,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,g>rett submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
actions tak5 by ! ,lao ,p's ,democratic 
,republic aga9/ ! ,hmong ,chao,fa       
,indig5\s p1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas !
 ,hmong ,chao,fa indig5\s p1 a          
peace-lov+ nation1 exi/$ m ?an #e1jjj   
ye>s 9 great] ,asia & ,s\!a/ ,asia1 ) _!
 own di/9ct language1 culture1 religion1
 & national flag2 ,:]eas ! ,hmong       
,chao,fa ,indig5\s ,nation are !        
desc5dants ( ,hmong ,great ,k+ ,*i-,y   
7,great ,gr& ,fa!r7 & ,j\alid\ 0 8      
,k+dom 9 #bfjj ,b4,c41 & ,san-,miao     
,k+dom 7n[ call$ ,s\!rn ,*9a71 & ,pr9ce 
,nraug ,na & ,pr9cess ,gao ,y\a 7 !     
f\nd]s ( ! ,great ,k+dom ( ,j>s 7n[     
call$ ,pla9 ,de ,j>s71 ,xi5g ,kh\ng     
,prov9ce1 ,laos2 ,:]eas ! ,hmong nation 
0 alli$ ) ,france dur+ ! ,fr5* ,indo*9a 
era = ! ,fr5* colonial empire f #aidf to

 #aied "u ! comm& ( ,major ,rog]        
,tr9qui]2 ,:]eas ! ,hmong p also alli$ )
 ,?ail& & ! ,unit$ ,/ates z ! frontl9e  
troops to /op ! annexation & colonial   
occupation ( ! region f ! ,pa!t ,lao    
regime & ! ,vietcong-,nor? ,vietnam     
milit>y 9 ,laos dur+ ! ,vietnam w> era1 
ab\t #aifj-aige1 :]e m ?an #dj1jjj      
,hmong lo/ _! lives2 ,:]eas :5 ,?ail& & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates )drew _! troops1 !      
,hmong nation suff]$ f p]secution &     
racial discrim9ation & 7 label$ z !     
enemy ( ! ,pa!t ,lao or ,lao ,p's       
,democratic ,republic 7,,lpdr7 &        
,vietnam because ( ! loss ( ?\s&s (     
lives & c\ntless actions t 7 p]petrat$  
by ,?ail& & ! ,unit$ ,/ates bo? 9 ,laos 
& ,vietnam dur+ ! ,vietnam w> era1      
#aifj-aige2 ,:]eas ! ,,ldpr has %[n a   
hi/ory ( arbitr>y arre/s & en=c$        
disappe>ances1 su* z-- 7#a7 !           
imprisonm5t ( ,rev]5d ,naw ,k>l ,mua &  
two =eign j\rnali/s 9 ,june #bjjc = _!  
docum5tation ( ! ,hmong 9 ! ,xaisomb\n  
,special ,zone2  7#b7 ! arre/ ( activi/s

 ,?ao ,m\a & ,pa ,phue ,khang 9 ,june   
#bjjd = or*e/rat+ prote/s2  7#c7 ! arre/
 ( activi/ ,sompema ,khantis\k 9 #bjjg =
 speak+ out aga9/ ecologically h>mful   
developm5t2  7#d7 ! arre/ & subsequ5t   
disappe>ance ( ,hmong-,am]icans ,hakit  
,yang1 ,cong ,%i ,n5g ,yang1 & ,trillion
 ,yunhaison1 dur+ a #bjjg visit to      
,laos2  7#e7 ! arre/ & subsequ5t        
disappe>ance ( ,lao activi/ ,somba?     
,somphone 9 ,decemb] #bjab1 ^: :]eab\ts 
are /ill unkn[n2 &  7#f7 ! disappe>ance 
( ,m9nesota ,lao-,am]icans ,s\li        
,kongmalavong1 ,b\n?ie ,insixi5gmai1 &  
,b\nma ,phannho?a 9 ,janu>y #bjac2      
,:]eas ! repatriation ( ,hmong refugees 
f ,?ail& s9ce #aiij1 lead+ to m ?an     
#h1jjj ,hmong =cibly s5t back to ,laos  
to suff] fur!r discrim9ation1 has       
result$ 9 ! det5tion or disappe>ance (  
^! refugees once 9 ,laos1 su* z--  7#a7 
! deportation ( ,z\a ,yang & h] #bg     
*ildr5 f ,?ail& 9 ,decemb] #bjje aft] ! 
gr\p 0 arre/$ att5d+ a ,*ri/ian *ur* 9  
,ban ,kho ,noi1 ,phet*abun ,prov9ce1    

