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Laos

Archaeological Map

© CIA The World Factbook

Country Overview

Targeted Groups
Perpetrators
Alert Status
Genocide Stage(s)

  • Ethnic Minorities (Hmong, Khmu, indigenous hill tribes)

  • Religious Minorities (especially Christian Hmong

  • Political dissidents and human rights activists opposing the government

  • The Lao People’s Democratic Republic government

  • The Lao military and security forces 

Emergency
Stage 4: Dehumanization, Stage 6: Polarization, Stage 8: Persecution

Details

Since 1975, Laos has been ruled by a one-party communist government that suppresses dissent and restricts freedoms. Ethnic minorities like the Hmong and religious minorities, especially Christians, face systematic discrimination, forced displacement, and state violence. The government seizes ancestral lands, conducts military offensives, and restricts humanitarian access, raising serious concerns about ongoing persecution and risks of genocide.

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Resources

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Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Universal Periodic Review 48th Session: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The HmongPeoples in Laos by the UNPO and CWHP

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Laos: Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 49th Session of the UPR Working Group

Page last updated:
06/23/2025
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