EU must secure Lao pledge to improve rights record during dialogue: Rights groups

The European Union must pressure the Lao government to make “firm commitments” during bilateral human rights talks set for later this week in Vientiane, according to Paris-based rights group International Federation for Human Rights.

The EU should demand assurances from Laos that it will improve its rights record during the 6th EU-Laos human rights dialogue set for 6 November, FIDH said in a joint statement released in conjunction with its member organization Lao Movement for Human Rights.

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