,?ail&1 :]e ^u arrival back 9 ,laos1    
,ms4 ,yang & h] *ildr5 7 deta9$1 aft]   
:i* ! :]eab\ts ( mu* ( ! family are /ill
 yet unkn[n2 &  7#b7 ! case ( ,kha      
,yang1 arre/$ aft] 8 second =c$ return f
 ,?ail& 9 #bjaa1 aft] :i* he disappe>$ &
 rema9s miss+ to ?is day2  ,:]eas !     
viol5t milit>y campaign ( ! ,,ldpr aga9/
 ! ,hmong ,chao,fa1 :o refus$ to flee ! 
c\ntry or surr5d] to ! gov]nm5t = fe> ( 
arre/ or dea? t began 9 #aige1 saw ab\t 
#g1jjj ,hmong indig5\s m51 wom51 &      
*ildr5 out ( m ?an #ajj1jjj ,hmong      
,chao,fa =c$ f _! villages to ! ra9=e/ 9
 ! ,hmong ,chao,fa ,/ate1 ,xaisomb\n    
,special ,zone1 ,nor!rn ,laos2 ,:]eas   
?is campaign is ongo+ & ! ,hmong        
,chao,fa cont9ue to be hunt$ by ! ,lao  
milit>y & ,vietnamese m]c5>ies1 & are n[
 numb]+ less ?an #a1jjj1 & are /ill liv+
 on leaves & roots1 unable to f>m 9 _!  
nomadic situation2 ,:]eas ?is campaign  
cont9ues to be m>k$ by dea? & viol5ce1  
su* z-- 7#a7 ! murd]s ( ,hmong m5 ,hue  
,xiong1 ,*a ,xiong1 ,ze ,xiong1 & ,bee  

,vang1 at ! h&s ( ! ,laos ,p's ,army    
7,,lpa7 9 ! ,ph\ ,bia m\nta9 area on    
,febru>y #bb1 #bjac1 & ! w\nd+ ( ,ye>   
,*ang 9 ! same incid5t1 9 :i* ^! un>m$  
,hmong m51 ?ree ( :om 7 tea*]s at a     
ne>by s*ool1 7 among a gr\p ( #aj m5 :o 
_h left _! village to se>* = food :5 !y 
7 fir$ ^u by ! milit>y2  7#b7 an attack 
on a ,hmong village 9 ! ,xaisomb\n      
,prov9ce ( ,laos by milit>y =ces :]e a  
,hmong woman & a ,hmong man 7 kill$1 ,pa
 ,m\a & ,true ,m\a1 :]e ! latt]'s body 0
 nev] recov]$2  7#c7 ! disappe>ance (   
,hmong m5 ,vajntxiag ,vaj & ,vue ,?ao   
aft] !y 7 summon$ to meet ) a ,lao      
police (fic] 9 ! village ( ,lat ,h\ang  
on ,septemb] #ad1 #bjaf1 aft] :i* ,mr4  
,vaj's corpse 0 f\nd on ,septemb] #bj1  
#bjaf1 & ,mr4 ,?ao's corpse 0 f\nd on   
,septemb] #bc1 #bjaf1 9 a local riv]1   
:]e bo? corpses _h indications ( sev]e  
beat+s z limbs 7 brok52  7#d7 ! dea? ( a
 #a-mon?-old baby by viol5t c\gh+ on    
,septemb] #ba1 #bjaf1 & ! simil> dea? ( 
a #e-mon?-old baby on ,octob] #f1 #bjaf1

