U.S. Congress Raises Concerns About Hmong Americans in Laos
According to eyewitness accounts and sources from within the Laos government, as well as other independent sources and news media reports, the three St. Paul Hmong residents were subjected to arbitrary arrest and torture. The U.S. Congress and Senate continue to raise the issue of the arbitrary arrest and continued imprisonment in Laos of 3 Hmong-Americans citizens from St. Paul.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C., January 3, 2008 - Lao Peoples Democratic Republic ( LPDR ) military and security forces arrested a group of Hmong-American citizens in 2007 that continue to be jailed in Laos. Lao authorities refuse to cooperate or provide answers to the American families of the victims.
According to eyewitness accounts and sources from within the Laos government, as well as other independent sources and news media reports, the three St. Paul Hmong residents were subjected to arbitrary arrest and torture and are being held without charge and visitation by their families.
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman ( MN ), a former mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, addressing the President from the U.S. Senate floor provided the following statement and testimony from Mrs. Sheng Xiong that was presented earlier this year at a special session of the U.S. Congressional Forum on Laos: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2008_record&page=S6152&position=all
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