05.05.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2008"

Report on the most repressive regimes and human rights violations committed by them in 2008 [ID 96648]

30.04.2008 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Terrorism 2007"

Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 96334]

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93365]

11.03.2008 - Source:Minority Rights Group International 

"State of the World's Minorities 2008"

Annual report on current situation of minorities [ID 93467]

13.02.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual Report 2008 (covering 2007) [ID 92778]

13.12.2007 - Source:Médecins Sans Frontières 

"International Activity Report 2006/7"

Annual activity report of Médecins Sans Frontières (covering mid-2006 to mid-2007) [ID 90073]

12.2007 - Source:Directory of Development Organizations

"Directory of Development Organizations; Edition 2008; Volume II.A; Asia and the Middle East; Laos"

Guide to international organisations, government institutions, private sector development agencies, civil society organisations, universities, grant-makers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms [ID 89413]

17.10.2007 - Source:Asian Centre for Human Rights 

"The Hmong refugees in Thailand: Waiting for the date for assault from the Laotian authorities"

Phetchabun province: 7.700 Hmong refugees from Ban Huay Nam Khao refugee camp will be deported to Laos before the end of 2008; allegations of entering Thailand illegally [ID 84299]

25.09.2007 - Source:Freedom House 

"Countries at the Crossroads 2007"

Report on civil rights, rule of law, anticorruption and transparency [ID 83113]

30.08.2007 - Source:Human Rights Watch

"Thailand: Protect Hmong Refugees"

8,000 Lao Hmong at risk of forced repatriation; Thai-Lao border committee will meet from September 2-4 to decide the fate of Hmong refugees at a camp in Petchabun province [ID 81532]

12.06.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2007"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2007 [ID 77557]

06.2007 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2007"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2006 [ID 77696]

24.05.2007 - Source:International Committee of the Red Cross 

"Annual Report 2006"

Annual Report 2006 [ID 77905]

23.05.2007 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 (covering 2006) [ID 74912]

02.05.2007 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom of the Press 2007"

Annual report on press freedom (covering 2006) [ID 89547]

05.2007 - Source:US Commission on International Religious Freedom

"Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom"

Annual report on religious freedom 2007 [ID 74745]

30.04.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Reports on Terrorism 2006"

Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 73546]

28.03.2007 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further Information on Urgent Action 19/06 (ASA 26/001/2006, 27 January 2006) and follow-up (ASA 26/003/2006, 9 May 2006) [ASA 26/006/2007]"

Authorities publicly claimed to have "found" 21 girls and young women missing since December 2005, but have not revealed their current whereabouts; 6 others remain unaccounted for; girls were among group of 27 ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers forcibly returned from Thailand on 5 December 2005 and reportedly held incommunicado [ID 71381]

23.03.2007 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Hiding in the jungle - Hmong under threat [ASA 26/003/2007]"

Report on the situation of ethnic Hmong living in the jungles (Background on Hmong in Laos; killings and attacks by authorities; lack of access to food and medical care; forced labour and sexual abuse; arbitrary detention; forcible returns; Thailand's role in refugee protection) [ID 70838]

06.03.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006 [ID 69589]

03.2007 - Source:US Social Security Administration

"Social Security Programs Throughout the World"

Report on social security system (old age, disability and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; family allowances) [ID 71456]

01.02.2007 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 (covering 2006) [ID 89875]

10.01.2007 - Source:Minorities at Risk 

"Chronology for Hmong in Laos"

Chronology of events concerning Hmong in Laos (April 1990 - August 1998) [ID 59404]

2007 - Source:World Health Organization

"Country Health Information Profile"

Profile of health situation and national priorities [ID 90315]

2007 - Source:Committee to Protect Journalists 

"Attacks on the Press in 2000"

Annual report on press freedom in 2000 [ID 92200]