 believ$ to be a result ( *emical       
poison+ :i* ! ,hmong community suspects 
is be+ us$ z a tactic by ! milit>y z !y 
exp]i5ce symptoms relat$ to *emical     
poison+ aft] milit>y helicopt]s fly ov] 
_! camps2  7#e7 ! dea? ( ,hmong m5 ,kim 
,vang & ,vangx5g ,vang aft] an attack on
 ,octob] #ag1 #bjaf1 by ! ,,lpa ne>     
,muoang ,*a2  7#f7 ! deploym5t ( heavy  
artill]y1 includ+ #fjmm1 #hjmm1 & #abjmm
 r\nds t are r&omly fir$ into suspect$  
,hmong camps dur+ morn+1 noon1 & night2 
&  7#g7 ! ignor$ ,unit$ ,nations        
recomm5dation dur+ ! #ff? ,session 9    
,m>* #bjje 9 ,g5eva1 :]e ,article #i ( !
 ,conv5tion 7,c4 #ba7 reque/$ ! ,lao    
,gov]nm5t %\ld />t an initiative to f9d 
a peaceful solution betwe5 ! ,hmong     
,chao,fa ,indig5\s ,nation & all[       
humanit>ian aid su* z food1 m$ic9e1 &   
clo!s to help ! ,hmong ,chao,fa         
,indig5\s ,nation 9 ! ra9=e/ at ,hmong  
,chao,fa ,/ate1 ,xaisomb\n ,special     
,zone1 ,nor!rn ,laos z soon z possible2 
,:]eas ! ,,ldpr has cont9u$ to defy its 

commitm5ts to int]national law & reject 
! reque/s ( ,/ate p>ties & int]national 
in/itutions to visit or provide         
humanit>ian aid2 ,:]eas ! ,committee on 
! ,elim9ation ( ,racial ,discrim9ation  
7,,c]d7 has rais$ s]i\s conc]ns ab\t !  
situation ( ! ,hmong p 9 ,laos s9ce     
#bjjc1 invok+ its e>ly w>n+ & urg5t     
action proc$ures1 urg+ prop] & imp>tial 
inve/igation into ! areas1 & urg+       
au?orities to invite ! relevant ,unit$  
,nations m&ate hold]s2 ,:]eas eight     
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ators s5t an urg5t     
lett] on ,may #af1 #bjjh1 to urge       
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,rice to reque/       
,?ail&'s ,prime ,m9i/] ,samak           
,sund>avej's urg5t help to /op ! =c$    
deportation ( ,hmong refugees 9 ,huay   
,nam ,khao & ,nongkhai ,det5tion ,c5t]1 
,?ail&1 back to ,laos because ! ,hmong  
w\ld face p]secution by ! ,,ldpr2       
,:]eas1 9 ,april #bjaa1 ! ,committee on 
! ,rights ( ! ,*ild consid]$ !          
malnutrition & high incid5ce ( wa/+     
disease 9 rural areas :]e ,hmong reside 

an em]g5cy situation2 ,:]eas ! ,,c]d    
cont9u$ to voice conc]ns &              
recomm5dations 9 its review ( ,laos 9   
#bjab1 reit]at+ its previ\s             
recomm5dation t ! ,/ate p>ty %\ld invite
 ,unit$ ,nations bodies = ! protection &
 promotion ( human rights to visit !    
areas :]e memb]s ( ! ,hmong e?nic gr\ps 
h tak5 refuge2 ,:]eas ! ,univ]sal       
,p]iodic ,review ( ,laos 9 #bjad & #bjae
 conta9$ conc]ns express$ by sev]al     
treaty bodies1 especially ! ,,c]d       
,committee1 p>ticul>ly ! conc]n ( ov]due
 reports f ! ,,ldpr2 ,:]eas ! ,,ldpr    
refuses to ree/abli% an 9-c\ntry pres5ce
 ( indep5d5t organizations su* z !      
,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =    
,refugees 7,,unhcr71 :i* has be5 d5i$   
access to refugee camps 9 ,laos s9ce !  
expiration ( its m&ate 9 #bjja2 ,:]eas !
 gr[+ sy/ematic repression1 arbitr>y    
arre/s1 det5tion1 & imprisonm5t ( ,hmong
 ,chao,fa ,indig5\s ,nation by ! total  
abs5ce ( fre$om ( association1 op9ion1  
expression & ! con/ant extrajudicial    

