand as efforts are being undertaken to send Lao Hmong political refugees back to the communist regime in Laos they fled. The UNHCR, Human Rights Watch, Former U.S. Refugee Coordinator & Ambassador H. Eugene Douglas along with many others have voiced concern about this policy with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit and others. (Photo Credit: Center for Public Policy Analysis License Creative Commons 2.0 and GNU License)

nternational Communique on Laos Urges Release of Lao Hmong Refugees in Thailand

Posted: Friday 2009 Nov 20 19:19:02 CST

(Media-Newswire.com) - Paris, France, Washington, D.C. , Vientiane, Laos, Bangkok, Thailand, November 19, 2009 - The Paris, France based Lao Movement for Human Rights ( LMHR or MLDH, Mouvement Lao pour les Droits de l’Homme ) has issued an international communiqué and press statement today urging the release and freedom for the Lao Hmong refugees being detained in squalid condition in Nong Khai, Thailand prior to the start of the SEA Games in Laos.

Thailand: End Detention of Lao Hmong Refugees

Posted: Friday 2009 Nov 20 18:54:09 CST

Source: Human Rights Watch Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. (New York) - The Thai government should immediately end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong refugees held in poor and abusive conditions for three years, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Hmong: Appeal for Freedom for the 158 Lao-Hmongs Refugees of Nongkhai

Posted: Friday 2009 Nov 20 13:27:31 CST

The Lao Movement for Human Rights appeals to EU, UN, US, Japan, Australia, ASEAN and International Financial Institutions to act firmly upon Lao leaders to respect human rights, freedom and democracy in Laos.

SEA Games Crisis in Laos: Lao PDR Listed As Among World's Most Corrupt Nations

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 18 19:21:51 CST

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 18 14:10:48 CST

Thailand's Army Commander, General Anupong Paochinda, as well as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, have mobilized over 320 heavily-armed troops to the Lao Hmong refugee camp at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Thailand, and are reportedly preparing for the potential mass forced repatriation of the refugees prior to the start of the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) in Laos. The forthcoming SEA Games, slated to begin in December, have been darkened by the intervention by the Lao army and secret police in Vientiane and elsewhere in Laos who, along with special units of the Vietnam Peoples Army (VPA), have reportedly arrested, detained or imprisoned over 1176 Laotians this month

Thailand urged to release Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 18 07:41:41 CST

The United Nations has urged Thailand to end the three-year detention of nearly 160 ethnic Hmong from Laos.

Laos, Thailand Refugee Crisis: SEA Games May Suffer More Political Violence, Unrest

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 17 21:29:09 CST

The Thailand and Laos refugee crisis may stir more unwanted political violence and civil unrest prior to the SEA games start if a military solution continues to be pursued by Thai Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, General Anupong and Prime Minister Abhisit as well as the Lao military,

UN urges Thailand to allow Hmong to resettle in West

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 17 08:10:56 CST

* U.N. refugee agency calls for end of three-year detention * Group of 158 face forced deportation to Laos

UN: Thailand should release Hmong refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 17 08:10:02 CST

The U.N. refugee agency says Thailand should release 158 ethnic Hmong refugees detained for 3 years and allow them to move to another country.

Thailand: UNHCR calls for end of three-year detention of Lao Hmong

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 17 08:09:06 CST

Today, 17 November, marks three years since a group of recognized Lao Hmong refugees were rounded up in Bangkok for deportation. The group, now totalling 158, have been in detention ever since. UNHCR calls on all parties to play their part in finding a humanitarian solution to their plight and end the detention of this group of children, women and men who are being held in two cells in an immigration detention centre in Nong Khai, Thailand.

His Majesty, Bhumibol Adulayadej, The King of Thailand Asked to Save Laos, Hmong Refugees as SEA Games Crisis Widens

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 17 08:08:16 CST

His Majesty, Bhumibol Adulayadej,The King of Thailand, has received new appeals from Members of the U.S. Congress and policymakers in Washington, D.C. to help grant asylum to over 5,000 Laos, Hmong refugees in Thailand that Prime Minister Abhisit and Thai Army General Anupong are trying to return to the Communist regime in Laos that the refugees fled. (Photo Courtesy: Center for Public Policy Analysis license GNU 1.2 License and Creative Commons 2.0, Photo Xiengyod,, January 2008)

President Obama Urged To Address Laos, Hmong Crisis During Asia Trip, Student Protests in Vientiane

Posted: Sunday 2009 Nov 15 16:54:04 CST

More special units of the Vietnam Peoples Army (VPA) have been deployed in Laos from Hanoi as Lao students, activists and political and religious dissidents seek to rally prior to the SEA Games and the visit of President Barack Obama to Singapore and Southeast Asia. (Photo Credit: Center for Public Policy Analysis License Creative Commons 2.0)

Laos, Vietnam Army Crackdown in the Kingdom of A Million Elephants

Posted: Sunday 2009 Nov 15 16:50:34 CST

Laos, Vietnam Army Crackdown in the Kingdom of A Million Elephants As President Barack Obama arrives in Southeast Asia for talks, over eleven hundred and seventy-six Laotians have been arrested in Laos for suspected opposition to the authoritarian military regime and the increasingly violent intervention of Hanoi's armed forces in Laos. Thirty-eight (38) more people were brutally arrested in midnight, door-to-door raids by secret police and army units of the Lao Peoples Army (LPA) and Vietnam last night in Vientiane, Laos. With the start of the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) slated to begin just weeks from now in early December, Laos is seeking to renew a major faltering military effort to maintain civil order against Lao and Hmong pro-democracy, human rights and political and religious dissidents, as well as ordinary citizens, who have sought to mobilize in mass opposition to the authoritarian regime in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR). In Vientiane Province and elsewhere in Laos, the Vietnam Peoples Army has deployed more troops and secret police from Hanoi to support the Communist Lao Peoples' Army crackdown on anti-government and student organizers in recent weeks. As the SEA Games opening approaches in December, the LPDR military regime has sought to aggressively arrest those suspected of opposing the one-party regime and its communist leadership. Vladmir Lenin and Karl Marx are still held in esteem by many aging LPA Generals in the Army and Politburo in Laos Despite President Obama declaring Laos no longer a Marxist-Leninist regime. (Photo Credit: CPPA - Center for Public Policy Analysis License Creative Commons 2.0) Online PR News – 13-November-2009 – Vientiane, Laos, Hanoi, Vietnam, Bangkok, Thailand and Washington, D.C., November 14, 2009, For Immediate Release

SEA Games Crisis in Laos: MLDH, ULDL, Rights Groups Urge Release of Lao, Hmong

Posted: Thursday 2009 Nov 12 14:08:00 CST

Vietnam has boosted its military relationship with the LPDR regime in Laos as more troops from Hanoi continue to deploy to Laos prior to the SEA Games (Photo Credit: Center for Public Policy Analysis License Creative Commons 2.0)

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 10 07:41:21 CST

Concerns Haunt SEA Games in Laos: Police Arrest 1123 Organizers Seeking Change in LPDR

Laos Rocked By Students, Activists: Army Violence as SEA Games Approach

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 10 07:39:43 CST

Mortars Slam Jungle Enclaves in Laos Killing, Wounding 6 Hmong

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 07 17:38:43 CST

In Laos, six (6) Lao Hmong women and children were wounded or killed by army artillery and mortar attacks directed against Laotian civilians hiding from government forces in remote mountain and jungle areas of Lao

Laos, Vietnam Crisis: Activists Mobilize for Human Rights, Religious Freedom Before SEA Games

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 07 17:37:26 CST

In Vientiane, hundreds of Lao and Hmong students and activists have sought to organize peaceful demonstrations in Laos against widespread government corruption and Stalinist policies in the one-party communist regime

Laos, Vietnam Attempt to End Anti-Government Movement Before SEA Laos, Vietnam Jail More Political, Religious Dissidents Before SEA Games

Posted: Saturday 2009 Nov 07 08:03:18 CST

07.11.2009 07:01:38 According to sources in Laos, the anti-government movement has spread to other cities and villages in Laos as resentment against government corruption and political and religious persecution deepens among the Laotian people.

President Obama to Communist Laos: You Are Not A Marxist Leninist Regime

Posted: Friday 2009 Nov 06 11:09:39 CST

2009-11-06 17:25:27 - The forthcoming Southeast Asia games, or SEA Games, in Vientiane, Laos, have suffered potentially damaging results as a consequence of the Lao military and secret police arrest of hundreds of ordinary Laotian and Hmong citizens in cities around Laos, including the ancient city of Luang Prabang and the capital of Vientiane. The most recent government crackdown and round of arrests occurred from November 2 to 5th in Laos.

