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<p>Our recently re-opened Embassy in Vientiane regularly raises human rights concerns
with the Lao government, including their adherence to their international human rights
commitments that protect freedom of religion and belief. Laos has seen some improvements
in religious freedom over the past decade with a reduction in the number of long-term
Christian prisoners of conscience. However, we are aware of cases of Christians being
arrested for proselytising. The EU raised these cases at the last EU-Laos Human Rights
Dialogue in February 2013 and we will press for it to be raised at the next EU-Laos
Human Rights Dialogue which will take place in Brussels in May 2014. We continue to
work with the EU and other like-minded partners to raise our concerns about religious
freedom with the Lao government.</p>
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