execution ( innoc5t ,hmong 9 ! la/ #dc  
ye>s f #aige to ! pres5t ( #bjah2 &     
,:]eas by ! rapid milit>ization ( !     
,xaisomb\m ,special ,zone1 :i* seems to 
be an indication ( a f9al eradication   
ef=t ( ! ,hmong ) ! increas+ d5sity (   
milit>y bases 9 ! ,ph\ ,bia region & !  
deploym5t ( occupy+ troops & heavy      
weapons1 includ+ tanks3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
urges ! ,lao ,p's ,democratic ,republic 
7,,ldpr7 to--  7,a7 cease its repeat$ & 
ongo+ assaults on ! ,hmong community    
liv+ 9 ! jungle & ensure its ins]tion   
into society2  7,b7 respect ! ,conv5tion
 on ! ,rights ( ! ,*ild1 :i* x sign$ 9  
#aihi1 & especially-- 7i7 article #c4c1 
:i* /ates t ,/ate p>ties %all insure !  
c>e or protection ( *ildr52 &  7ii7     
article #f1 :i* /ates t ,/ate p>ties    
recognize t e *ild has ! "r to life1 & t
 ,/ate p>ties %all ensure to ! maximum  
ext5t possible ! survival & developm5t (
 ! *ild2  7,c7 ensure t its election    
processes are competitive1 free1 fair1  

inclusive1 & p>ticipatory by all[+      
multiple p>ties to take "p2  7,d7 grant 
! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =  
,refugees & su* o!r int]national        
organizations access to ! c\ntry2  7,e7 
abide by int]national law ) reg>ds to ! 
treatm5t ( ,hmong returnees liv+ 9      
refugee camps2  7,f7 demilit>ize !      
,xaisomb\m ,special ,zone2 &  7,g7      
uphold its commitm5ts to human rights   
treaties t x has ratifi$1 p>ticul>ly !  
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights1 ! ,int]national     
,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation ( ,all ,=ms 
( ,racial ,discrim9ation1 !             
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,economic1    
,social1 & ,cultural ,rights1 & !       
,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ! ,*ild2  7#b7
 urges ! ,unit$ ,nations to-- 7,a7      
condemn ! actions ( ! ,,ldpr2 &  7,b7   
invoke ! ,responsibility to ,protect    
7,r#b,p7 me*anisms z soon z possible2   
7#c7 urges ! ,secret>y ,g5]al to consid]
 action on ?is situation su* z enc\rag+ 
or in/igat+ indep5d5t inve/igation2     

7#d7 urges ! relevant m&ate hold]s ( !  
,c\ncil1 includ+ ^? address+ summ>y     
execution1 disappe>ances1 torture1      
int]nally displac$ p]sons1 heal?1 food1 
wat] & sanitation1 arbitr>y det5tion1   
human rights def5d]s1 tru?1 & m9ority   
issues to reque/ onsite visits to !     
,hmong areas 9 ,laos1 ei!r alone or 9   
conc]t2 &  7#e7 urges ! ,c\ncil to--    
7,a7 consid] reque/+ ! ,high            
,commission] to und]take action1 includ+
 e/abli%+ a team ( inquiry z has be5    
e/abli%$ 9 o!r situations2 or  7,b7     
e/abli% its own committee ( inquiry or  
appo9t a special rapporteur or indep5d5t
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