SEA Games Problems: Psych Ops, Machine Guns Directed Against Laos, Hmong Refugees By Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, General Anupong

Posted: Friday 2009 Nov 06 07:31:22 CST

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Defense Minister Prawit Wonguwon and Army Chief of Staff, General Anupong Paochinda, have launched a massive campaign of armed abuse, intimidation and threats to seek to seek to force some 4,000 Lao Hmong political refugees in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled,

Laos: Mass Arrests of 346 Protesters Prior to SEA Games

Posted: Thursday 2009 Nov 05 07:51:19 CST

Multiple sources in Laos as well as their families in the Laotian Diaspora community have confirmed the arrest and imprisonment of 346 Laotian students and demonstrators in Vientiane and elsewhere in Laos by the LPDR secret police and military in what is clearly a major crackdown following the 10th anniversary of the student protest in Vientiane in 1999,

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 04 14:47:37 CST

“I will bring my 354 people, mostly women and children, said Blia Shoua Her, crying desperately. “We will arrive at the Ban Khae village, which is about 2 or 3 kilometers north of the city of Vangvieng. There is a road that connects the village. Please ask the UN and the U.S. governments to be present in the village -- to secure our safety.”

Hmong in Laos by Roger Arnold.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 04 14:45:24 CST

Wa Pao Xiong, veteran in the former CIA secret army, near Vang Vieng, Laos, July 4, 2006. His message to the world, “I am Wa Pao Xiong. Back then, I worked with the American and Vang Pao. I started working for them since 1962. In 1975, Vang Pao left the country and we were left being to carry the burden. They persecuted against us due to our background of services so we were force to fled into the jungle. We have been here for over 30 years now. Therefore, today is a very fortunate day that an American (Photographer Roger Arnold), a parent to us, is here to visit us. I am pleading to America, the international community and General Vang Pao to come save our lives so we will have a future. So please come to save us.”

Southeast Asia Games in Laos Overshadowed by Army Intervention

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Nov 04 07:15:21 CST

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Nov 03 17:41:59 CST

Laos Crisis: SEA Games Preceded By Human Rights Concerns, Violations

Posted: Monday 2009 Nov 02 08:34:01 CST

The Lao Peoples Army (LPA) is launching renewed military attacks on Lao and Hmong civilians and political and religious dissident groups in-hiding in the Phou Bia and Phou Da Phao areas of, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, prior to the start of the upcoming Southeast Asia games (SEA Games) in Vientiane, Laos.

Southeast Asia Games in Laos Overshadowed by Army Intervention

Posted: Monday 2009 Nov 02 07:35:24 CST

SEA Games Problems: Psych Ops, Machine Guns Directed Against Laos, Hmong Refugees By Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, General Anupong

Posted: Friday 2009 Oct 30 14:40:06 CDT

Laos Students, Persecuted Religious Believers, Christians Memorialized on Anniversary of Crack Down

Posted: Monday 2009 Oct 26 15:20:29 CDT

Posted: Sunday 2009 Oct 18 21:27:47 CDT

Posted: Thursday 2009 Oct 15 14:10:27 CDT

Laos Students Urge Thailand’s Gen. Anupong, PM Abhisit To Release Hmong Refugees Prior to SEA Games

Shooting Erupts With M-16s in Thailand Against Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Thursday 2009 Oct 15 09:44:09 CDT

Additionally, on October 7th and 8th, following the first brutal incident, some thirty (30) additional Thai Army Special Forces and MOI troops entered the camp and began intimidating and beating refugees,

Thailand's Abhisit Vejjajiva, Gen. Anupong Paojinda, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha Mobilize Troops Against Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Monday 2009 Oct 12 14:46:53 CDT

Lao Hmong refugee camp leader at Huay Nam Khao who escaped Laos, and whose family was attacked by Lao Peoples Army ( LPA ) troops and LPDR security forces: “Our parents, brothers, sisters and uncles have been, hunted like animals, tortured, and killed by the Lao Communist Government, We are the only surviving family members…. We will not go back to be persecuted and killed by this killer government any more. Why do we not have the rights, liberty and the freedom to live as human beings as stated… in the United Nation declaration of Human rights.”

Shooting Erupts in Thailand Against Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Sunday 2009 Oct 11 21:53:06 CDT

Obama admin drops charges against Hmong leader

Posted: Friday 2009 Oct 09 22:50:19 CDT

The Justice Department is dropping criminal charges against an esteemed and aging Hmong general who fought alongside U.S. forces in Laos during the Vietnam War era.

Obama brings peace to communist leaders, Hmong hero fought for peace from communist tyranny

Posted: Friday 2009 Oct 09 19:55:08 CDT

Obama brings peace to communist leaders, Hmong hero fought for peace from communist tyranny Vang Pao spent most of his 79 years putting his life on the line against communists even after Democrats in Congress betrayed Laos in 1975

Sanctions on Burma have a role to play

Posted: Thursday 2009 Oct 08 07:42:43 CDT

In recent times, much debate has taken place in Washington, Canberra and elsewhere on the issue of economic sanctions on Burma. It is an issue that tends to polarise opinion, but lately something of a groundswell of opposition to sanctions has gained momentum. Much of this opposition is sincere, some of it is self-serving, but the sum of it is wrong.

Thailand's Abhisit Vejjajiva, Gen. Anupong Paojinda, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha Mobilize Troops Against Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Thursday 2009 Oct 08 07:41:02 CDT

Vaughn Vang concluded: “We, the Lao Hmong America community, want Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to stop his force repatriation policy of forcing the 4,000 Hmong in Ban Huaj Nam Khao, Nong Khai, elsewhere in Thailand, back to the communist regime in Laos they fled. We want PM Abhisity Vejjajiva to free these Hmong refugees and allow international, United States, and United Nation’s access to these Lao Hmong political refugees and allow an international screening process involving the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) and third countries

Laos, Hmong Crisis: Thailand's General Anupong Paojinda, Prime Minister Abhisit Open Fire on Refugees

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Oct 07 07:31:53 CDT

Royal Thai Third Army soldiers and Ministry of Interior (MOI) troops were apparently ordered by General Anupong Paojinda, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Interior Minister Chaoyarat Canvirakul to deploy to the Lao Hmong refugee camp at Ban Huay Nam Khao for the purpose of targeting specific Lao Hmong camp and clan leaders for abduction and forcible return to Laos,

U.S. Drops Case Against Exiled Hmong Leader

Posted: Monday 2009 Oct 05 07:42:53 CDT

Immigrant Visas: Asylum

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Sep 30 14:54:58 CDT

Persons who are likely to suffer, or has suffered, persecution in their home country are eligible for asylum.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Sep 30 09:36:21 CDT

Thailand's Abhisit Vejjajiva, Gen. Anupong Paojinda, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha Mobilize Troops Against Laos, Hmong Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Sep 29 07:19:39 CDT

Posted: Friday 2009 Sep 25 13:26:31 CDT

Plot by Thailand’s Gen. Anupong, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, PM Abhisit for Laos, Hmong Mass Forced Repatriation

Charges dropped against Laos 'coup plotter'

Posted: Thursday 2009 Sep 24 19:59:39 CDT

Charges against a revered former Hmong guerrilla leader accused of plotting to overthrow Laos' communist government have been dropped, according to US justice officials. A spokesman for the US Attorney's office in Sacramento, northern California told AFP all charges against ageing warlord Vang Pao, 79, who was arrested in 2007 in Sacramento, had been dismissed.

U.S. Drops Case Against Exiled Hmong Leader

Posted: Thursday 2009 Sep 24 19:58:18 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government said Friday that it had dropped all charges against the exiled Hmong military leader Gen. Vang Pao, who had been accused of plotting to overthrow the Communist government in his native Laos.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Sep 23 14:42:55 CDT

Charges against California Hmong leader accused of plotting to overthrow Laos government are dropped [Updated]

Posted: Monday 2009 Sep 21 21:54:24 CDT

Charges dropped against Laos 'coup plotter'

Posted: Saturday 2009 Sep 19 19:47:07 CDT

Charges dropped against Laos 'coup plotter' Charges against a revered former Hmong guerrilla leader accused of plotting to overthrow Laos' communist government have been dropped, according to US justice officials.

U.S. Drops Case Against Exiled Hmong Leader

Posted: Saturday 2009 Sep 19 13:17:32 CDT

AN FRANCISCO — The federal government said Friday that it had dropped all charges against the exiled Hmong military leader Gen. Vang Pao, who had been accused of plotting to overthrow the Communist government in his native Laos.

