Thailand: Lao Refugee Feared ‘Disappeared’

Expand The Thai national flag flies against a stormy sky in Lampang, Thailand, July 14, 2017. © 2017 Yvan Cohen/LightRocket via Getty Images (New York) – Thai authorities should urgently investigate the apparent enforced disappearance of Od Sayavong, a refugee from Laos and prominent critic of the Lao government, Human Rights Watch said today. Od, 34, was last seen at his house in Bangkok’s Bueng Kum district on August 26, 2019. “The Thai government should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of outspoken Lao activist Od Sayavong,” said Brad Adams, Asia director. “Bangkok’s…

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