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Commending the Lao & Hmong-American community of Rhode Island (Hon. Patrick J. Kennedy, U.S. House of Representatives) Oct. 24
Mr. Speaker, concerned individuals & organizations from the Lao-American community in my district in Rhode Island and throughout the United States participated in key sessions of the U.S. Congressional Forum on Laos , held on both July 17 and October 1, 2002, in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Recognizing the Lao students movement for democracy and the urgent need for human rights reforms in Laos (Hon. Adam Smith of Washington in the House of Representatives) Nov. 22, 2002
Mr. Speaker, last month marked the third anniversary of the bloody intervention by Lao communist security forces against peaceful student demonstrators. In October of 1999, the communist regime in Vientiane sought to crush the Lao Students Movement for Democracy. I was recently
Agenda at the U.S. Congressional Forum on Laos (Posted October 06, 2002)
In commemoration of the third anniversary of the bloody govt crackdown against peaceful student demonstrators in Vientiane, Laos in October of 1999, as well as the first visit to Washington, D.C., by Mrs. Kay Danes
Testimony of Alan Sananikone, United League for Democracy in Laos (Posted November 03, 2002)
The Lao PDR continues to suppress its own people’s yearning for a multi-party democracy and economic freedom. The LPDR is only interested in maintaining power at all cost and to dutifully serve its Vietnamese master.
Testimony of Col. Bounmy Sananikone, former Lao Royal Police (Posted November 03, 2002)
The “Lao People’s Revolutionary Party” (Lao communists) has transformed the police department into its own enforcement division to ensure strict adherence to the edicts of the communist party and spy on the people.
Testimony of Baramy Mitthivong, Laotian Youth Activist (Posted November 03, 2002)
From violations of basic human rights to wholesale slaughter of the ethnic Hmong, the LPDR operates with impunity while it has the audacity to ask the international community for millions of dollars in generous foreign aid, much
Testimony of Khambang Sibounheuang, President of Lao Nationalist Reform Party (Posted October 29, 2002)
The Lao nationalist Reform Party is confident that now is the time to put an end to the terror of the Lao Communist Govt that has lingered on since the day they took over power in Laos in Dec. 2, 1975. We would like to ask
Testimony of Moua Sao, President of LanXang Democracy (Posted October 15, 2002)
On behalf of Lanxang Democracy & the Free People of Laos, I would like to bring you the questions that everyone keeps asking. "Is Laos a democratic republic or is it a dictatorship republic? Is there a possibility for a national
Testimony of Mrs. Kay Danes, former political prisoner in Laos (2000-2001) Posted October 09, 2002
I am told this US Congress is a place of great power & those I left behind to make this journey on their behalf, are counting on me to open their suffering & their hope, to you. The door way ‘the black door of Phonthong Prison’ &
Testimony of Thongsavanh Phongsavan, Laotian-American Council (Posted October 09, 2002)
We must learn to work together to break the cycle of abuse & corruption, & make the Lao PDR's leaders an offer they cannot refuse. By providing social, economic, political, educational, & technical incentives--in exchange
Testimony of George Vue, Hmong National Council (Posted October 07, 2002)
I would like to request the U.S. State Dept., U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, & the United Nations to put pressure on the Lao PDR Govt demanding the return of Mr. Vue Mai. By allowing the Lao PDR gets away with this crime
Testimony of Chuhu Xiong, Hmong United Liberation Organization (Posted October 06, 2002)
The US must stop any funding, projects and any type of foreign aid to Laos; Also the NTR should not be granted to the LPDR. World Bank must stop lending money to the LPDR. Previous loans must be pay back immediately.
Testimony of Khampoua Naovarangsy, The Laos Institute for Democracy (Posted October 03, 2002)
In recent years, leaders of government opposition groups have mysteriously disappeared or have been convicted of criminal activity for their views. Free press is non-existent. All domestic print and electronic media are owned
Testimony of Ms. Laura Xiong, Hmong International Human Rights Watch (Posted October 01, 2002)
I would like to address the deteriorating human rights conditions inside Saysomboun Special Zone & Xieng Khouang province, & how international donors are becoming indirectly responsible for the creation of these
Aussie tells Congress of terror in Lao jail (AFP/Sydney Morning Herald or backup) Published October 02, 2002
Kay Danes, who suffered through nearly a year in a Lao jail, took her harrowing tale of life in the communist gulag to the US Congress today. Her address to members of Congress and US policymakers came as opposition

Danes tells Congress of [Lao] jail ordeal (AAP/Melbourne Herald Sun) An Australian woman who suffered through nearly a year in a Lao jail Tuesday took her harrowing tale of life in the communist gulag to the US Congress, as opposition mounted to a bid to expand Laotian trade benefits. Kay Danes, freed from jail in Laos along with her husband

Danes pleads case for Laotians (Australian BC) Oct. 02, 2002
Australian woman Kay Danes has made a plea to U.S. Congress on behalf of the people of Laos. She & her husband, Kerry, spent 10 months in a Lao jail until they were released last year. They were freed only after
Refugees lobby against free trade with Laos (Modesto Bee, Fresno Bee or backup) Published October 02, 2002
Mariposa Republican George Radanovich believes in free trade with China but not with Laos. This week, Fresno resident George Vue is working to keep it that way. In a new show of the grassroots lobbying that so far has

Embassy Row: The Lao opposition - [The forum will also feature Kay Danes, Kat Dittavong & Oudong Saysana among others] (Washington Times) 2nd story; Oct. 01 Laotians opposed to the country's communist rulers will gather today with their congressional supporters for a public forum on Laos. They will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 2168 of

U.S. Congressional Forum on Laos & International Conference on Democracy and Development in Laos, October 1, 2002, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. (Center for Public Policy Analysis or here) (Posted September 07, 2002)
The priority issues to be discussed include: Human rights violations; Lack of freedom of the press and media; Religious persecution; Need for free, open, multi-party elections; Lack of rule of law & judicial problems...

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