Feds drop charges against Hmong leader Vang Pao

Posted: Friday 2009 Sep 18 14:08:50 CDT

The federal government has dropped its charges against Hmong leader Vang Pao, who was indicted along with 10 others more than two years ago for allegedly plotting the violent overthrow of the communist regime in Laos

U.S. drops Hmong leader from newest Laos coup indictment

Posted: Friday 2009 Sep 18 14:04:56 CDT

SACRAMENTO — The federal government has dropped its charges against Hmong leader Vang Pao, who was indicted along with 10 others more than two years ago for allegedly plotting the violent overthrow of the communist regime in Laos.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Sep 17 20:25:22 CDT

Abhisit Vejjajiva Ignores Appeals To Thailand's King on Laos, Hmong Crisis

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Sep 15 21:43:43 CDT

Thailand’s General Anupong, PM Abhisit to Force Return of 500 Laos Hmong Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Sep 15 07:35:35 CDT

Despite repeated U.S. Congressional and international appeals to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, shockingly and tragically, under the apparent direct orders of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as well as Army Commander-in-Chief Anupong Paojinda and Defense Minister Prawit Wonguwon, elements of the Thai Third Army and Ministry of Interior (MOI) troops are aggressively threatening and secretly preparing to engage in the mass forced repatriation of hundreds of Laotian and Hmong refugees to the Stalinist regime Laos they

Posted: Friday 2009 Sep 04 14:00:02 CDT

Thailand repatriates 110 ethnic Hmong to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Sep 03 13:47:36 CDT

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (TNA) - A total of 110 ethnic Hmong from 29 families in the Lao PDR were repatriated to their places of origin Thailand’s neighbour to the north, from Ban Huay Nam Khao shelter in the northern province of Phetchabun, according to Lt-Gen. Nipat Thonglek, Chief of the Royal Thai Army's Border Affairs Department.

WASHINGTON — The calls come in constantly to Vaughn Vang, but there's little he can do to comfort his Hmong compatriots worried about family and friends at refugee camps in Thailand.

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:51:44 CDT

mbassy of the United States of America Bangkok July 31, 2009

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:49:00 CDT

Visit to Laos and Thailand of Samuel Witten, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

mbassy of the United States of America Bangkok July 31, 2009

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:48:56 CDT

Visit to Laos and Thailand of Samuel Witten, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

US: No Policy to Resettle Huay Namkhao Hmongs in America

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:47:23 CDT

High ranking U.S. officials reaffirmed, during a recent visit to Huay Namkhao (HNK) detention camp in Thailand, that currently the U.S. government has no policy to accept Hmong refugees for resettlement in America; meanwhile, HNK Hmong leaders continue to appeal to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to play a part in considering the HNK refugees’ status.

Thailand Confims Repatriation of All Hmongs and Camp Closure by Year's End

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:37:39 CDT

Thai authorities reaffirm that they will employ any possible measures, as appropriate, to repatriate all Hmong refugees from Huay Namkhao (HNK) detention camp to Laos and close the camp by the end of this year

Lao Soldiers Decapitate Two-Month-Old Girl Ahead of Senator Webb’s Visit

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:32:17 CDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) -- A human rights organization has just learned that Lao soldiers captured, mutilated and decapitated a two-month-old girl during recent military attacks against Hmong and Laotian civilians. Survivors of the attack said the infant was used for target practice.

Lao Soldiers Use Infant Girl for Target Practice

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:31:00 CDT

reports that human rights travesties continue in Laos, where soldiers used a two-month-old girl for target practice. Vaughn Vang, the Director of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council, said,

What should the U.S. do about the Hmong in the refugee camps in Thailand?

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:25:05 CDT

We have to keep constant pressure on the Thai government and the Laotian government to handle this situation properly. I went to Thailand, met with the prime minister of the country and I talked about this. Whenever anybody wants to be ambassador to one of those countries, I always include questions about Hmong issues. And I urge the ambassadors to get out to the camps and not just listen to what they tell you at the capital. I want us to put the maximum pressure on them on these issues. These countries generally want to have a good relationship with the United States. When they know one of the more senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is vitally concerned, it helps a little bit.

Wisconsin families plead for rescue of relatives at Hmong refugee camps in Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 25 09:16:55 CDT

WASHINGTON — The calls come in constantly to Vaughn Vang, but there's little he can do to comfort his Hmong compatriots worried about family and friends at refugee camps in Thailand.

2-month-old killed to stifle 'religious' dissent

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 21 22:43:49 CDT

An international Christian group has reported a horrifying episode of Christian children being abducted and killed in an apparent effort to stifle

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 21 15:42:38 CDT

World News Jailed Democracy Protesters Seek Amnesty from Laos, Virginia Senator Jim Webb

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 21 15:41:24 CDT

2009-08-21 17:26:22 - The Lao Students Movement for Democracy (LSMD) has issued an urgent appeal to U.S. Senator Jim Webb ( D-VA ) and the international community for the immediate and unconditional release of imprisoned Lao student pro-democracy leaders of the Lao Students Movement for Democracy of October 1999.

Hmong plead for help for relatives

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 21 08:06:37 CDT

WASHINGTON -- The calls come in constantly to Vaughn Vang, but there's little he can do to comfort his Hmong compatriots worried about family members and friends at refugee camps in Thailand.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Aug 20 19:00:24 CDT

Laos: Military atrocities against Hmong children are war crimes

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 18 12:25:13 CDT

Amnesty International is horrified by recent reports, including video evidence and witness testimony, of an attack by Lao soldiers against a group of five children, four of them girls, in the Xaisomboune military zone on 19 May 2004.

Vietnam Military's Illegal Logging in Laos, Rights Violations Raised Troubling Meeting by Senator Jim Webb and Lao LPDR General

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 18 12:20:19 CDT

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Vietnam, Laos War Criminal Meets with Senator Jim Webb

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 18 12:18:01 CDT

We, the Lao community in Virginia, want Senator Jim Webb to help to work to bring human rights and an open society to Laos, and to seek to release the peaceful pro-democracy Lao Student Leaders for Democracy of the October 1999 Movement for Democracy in Vientiane who are still being imprisoned by the LPDR regime,

45 Hmong repatriated to Laos

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 18 10:36:04 CDT

Eleven families of 45 Hmong, who had illegally entered Thailand, were returned to Laos under a voluntary repatriation programme on Tuesday.

Senator Jim Webb’s Meeting With Laos General Raises Concerns About War Crimes, Atrocities

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 18 10:34:36 CDT

2009-08-18 07:35:53 - U.S. Senator Jim Webb’s recent meeting in Laos with a senior Lao military official has raised serious concerns about ongoing war crimes, and crimes against humanity, in Laos under the LPDR military junta which continues to engage in military attacks against civilians according to human rights and refugee organizations.

Virginia Laotians Appeal to Senator Jim Webb To Stop Abuses Against Families, Students

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 14 21:52:18 CDT

Hmong: Appeal to Stop Forced Repatriation

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 14 09:58:38 CDT

The Lao Hmong refugees at Ban Huay Nam Khao Camp are appealing to the United States, United Nations, international human rights and humanitarian organizations, and world community to stop the Thai government's forced repatriation policy against the 4,700 remaining Lao Hmong refugees.

Virginia Laos, Hmong Appeal to Senator Webb To Release Lao Students, End Hmong Abuses

Posted: Friday 2009 Aug 14 08:34:59 CDT

Print article Print article Refer this article Refer to a friend 2009-08-14 06:57:51 - An urgent action appeal letter and statement to U.S. Senator Jim Webb by many of the Laotian and Hmong organizations in Virginia, was sent just prior to his departure to Laos, Thailand, Burma and Southeast Asia on behalf of the Center for Public Policy Analysis and many in the Virginia Laotian and Hmong-American community.

Laos: 8 Lao Hmong Children Captured By LPDR, 26 Killed As Senator Jim Webb Arrives

Posted: Thursday 2009 Aug 13 22:06:31 CDT

Print article Print article Refer this article Refer to a friend 2009-08-13 07:25:20 - “In apparent preparations by the LPDR regime in Laos for the visit of Senator Jim Webb, to seek to pacify and eliminate remaining enclaves of Laotian dissidents, the Lao government soldiers of the LPA have launched at least four major and intensified attacks on Laotian and Hmong civilians, and religious and political dissidents, in Phoua Bia mountain area of Laos since July 26, 2009, that have continued up until the most recent reported attacks today, on August 13, 2009,” said Philip Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Washington D.C.

