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<p>We regularly raise human rights concerns with the Lao government, including adherence
to their international human rights commitments which protect freedom of religion
and belief. We are aware of several cases of Christians being arrested for worshipping,
including the case of Pastor Sompong Supatto. Laos is currently undergoing its UN
Universal Periodic Review, a UN Human Rights Council led review of its human rights
record. We submitted an advance question to the Review on freedom of religion. The
annual EU-Laos Human Rights Dialogue is scheduled for October, and we expect freedom
of religion and individual cases to be raised. We will 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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