A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to democracy and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Government of Laos should: (1) respect and fully honor its commitments to international norms of human rights and democratic freedoms for the Lao people as embodied in its constitution, international agreements, the 1962 Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos and its Protocol, and the 1973 Vientiane Agreement on Laos; (2) issue a public statement specifically reaffirming its commitment to protecting religious freedom; and (3) fully institute a process of democracy, human rights, and openly-contested free and fair elections in Laos and ensure that the National Assembly elections, currently scheduled for 2002, are openly contested.

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• Agreed to Senate (text)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 29 July 1998

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• Agreed to Senate (PDF)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 29 July 1998

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 29 July 1998

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 June 1998

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 June 1998

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 25 June 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 June 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 June 1998

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 June 1998

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