U.S. Senator Jim Webb: Lao Hmong Shot Raped by LPA Soldiers During Visit

Posted: Thursday 2009 Aug 13 22:05:36 CDT

Laos: 8 Lao Hmong Children Captured By LPDR, 26 Killed As Senator Jim Webb Arrives

Posted: Thursday 2009 Aug 13 09:14:06 CDT

According to Mr. Vang: “Sadly, Ntshiab Vue, an innocent Lao Hmong child, a little girl, only a couple months old, was found with her head brutally shot off her body and laying next to her dead mother, Mrs. Cha Lee Vue, who had also been tortured and killed by Lao soldiers during the attack.” Vaughn Vang contined: “These Lao Hmong children, who were captured and separated from their parents by the recent attacks by the LPA military forces in Laos include: Chou Vue, 2 years old; Cher Yang, 3 years old; Chue Vue, 5 years old; May Vue, 8 years old; Yia Vue, two months old; Pang Ntxhee Yang, 4 years old; Mai Chou Vue, 6 years old, Mai Dub Yang, 5 years old.” “The Laotian and Hmong civilians of the Phoua Bia mountain area, and elsewhere in Laos, are appealing to the United States, United Nation, and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to save these 8 young children who have been captured by the Lao soldiers in Phoua Bia during the recent attacks. The whereabouts of these children are unknown and since they are children, they will be likely be be tortured and killed by the LPA military and LPDR regime in Laos,” Vang continued.

Thailand: Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos Denounced

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Aug 12 21:14:27 CDT

MSF denounces the policy of forced repatriation of the Hmong population of Huai Nam Khao camp back to Laos, and refuses to work under military pressure

Forced Back to Laos: Thailand 3rd Army, MOI Troops Brutalize 24 Hmong Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 23:32:52 CDT

even Hmong Families Forced to Laos as Senator Webb Visits SE Asia

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 23:31:51 CDT

Print article Print article Refer this article Refer to a friend 2009-08-12 06:11:31 - United States' Senator Jim Webb, of Virginia, is visiting Burma, Thailand, Laos and Southeast Asia this week and, like U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, is expected to seek to urge the Thai military to stop forcing Laotian and Hmong refugees back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled. Seven Hmong families were forced back to Laos as Senator Webb traveled to Southeast Asia.

Forced Back to Laos: Thailand 3rd Army, MOI Troops Brutalize 24 Hmong Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 23:23:41 CDT

Ministry of Interior, Army Abuses Against Hmong In Thailand Follow Laos Official Visit

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 22:21:00 CDT

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Secretary of State Clinton: End Laos Hmong Forced Repatriation As Jim Webb Visits Thailan

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 10:53:26 CDT

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Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 10:21:15 CDT

Honorable H. Eugene Douglas Urges Help in Thailand for Hmong, Laos Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 10:16:59 CDT

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Honorable H. Eugene Douglas Urges Help in Thailand for Hmong, Laos Refugees

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 10:16:00 CDT

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Ambassador Douglas Issues Key Statement on Laos, Hmong Crisis in Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 11 10:14:53 CDT

Hmong pay return visit to urge others to resettle

Posted: Sunday 2009 Aug 09 17:59:06 CDT

The Lao government is sending Hmong refugees who have resettled in Laos to convince others at a Thai refugee camp to return to their homeland.

Posted: Sunday 2009 Aug 09 17:56:38 CDT

Secretary of State Clinton: End Laos Hmong Forced Repatriation As Jim Webb Visits Thailand

Hmong say they won't go back

Posted: Saturday 2009 Aug 08 20:18:35 CDT

PHETCHABUN : Leaders of the Lao Hmong refugees insist they will not go back to Laos despite assurances from the Lao government they will be safe.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Aug 06 21:02:29 CDT

Visit to Laos and Thailand of Samuel Witten, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

The C.I.A. hand-picked General Vang Pao to help the U.S. fight in Vietnam.

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 04 21:20:37 CDT

he C.I.A. hand-picked General Vang Pao to help the U.S. fight in Vietnam. Pao in turn recruited tens of thousands of Hmong and other Southeast Asians, and then trained and armed them. Valley Congressman Jim Costa drafted the legislation that could grant these veterans the same honors U.S. veterans receive when they die. The proposal is being reviewed by congressional attorneys on Capitol Hill. Costa said,

Laotian, Hmong Civilians Trapped in Laos by Military

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 04 11:41:23 CDT

01.08.2009 16:43:52 “On July 26-27, the green jungle foliage in the Phou Da Phao mountain area in Laos where many Lao Hmong women, children and other civilians were hiding was ripped apart by bursts of machine gun fire, exploding mortar shells and handgrenades of the attacking Lao Peoples Army; four Lao Hmong women were seriously wounded,” said Philip Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Washington, D.C.

Laos: Military Attacks Lao Hmong Civilians

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Aug 04 11:38:49 CDT

In Laos, the Lao Peoples Army (LPA) has launched a series of attacks against Laotian and Hmong civilians in hiding in the Phou Da Phao area of Laos.

Report on Laos Violations, Hmong Crisis Discussed During Thailand Camp Visit

Posted: Saturday 2009 Aug 01 12:55:39 CDT

Regarding the Freedom House report on Laos, B. Jenkins Middleton, Esq., an attorney active on human rights issues concerning Laos and Hmong refugees, and former Vice President of the Export-Import Bank in Washington, D.C., said:

Laotian, Hmong Civilians Trapped in Laos by Milit

Posted: Saturday 2009 Aug 01 12:53:08 CDT

Laotian, Hmong Civilians Trapped in Laos by Military

Posted: Saturday 2009 Aug 01 12:51:57 CDT

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US won't take Hmong

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jul 30 20:55:39 CDT

Phetchabun - United States' officials have told Hmong refugees in Ban Huay Nam Khao that Washington has no policy to take them for resettlement in the US.

Clinton voices concern over plight of Hmong refugees

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jul 30 20:52:56 CDT

A senior US official will visit a Hmong camp in Phetchabun today after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concerns over the plight of Hmong refugees in Thailand.

Report on Laos Violations, Hmong Crisis Discussed During Thailand Camp Visi

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jul 30 20:45:45 CDT

In response to U.S. Congressional concerns about the forced repatriation of Lao Hmong refugees in Thailand and Laos, as well as a letter sent in June by 32 Members of Congress to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about the matter, Mrs. Clinton raised the Laotian and Hmong refugee crisis issue during talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) conference in Thailand last week.

Laos Troops Gang Rape Hmong Girl, Kill 5 Civilians

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jul 22 21:06:42 CDT

Laos Troops Gang Rape Hmong Girl, Kill 5 Civilians

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jul 22 21:05:45 CDT

Washington, D.C. and Nong Khai, Thailand and July 21, 2009 - Laos troops have gang raped and killed an 18 year old Hmong girl they captured along with four other Laotian and Hmong civilians during recent Lao military attacks. At least 5 civilians died in the most recent Lao military offensive directed against Lao and Hmong dissidents and civilians hiding from the Lao regime in the Phou Bia Mountain area of Laos.

Laos Troops Gang Rape Hmong Girl, Kill 5 Civilians - UPDATED

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jul 22 10:00:09 CDT

Laos, under the LPDR military junta, remains one of the world's most repressive societies, especially given its intimate working relationship with the dictatorships in North Korea and Burma, two of its closest military and political allies in Asia,

Rising text messaging fees bother Kohl

Posted: Sunday 2009 Jun 21 09:42:16 CDT

Hmong refugees: Wisconsin members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to pressure Thailand to stop the forced repatriation of Hmong refugees there back to Laos, where they fear persecution.

US lawmakers press Thailand on Hmong refugees 8 hours ago

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 17:44:02 CDT

ASHINGTON (AFP) — Thirty-one members of the US Congress appealed Thursday for pressure on Thailand to help Hmong refugees, voicing fear for their safety if they return to Laos.

Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos Denounced

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:58:10 CDT

MSF denounces the policy of forced repatriation of the Hmong population of Huai Nam Khao camp back to Laos, and refuses to work under military pressure

Congress Appeals to Obama Administration, Thailand: Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:39:35 CDT

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A U.S. Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal.

U.S. Congress Urges Sec. Clinton, Thailand to Stop Forcing Hmong to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:38:13 CDT

US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist

Posted: Saturday 2009 Jun 13 07:54:52 CDT

US lawmakers plan to send a letter next week to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to press Thailand to halt the repatriation of the Hmong to Laos.

Human Rights in LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jun 09 08:03:42 CDT

25 February 2009 Amnesty International called on ASEAN member states to move human rights to the top of the agenda of the ASEAN summit, scheduled to take place this weekend in Thailand ... Press Release

Obama Urged to Tackle Religious Persecution in Cairo Speech

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jun 09 07:53:19 CDT

Fourteen of the 24 countries the USCIRF considers as having the worst records on religious freedom are Islamic or mostly Islamic – Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. (The others are Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela and Vietnam.)

A Bright Hmong Future After Vang Pao

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 04 08:44:04 CDT

FRESNO, Calif. -- Some Hmong believe that if you hang a photo of General Vang Pao in your home, it will bring you good luck and moral strength. Usually, they are very specific types of photos, the ones where he is dressed in his distinguished military attire and appears to be in his 30s. An iconic image that reflected his growing influence during the Vietnam War.

