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US wants 'immediate' return of missing Lao activist

March 24, 2013 21:30
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Lao authorities on Sunday to step up their investigation "without further delay" into the disappearance of a prominent Lao activist 100 days ago. Sombath Somphone was last seen being taken away from a police post by two unidentified individuals in December. "The United States shares the international community's serious concerns about Mr Sombath's safety and well-being," Kerry said in a statement. "We call on the Lao government to do everything in its power to account for his disappearance without further delay."

US says Laos blocking probe into missing men

March 18, 2013 06:01
The United States on Monday accused Lao officials of obstructing its investigation into the fate of three Lao-Americans missing for more than two months in the Southeast Asian nation. Three US embassy officials travelled to the southern province of Savannakhet on March 6 to look into reports that the men may have died in a car accident, said a US embassy spokesperson in Vientiane.

US presses Laos over missing activist

February 19, 2013 09:01
A US rights envoy on Monday appealed to Laos for more information on a prominent activist missing for two months, saying the case was having a "chilling effect" on civil society groups. Sombath Somphone, the 62-year-old founder of a non-governmental organisation campaigning for sustainable development, disappeared in Vientiane while driving home on December 15. CCTV images showed him being taken away from a police post by two unidentified individuals.
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