A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding conditions in Laos.

Summary

Calls on the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic to: (1) respect the basic human rights of all of its citizens; (2) ratify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights; (3) fulfill its obligations under human rights treaties; (4) take steps to ensure that ethnic minorities who have been returned to Laos from Southeast Asia are accepted into Lao society and allowed to practice freely their ethnic and religious traditions and to preserve their language and culture without threat of fear or intimidation; (5) allow international humanitarian organizations to gain unrestricted access to areas in which such ethnic minorities have been resettled; (6) allow independent monitoring of prison conditions; (7) release from prison those who have been arbitrarily arrested on the basis of their political or religious beliefs; and (8) cooperate fully with the U.S. Government in the ongoing investigation into the whereabouts of two U.S. citizens, Houa Ly and Michael Vang, who were last seen near the border between Laos and Thailand in April 1999.

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• Agreed to Senate (text)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 19 July 2000

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• Agreed to Senate (PDF)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 19 July 2000

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 28 June 2000

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 28 June 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 2000

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 May 2000

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