Hmong caught in repatriation trap

Posted: Friday 2009 May 29 09:26:10 CDT

BANGKOK - The pullout under protest of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) from the Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Petchabun in Thailand is a slap in the face to Thailand and Laos, both of which claim their repatriation of Hmong refugees is voluntary. To be sure, many of the refugees are actually economic migrants, but without a transparent screening process it is impossible to tell refugees with serious concerns for their safety from migrants.

Laos Ethnic Cleansing Task Force Kills 12 Hmong Children

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 27 09:12:03 CDT

At this very moment.. the Hmong and Laotian civilian and dissident groups in hiding in Phoua Da Phao are under heavy attack by Laos military forces of the LPA. There have been already been 12 children slaughtered and 31 additional Hmong civilians, including women, who have been captured and, or, killed,

Send the Hmong back, Laos says

Posted: Friday 2009 May 15 07:50:55 CDT

By Supalak Ganjanakhundee The Nation Laos insisted yesterday that 158 Hmong refugees being detained in Nong Khai must be repatriated back to Laos as normal migrants.

Laos Army Targets Hmong Christian, Shaman Believers in Thailand

Posted: Thursday 2009 May 07 10:27:54 CDT

Colonel Bounloune, a Laos Peoples Army officer, has been secretly posted to Ban Huay Nam Khao refugee detention center in Thailand with the support of Thai Third Army commanders, where he has overseen the forced closing of Lao Hmong Protestant Christian and Catholic house churches as well as Hmong animist shrines,

CIA's Lao ally faces 'outrageous' charge

Posted: Thursday 2009 May 07 10:27:04 CDT

By Nelson Rand BANGKOK - Defense attorneys for a group of 11 American citizens accused of plotting to overthrow the Lao government are set to file a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds of outrageous US government conduct. The highly anticipated case comes as Washington bids to rebuild bilateral relations with its former Cold War adversary, including the passage in recent years of a bilateral trade agreement and US military offers to assist with development projects.

The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Have Shaped a Tribal Crisis

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 06 15:29:13 CDT

In Laos itself, a few Hmong resistance bands were still holding out against the neo-communist government, a third of a century after Lair's C.I.A. program had folded. The resistance had a few rusty rifles and a lot of women and children who spent their days foraging in the jungles for roots to eat. The time had come for the resistance to end - peacefully, with safety guarantees. But nobody was trying to end it.

Fate of Hmong up to Laos: Kasit

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 06 15:27:49 CDT

The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Are Making a Tribal Crisis Worse

Posted: Tuesday 2009 May 05 20:18:12 CDT

. In Laos itself, a few Hmong resistance bands were still holding out against the neo-communist government, a third of a century after Lair's C.I.A. program had folded. The resistance had a few rusty rifles and a lot of women and children who spent their days foraging in the jungles for roots to eat. The time had come for the resistance to end - peacefully, with safety guarantees. But nobody was trying to end it.

Opening eyes

Posted: Tuesday 2009 May 05 07:35:22 CDT

The second focus is that of the Hmong people, which, while a major international issue, is somewhat less well-known among students, said Nguyen. According to AIUSA’s Web site, the Hmong are a people group originating in southeast Asia. After suffering severe persecution in Laos because many opposed the government that took power, many Hmong fled and sought refuge in Thailand. Now, some are being forced to return to Laos, likely to brutal treatment at the hands of Laos authorities.

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 20:18:35 CDT

Laotian Prime Minister Arrives in Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, May 4 (acn) Bouasone Bouphavany, Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, arrived in Cuba on Sunday afternoon for an official visit.

Laos Military Kills 9 Hmong Children In Attack

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 20:06:40 CDT

Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 12:03 pm Press Release: Center for Public Policy Analysis

Laos Movement for Human Rights: LPDR on U.S. Watch List

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 14:35:05 CDT

Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicide Attempts

Posted: Saturday 2009 May 02 20:33:03 CDT

arvation, Repatriation of Laos, Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicide Attempts Washington, D.C. and Bangkok, Thailand, April 30, 2009, For Immediate Release Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's recent announcement to force nearly 5,500 Lao Hmong political refugees back to the military regime that they fled in Laos has sparked a wave of suicide attempts by the refugees who now reportedly face another major food cut off in Thailand.

Religious freedom : Laos in the ‘’ Commission Watch List Countries ‘’ by the State Department

Posted: Saturday 2009 May 02 08:16:30 CDT

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic ( LPDR), once again, appears on the ‘’Commission Watch List’’ -- along with Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Somalia, Turquey, Russsia, Tadjikistan and Venezuela -- in the annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released on May 1st, 2009.

Laos seeks clarification of Thai FM's statements on Hmong

Posted: Friday 2009 May 01 07:33:34 CDT

Laos will seek clarification from Thailand over Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya's statement that 158 Hmongs in a Nong Khai shelter were asylum seekers, Lao Foreign Ministry spokesman Khenthong Nouanthasing said Friday.

Abhisit's Starvation of Laos, Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicides

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Resettlement of 158 Hmong Lao Refugees in Thailand Leaves Thousands More in Despair

Posted: Sunday 2009 Apr 26 22:51:01 CDT

At a press conference last week, Thai Foreign Minsiter Kasit Piromya Kasi made the announcement that 158 Hmong Lao refugees will finally be allowed to resettle in other countries.

updated 11:08 p.m. EDT, Wed April 22, 2009 * Share this on: Mixx Digg Facebook delicious reddit StumbleUpon MySpace Share * E-mail * Save * Print Homeland Security chief seeks to repeal Real ID Act

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:20:59 CDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week said she is working with governors to repeal the Real ID Act, which was passed in 2005 and went into effect last year. The bill is popular in Washington, but is scorned by many governors who bear the responsibility and cost of validating that holders of driver's licenses are citizens or legal residents of the United States.

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Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:08:52 CDT

About 3,000 supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gathered in Bangkok on Saturday for their first rally in the capital since violent street clashes two weeks ago.

UDD renews protests at Sanam Luang

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:07:03 CDT

Thailand will facilitate resettlement in third countries for 158 Hmong refugees being detained in Nong Khai, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday.

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 08:59:59 CDT

However, about 5,000 Hmong in Phetchabun's Ban Huay Nam Khao shelter are not qualified for resettlement since they are normal economic migrants, the minister said. Thailand and Laos agreed last month to repatriate all of the remaining 5,000 Hmong in Phetchabun by the end of the year, Kasit said.

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Laos, Vietnam Troops Slaughter Lao, Hmong: Over 6500 Face Death

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 04 22:41:48 CDT

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State Department Announces U.S. Candidacy in Human Rights Council Elections, Reversing Bush Administration Policy

Hmong should return to Laos on a voluntary basis

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Mar 18 21:56:36 CDT

IT WAS at the end of a short walk through the Ban Huay Nam Kao refugee camp here that Dr Angela Makate from Malawi got the chance to speak to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. She immediately invited him inside the clinic operated by Doctors Without Borders (or MSF). They chatted for fifteen minutes about the health situation inside the camp, at which she expressed full satisfaction.

President Obama issued this letter in regards to the Hmong populations of America, Thailand and Laos.

Posted: Sunday 2009 Mar 08 15:27:46 CDT

Dear Friends, Thank you for the opportunity to share a few thoughts with the Hmong American community of Minnesota. I appreciate the letter you delivered to us last month. I am grateful for the support of so many Hmong in Minnesota and around our country.

Critique of United States Department of State Country Report on Human Rights

Posted: Saturday 2009 Mar 07 20:16:32 CST

The State Department annual human rights report for Laos misrepresents the extent of human rights abuse by the dictatorial Lao People's Democratic Republic regime.

Congress members urge Clinton to help protect Hmong refugees

Posted: Sunday 2009 Mar 01 08:49:40 CST

In a Feb. 25 letter to Clinton, Congress members said

Laos, Thailand Hmong Crisis: President Obama, Secretary Clinton Urged To Save Refugees

Posted: Friday 2009 Feb 27 22:03:20 CST

Nobel Peace Prize nominee, scholar and human rights advocate, Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt, issued a statement today regarding a recent U.S. Congressional letter authored by U.S. Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)and others on the plight of Lao and Hmong refugees in Thailand and Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 26 16:58:07 CST

Hmong in Thailand may be forced back to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 26 16:56:24 CST

Rep. Kind Leads Effort to Prevent Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos

Case against Hmong leader called 'lies'

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 25 15:44:06 CST

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An attorney for a U.S. Hmong leader accused of plotting the overthrow of the Laotian government says the case against him is built on prosecutors' lies.

Judge: Top Obama officials should review Laos case

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 24 19:37:59 CST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday urged top Obama administration officials to decide whether to continue to pursue the case against 11 Vietnam War veterans accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.

Attorney for Vang Pao says prosecution's case is full of 'lies'

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 24 19:35:01 CST

A veteran defense attorney told a Sacramento federal judge Monday that the case against 11 men charged with plotting the violent overthrow of Laos' communist government is permeated with lies by prosecutors and agents

Judge: Top Obama officials should review Laos case

Posted: Monday 2009 Feb 23 19:54:13 CST

SACRAMENTO—A federal judge on Monday urged top officials in the Obama administration to decide whether to continue to pursue the nearly 2-year-old case against 11 Vietnam War veterans accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 18 09:49:07 CST

Hmong Cristian in Laos,Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 17 07:47:42 CST

Khmer Rouge trials set to start

Posted: Monday 2009 Feb 16 15:09:59 CST

Feb 15 - An international tribunal that will try five senior Pol Pot cadres gets underway in Cambodia on Tuesday after years of preparation.

Regarding the Hmong refugees in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 11 13:40:05 CST

For decades, Thailand has enjoyed a special and positive image in the minds of the American people and a special consideration as an ally of the US government. This privileged relationship has been good for both countries. Unfortunately, today the image of Thailand as a place of beauty, gentleness and compassion is being stained by inexplicably harsh actions by the Thai government, army and police against thousands of helpless Hmong who fled Laos for sanctuary in Thailand and who now are confined under conditions inappropriate to their status.

Regarding the Hmong refugees in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 11 13:40:04 CST

U.S. Senate Briefing on Laos, Hmong Crisis: Tragic Mountains Commemorated

Posted: Sunday 2009 Feb 08 05:42:37 CST

Media-Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C., February 6, 2009 - U.S. Senate Briefing on the Laotian and Hmong Refugee Crisis in Thailand and Laos will be today in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. The 15th Anniversary of the publication of

Hmong refugees face repatriation to Laos

Posted: Sunday 2009 Feb 08 05:41:50 CST

In central Thailand Phetchabun's Province over five thousand Lao Hmong refugees are facing the prospect of repatriation back to Laos.

Forced Repatriation of Lao Hmong Refugees Worrying

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:30:29 CST

U.S. Senate Briefing on Laos, Hmong Crisis: Tragic Mountains Commemorated

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:28:47 CST

he event in the U.S. Capitol and Senate will also commemorate the 15th Annversary of the publication of 'Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos

State Hmong want Obama's aid on refugee camps

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:27:50 CST

WASHINGTON — Hmong activists said Thursday they look to President Barack Obama to fight Thailand's forced deportations of Hmong refugees to a hostile homeland.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:25:25 CST

The Fresno resident is not alone. A longtime soldier, currently head of the Lao Veterans of America Institute, Vang has allies on and off Capitol Hill. But as the last eight years have shown, their hard-line views do not always prevail.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:23:14 CST

The serious plight of some 6,000-7,000 Lao Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Petchabun Province, and Nong Khai, Thailand who are faced with dire humanitarian conditions and forced repatriation back to Laos will be discussed.

U.S. Congressional Briefing on the Laotian and Hmong Refugee Crisis in Thailand and Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:22:14 CST

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HINGTON — Hmong activists said today they look to President Barack Obama to fight Thailand’s forced deportations of Hmong refugees to a hostile homeland.

Forced repatriation of Hmong begins

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:57:34 CST

On February 2, 2009, Thai authorities plan on repatriating a group of 187 Hmong to Laos. Sources inside Huay Nam Khao camp claim that roughly 40 in this group are being forced back against their will. Among those unwilling to return is a political refugee Ge Vang. He is reportedly the brother of Phu Bia jungle leader Vang Chia and had been imprisoned in Laos for 3 years before escaping to Thailand back in 2006.

Thailand To Send 190 Hmong Refugees Back To Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:56:05 CST

Thailand To Send 190 Hmong Refugees Back To Laos Monday February 2nd, 2009 / 7h34 BANGKOK (AFP)--Thailand will send 190 members of the Hmong ethnic minority back to Laos from refugee camps Monday, a military official said, despite claims they face persecution in their homeland.

Thailand sends 190 ethnic Hmong back to Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:55:10 CST

NONG KHAI, Feb 2 (TNA) - A total of 190 ethnic Hmong from 44 families on Monday voluntarily returned to their places of origin in Laos, from camps in northeastern Thailand.

Hmong Refugees Forced Back To Laos By Thailand's Military Draws Fire in Washington

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:54:18 CST

Media-Newswire.com) - February 2, 2009, Washington, D.C - In response to recent dire developments in Thailand and Laos regarding the horrific plight of thousands of Hmong refugees, the Center for Public Policy Analysis ( CPPA ) will be co-hosting events in Washington, D.C. on February 5-6, 2009 with policymakers, non-governmental organizations and Members of Congress, at the National Press Club and the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 29 17:18:21 CST

Thailand -- Thai security forces allegedly burned, buried, sodomized and stuck needles into victims, and abandoned people in the sea to die, according to survivors and human rights groups, but the prime minister and military denied systematic abuse.

Rohingyas, Malays and Hmong Allege Torture

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 29 17:15:26 CST

Laos 'lost tribe' in plea for help

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 28 20:35:20 CST

Hmong still hinder Lao-Thai links

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 28 15:06:03 CST

When the Pathet Lao won and established a communist regime in 1975, hundreds of thousands of Laos, including many Hmong, fled to refugee camps in neighboring Thailand.

Rights Groups Fear Protests in Thailand Refugee Camps

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jan 27 07:37:00 CST

Thailand's plan to repatriate 5,000 Lao-Hmong refugees is causing concern that violence last year in the Huay Nam Khao camp could be repeated. The Hmong people are one of several major tribal groups in Laos.

Hmong refugee children mark 800 days of torture

Posted: Monday 2009 Jan 26 07:37:00 CST

Sunday, 25 January 2009, 12:48 pm Press Release: Joe Davy

Chinese President Hu calls for nationwide efforts to maintain economic stability

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 15:11:23 CST

Chinese President called on members of all political parties, social organizations and ethnic groups to make concerted efforts to help China maintain steady economic growth in 2009.

Thai PM first official visit to Laos

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:56:13 CST

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday flew form the military airport at 9:15 a.m. to Laos for an official visit at the invitation of Lao PM Bouasone Bouphavanh.

PM to Laos on first official visit abroad

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:55:14 CST

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva headed to Laos Friday for his first official foreign visit as part of a familiarisation tour of Asean countries for newly elected leaders. Abhisit said he intended to strengthen ties

Thai PM heads to Laos for first official overseas visit

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:54:10 CST

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has headed to Laos for his first official overseas visit, saying he intended to strengthen existing ties with one of the kingdom's key regional allies.

Thai, Lao prime ministers discuss bilateral cooperation

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:53:14 CST

four-person delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya and Army chief Gen. Anupong Paochinda, Mr. Abhisit talked with Mr. Bouasone on further cooperation in communications, energy, tourism and sports.

Thailand: Thai government must not fail Lao Hmong refugees and asylum seekers

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 21 07:47:53 CST

The Thai government should reconsider its decision to return around 5,000 Lao Hmong people to Laos until they have had access to a full and fair asylum procedure, Amnesty International said today.

Hmong still hinder Lao-Thai links

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jan 20 07:34:11 CST

Thailand agreed last week to repatriate the remaining 5,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos by June of this year.

Hmong refugees at Nong Khai jail are suicidal

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 15 10:57:34 CST

On January 15, a high-level Thai delegation from Bangkok was expected to visit the 158 Hmong refugees held at Nong Khai immigration jail. The visit was expected to be just another attempt at convincing these Hmong refugees to

Hmong Civilians Suffer Attacks, Atrocities in Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 15 10:55:21 CST

Lao military attacks against Laotian and Hmong civilians in Xieng Khouang Province have reportedly intensified in recent days, especially at Phou Bia Mountain and Phou Da Phao,

Laos wants Hmong repatriated

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 02 13:13:00 CST

Laos wants neighbouring Thailand to repatriate by June approximately 5,000 members of the Lao Hmong ethnic minority who remain in Thai refugee camps, said a Lao media report seen on Friday.

Thai protesters keep PM from parliament

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 02 13:11:51 CST

Seeing red … supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra block the entrance of parliament in Bangkok, forcing the new prime minister to delay his maiden policy speech.

Hmong Crisis: Thailand's PM Abhisit, Gen. Anupong Mobilize Army to Force Hmong Refugees to Lao

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 01 10:20:56 CST

On December 30, some 600 Royal Thai Third Army soldiers, reinforced by Ministry of Interior (MOI) forces, were secretly deployed to encircle Hmong political refugees at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Phetchabun Province, Thailand,

aos military launches bloody attacks on Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 31 10:41:34 CST

The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) has launched a deadly new military offensive against Hmong civilians in Xieng Khouang Province, Vientiane Province, Luang Prabang Province and elsewhere in Laos.

hailand's new PM to visit Laos next month

Posted: Friday 2008 Dec 26 22:45:48 CST

BANGKOK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit Laos next month, as his first overseas visit, in a bid to strengthen the two countries' bilateral relations, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Friday.

Hmong, Laos Community in California, Veterans Honor Tragic Mountains Author

Posted: Friday 2008 Dec 26 22:40:29 CST

The events by the Hmong, Laos community will honor author and human rights activist Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt and commemorate the 15th anniversary of the publication of her book Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americas and the Secret Wars for Laos (Indiana University Press).

Thai PM vows to prosecute Bangkok airport occupants

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 25 17:55:45 CST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - New Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed on Thursday to take legal action against leaders of protesters whose week-long occupation of two Bangkok airports has brought billions of dollars of losses to the economy

Denver plane crash: 'Miracle' no one died

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:26:43 CST

enver plane crash: 'Miracle' no one died It was a miracle that no one was killed when an airliner veered sharply off a runway during takeoff, burst into flames and nearly broke apart, rescuers have said.

Thai king to swear in new cabinet

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:24:24 CST

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thailand's king was set to swear in prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's cabinet Monday as the threat of protests by allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra loomed over the new government.

Thai King blesses new PM

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:19:54 CST

ANGKOK: - King Bhumibol Adulyadej in his first comment on Thailand's political turmoil, yesterday told newly sworn in Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva 'to work for the peace and order of the nation'.

Hmong, Laos Crisis: No Christmas for Hmong Refugees, Kue Xiong, As Thailand's Third Army Mobilize

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:16:21 CST

As Hmong and Lao refugees faced horrific forced repatriation in Thailand as well as bloody ethnic cleansing attacks and mass starvation by the Laos military, H. Res. 1273, was introduced and spearheaded in June of 2008 by U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA, U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)and U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), to seek to halt the military attacks and address the human rights and refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos facing the Hmong and Lao people.

Hmong Joint Statement Appeal Issued: Text of International Communique

Posted: Saturday 2008 Dec 20 10:09:30 CST

The statement was signed by 32 Hmong and Lao non-profit organizations and community leaders from across the United States to seek to stop the repatriation of some 7,000 Lao-Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled.

New Thai PM set to unveil cabinet

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 18 14:58:24 CST

Thailand's new prime minister is set to unveil his new cabinet on Thursday.

Thai PM rules out cabinet deals

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 18 14:57:24 CST

New Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has told the BBC he will not sell his soul in bargaining over cabinet posts with defectors from the previous government.

Thai king endorses new PM Abhisit

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:15:21 CST

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has given his endorsement for Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva to become prime minister.

Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses the media in Bangkok, 17 Dec 2008

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:14:19 CST

New Thai PM Pledges to Fix Economy, End Political Turmoil

Hmong Joint Diaspora Statement: Communique Appeals For Solution to Thailand, Laos Refugee Crisis

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:12:40 CST

(Media-Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C. and Bangkok, Thailand, December 17, 2008 - An international communiqué and joint statement by the Hmong Diaspora community in the United States was released today in Washington, D.C., and Bangkok, Thailand. The statement was signed by 32 Hmong and Lao non-profit organizations and community leaders from across the United States to seek to stop the repatriation of some 7,000 Lao-Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled.

Call for Rights in Laos

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:43:46 CST

Hmong family is fingerprinted at Nongkhai checkpoint before entering Laos, May 30, 2008.

Laos, Hmong Washington DC Events, Protest Rally, Urge End to Human Rights Violations

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:41:23 CST

U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) introduced legislation, H.Res. 1273, earlier this year, which also appeals to the Royal Thai government to stop sending Hmong and Laotian refugees back to the communist regime in Laos that they have fled.

Laos, Hmong Crisis: LMHR Commemorates Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:40:25 CST

The leadership of the Lao Movement for Human Rights organization in Paris, France, and Vanida Thepsouvanh in Washington, D.C., in helping to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Defenders Declaration is critically important,' stated Philip Smith, Executive Director for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Policy Analysis.

nited Nations expert to hear testimony from Hmong families grave desecration in Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 09 13:22:13 CST

Ryan Maus, University News Service, (612) 624-1690, maus@umn.edu Family members of Hmong people whose graves were desecrated in Thailand in 2005 will call upon a United Nations official to recognize a violation of human rights in a hearing at the University of Minnesota from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in Coffman Union Theater, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.

Accused Hmong Leader Celebrates Birthday

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 09 13:21:08 CST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A controversial birthday celebration was held over the weekend for a leader of the Hmong community who is facing charges of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.

hai protesters to end airport blockade

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 02 11:11:44 CST

BANGKOK: Antigovernment protesters declared an end Tuesday to their week-long blockade of Bangkok's airports after a court disbanded the governing party for electoral fraud and forced out the country's third prime minister this year.

Thai Prime Minister Steps Down After Court Decision

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 02 11:10:18 CST

Thai Court Dissolves Govt. to Protesters Delight Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's top three ruling parties must dissolve, ruling they have engaged in voter fraud. The ruling means the current Prime Minister must step down, and stay out of politics for five years.

Thai protesters fire on rivals

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Nov 25 07:53:11 CST

Anti-government protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have opened fire on a group of government supporters in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

103 Lao Hmong returned home

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 24 07:52:00 CST

LAOS, Nov 24 (KPL) - 103 Hmong people of 29 families who volunteered to return to Laos was handed to the Lao government at the ceremony held in Vientiane on 20 November. According to the source in Vientiane, families of 8 former leaders of Hmong people in Houinamkao village which Thai government has repatriated on 22 March 2008, has also came with this group.

NERAKHOON Film Offers Hope to Those Betrayed in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:16:50 CST

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The release ofthe film NERAKHOON (

NERAKHOON Film Offers Hope to Those Betrayed in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:15:40 CST

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Nov 22, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The release of the film NERAKHOON (

The lost children of Laos: Advocating for liberation of detained Hmong youth

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:14:14 CST

Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at the Immigration Detention Centre

Blast Kills 1, Wounds 23 at Thai Prime Minister's Office

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 20 10:15:20 CST

BANGKOK, Nov. 20 -- An explosion at an anti-government protest site in central Bangkok early Thursday killed one person and wounded 23 others, prompting a leader of the demonstration to call for a mass rally against the government on Sunday.

Thai protesters blame govt for attack

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 20 10:13:16 CST

The leader of a long-running anti-government street protest in Thailand called for a major rally on Sunday to oust the

Thailand: Life at a Dead End: Lao Hmong refugees detained in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:44:46 CST

Thailand: Life at a Dead End: Lao Hmong refugees detained in Thailand

Laos, China sign three MoUs on trade and gold investment

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:18:10 CST

The Lao and Chinese governments signed three memorandums of understanding on trade, the handover of rubber saplings and investment in gold mining in Vientiane on 13 November.

Thaksin former Thai Prime Minister Divorce is finalised

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:17:41 CST

Thaksin Shinawatra the former Prime Minister of Thailand has divorced his wife who he has been married to for 32 years, Potjaman.

Thaksin former Thai Prime Minister Divorce is finalised

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:16:32 CST

Thaksin Shinawatra the former Prime Minister of Thailand has divorced his wife who he has been married to for 32 years, Potjaman.

Thai diplomat: Fugitive former Thai PM in UAE

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:14:14 CST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thailand's fugitive former prime minister was in the United Arab Emirates visiting friends and business associates, Thailand's top diplomat in Dubai said Wednesday.

UN human rights expert to hear local Hmong testimony

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:11:51 CST

A human rights expert from the United Nations will be in the Twin Cities to hear testimony on the desecration of Hmong graves in Thailand.

Somchai's Thailand, Laos Crisis: Torture, Abduction of Lao Hmong Refugees as Amnesty International, UN Appeal

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:10:50 CST

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amnesty International issued international appeals and reports regarding the plight of Lao Hmong refugees at Nong Khai, Thailand earlier this week. Amnesty International's Report of November 17, 2008, entitled

China arms sales scientist guilty

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 21:37:38 CST

An US scientist has pleaded guilty to selling rocket technology to China in breach of US arms control laws.

Off the beaten path in regal, colonial Laos

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:52:40 CST

LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Like beautiful people, beautiful towns are always adored.

United League for Democracy in Laos Demands Release of Vientiane Student Protesters

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:51:16 CST

Many of the statements released today by Laos and Hmong human rights groups as well as non-governmental organizations were presented in Washington, D.C. at a Laos National Conference and policy events held in the U.S. Congress and Washington, D.C. from October 21-26, 2008.

UN calls for release of Hmong detained in Nong Khai

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:50:02 CST

UN calls for release of Hmong detained in Nong Khai

Refugees held by Thailand must be freed

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:48:56 CST

Refugees held by Thailand must be freed Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at the Immigration Detention Centre © Private Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at a Thai detention centre © Private 17 November 2008 Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.

Princess' ashes collected

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:28:09 CST

BANGKOK: Thailand's royal family collected the ashes of the King's sister yesterday, ending the main phase of a six-day funeral that has briefly calmed the country's turbulent political waters.

Thaksin's divorce won't free frozen funds: Thai opposition

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:13:33 CST

BANGKOK, Nov 16, 2008 (AFP) - A lawyer for Thailand's opposition party said Sunday that billionaire ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra would not recoup his frozen assets simply by divorcing his wife.

Unique Hmong culture alive in Laos

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:10:42 CST

BAN LONG LAO, Laos -- The houses are made of reddish teak. The children play in the muddy streets. Piglets, ducks, chickens and dogs wander in the yards. Lush gardens of beans, corn, squash, onions and lettuce grow as if they're in a hothouse. Up at the plateau near the top of a mountain, the mist hovers just above, just beyond the town, letting the sunshine peek through.

US fends off G20 push for global finance cop

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:32:23 CST

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Group of 20 summit Saturday came together on principles for regulations that may avert future crises but stopped short of an agreement for a global financial market enforcer, analysts said.

enior Chinese official urges efforts to increase media influence WATCH VIDEO

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:31:21 CST

EIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese official Li Changchun on Thursday urged the country's media to step up efforts to enhance their domestic and international influence.

Reports: Thailand's former PM Thaksin divorces

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:28:23 CST

File photo shows Thaksin Shinawatra (L) hugging his wife Pojaman. The two divorced at the Thai Consul General Office in Hong Kong, Thai newspapers reported Saturday. [Agencies]

Thais stage elaborate funeral for king's sister

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:26:49 CST

pdated Sat. Nov. 15 2008 11:13 AM ET The Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand -- To the wail of conch shells and the thunder of cannon fire, crimson-clad soldiers pulled a gilded chariot containing the body of the revered Thai king's sister to a seven-storey pyre where she was cremated Saturday night.

Thai Princess' funeral draws thousands

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:24:16 CST

More than a hundred thousand people have paid their last respects to Princess Galyani, the sister of King Bhumibol in the Thai capital Bangkok. She died in January at the age of 84, but is only now being cremated because of the months of preparation for her funeral ceremony

Thai ex-Prime Minister divorces

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:22:44 CST

Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has divorced his wife in Hong Kong, his spokesman said. Thaksin, a former owner of Manchester City Football Club - and his wife, Pojaman, who married in 1976, divorced at the Thai consul general's office in Hong Kong on Friday, said spokesman Pongthep Thepkanjana in Bangkok.

Qaeda stung by U.S. pressure in Pakistan-CIA chief

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:30:03 CST

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. pressure on al Qaeda near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan has put the group

Barred by Britain, exiled Thai PM seeks new home

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:25:07 CST

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's former prime minister once used tax havens to shelter the fortune he made in telecommunications. Now, as a fugitive facing jail time, he is seeking a haven for himself.

Hmong Students, College Discuss Human Rights, Refugee Crisis in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:23:18 CST

Tao Lor, Vice President of the Asian American Club at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, spoke about the importance of hearing from a distinguished scholar about the Hmong and American relationship during the Vietnam War era and the College's invitation to Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt to lecture about this important subject on the campus.

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Improving Race Relations Among Hunters

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 13 08:31:17 CST

The DNR's goal was to reach out to the Hmong community and also introduce Hmong hunters to conservation groups around the state. With more than half a million hunters poised to head to the woods a week from Saturday for the start of the gun deer season, DNR wardens say not all racial issues have been solved.

Laos: Cease Arbitrary Detention of Deported Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:57:23 CST

New York, October 28, 2008) – Laos should release Hmong refugee protest leaders who have been incarcerated after being secretly deported from Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. The Lao government is detaining several Hmong asylum seekers whom Thai authorities deported earlier this year

Thailand: End Mistreatment and Deportation of Lao Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:55:06 CST

New York, July 11, 2008) – Thai authorities should end intimidation and forced deportations of Lao Hmong refugees detained in a camp in Petchabun province, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern for the well-being of some 1,300 Lao Hmong who escaped from the Huay Nam Khao camp and did not return following a mass protest two weeks ago

Gen. Vang Pao’s Last War

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:51:25 CST

The wars of the 20th century destroyed many millions of people who once lived in the hillsides and valleys of remote rural worlds.

Laos denies Hmong persecutio

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:49:41 CST

The government of Laos has denied that thousands of ethnic Hmong face persecution in the forests of the land-locked country, a day after an exclusive Al Jazeera report showed showing hundreds of starving Hmong living in constant fear of attack.

Laos' forgotten Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:47:08 CST

Little is known about the ethnic Hmong people, and even less about those rumoured to be fighting a low-level war against the Lao Government.

Welcome to the Jungle

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:45:40 CST

There were hundreds of them, perhaps a thousand. They wept and knelt before me on the ground, crying,

Thailand Sends Lao Hmong Home

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:43:40 CST

Hmong family gets fingerprinted at Nongkhai checkpoint before entering Laos, May 30 2008.

US says Russia has not responded to missile shield proposals

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:38:49 CST

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Wednesday that Russia has not responded to fresh US proposals to try to ease its concerns over US missile shield plans despite reports from Moscow suggesting it rejects them.

Laos Hmong live in limbo, crammed in Thai detention centre

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:34:43 CST

Three days after giving birth, Mai Xiong returned with her infant daughter behind the bars of a Thai detention centre where she lives crammed into two dank, dark rooms with 157 others

Rights group says Laos jailed Hmong refugee protest leaders

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:32:50 CST

A US-based human rights group Tuesday called on communist Laos to free Hmong ethnic minority protest leaders who it said had been jailed after being forcibly deported by neighbouring Thailand.

Thailand's Somchai Visits Laos Following Bloody Military, Chemical Weapons Attacks on Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:31:03 CST

In apparent preparation for the first official visit today of Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR), a special joint military task force of Lao and Vietnamese troops has been conducting massive clandestine military attacks on Hmong civilians and dissident groups in hiding in Phou Da Phao and Phou Bia, Xieng Khouang Laos.

Hmong military service honored in Appleton

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:28:13 CST

To be asked to represent Hmong veterans' service to the American cause as soldiers in the

Thai-US relations

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 18:48:06 CST

United States Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John has said that he assured Commerce Minister Chaiya Sasomsab that good Thai-US relations would continue after president-elect Barack Obama takes office...

UN calls for human rights to not be sacraficed

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 15:12:02 CST

UN calls for human rights to not be sacraficed

Somchai to Vientiane to introduce himself

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:44:52 CST

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat he plans to address the issue displaced Hmong from Laos residing in Thailand will be on the agenda of discussion with his Laos counterparts during his vist.

Thai PM heads to Laos for first official visit

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:43:26 CST

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat headed to Laos for his first official visit on Monday, where he said he intended to strengthen existing ties with one of the kingdom's key regional allies

Thailand's Somchai Visits Laos Following Bloody Military, Chemical Weapons Attacks on Hmong

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:38:47 CST

Wisconsin Hmong Community Honors Laos Scholar

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:35:50 CST

This week, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ( NWTC ) in Green Bay hosted guest lecturer Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt who spoke on November 5, 2008, to the Asian Club, Hmong-Americans, university students and faculty about the current human rights and refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos facing Hmong and Laotian refugees and asylum seekers.

Rights body demands release of Hmong leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:16:34 CST

Laos yesterday rejected a request from an international human rights group that they release Hmong leaders in detention, saying that it was not holding any Hmong refugees deported from Thailand.

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Watch Questions Thailand's Forced Repatriation, Plight of Protest Marchers

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:14:50 CST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a major statement today regarding the plight of Hmong and Laotian refugees in Thailand and Laos. HRW, the Lao Human Rights Council, Inc., the Center for Public Policy Analysis, Dr. Jane Hamilton Merritt, U.S. Ambassador H. Eugene Douglas and others voiced concerns about the crisis facing the Laotian and Hmong refugees.

Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:12:36 CST

Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Watch Questions Thailand's Forced Repatriation, Plight of Protest Marchers

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:01:16 CST

Rights Group Calls on Laos to Release Information on Hmong Protest Leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 01 11:55:57 CDT

A human rights group has called on the Lao government to release information regarding several Hmong refugees who led protests in Thailand earlier this year and were later repatriated to Laos.

Force Repatriation of Hmong in Thailan Refugee Camps

Posted: Thursday 2008 Jun 26 22:17:00 CDT

Hmong refugee asylum seekers desperately plea for immediate intervention