H. Res. 992 (Introduced in House) — Condemning the actions taken by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic against the Hmong ChaoFa Indigenous people, and for other purposes.

(1)

urges the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LDPR) to—

(A)

cease its repeated and ongoing assaults on the Hmong community living in the jungle and ensure its insertion into society;

(B)

respect the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which it signed in 1989, and especially—

(i)

article 3.3, which states that State parties shall insure the care or protection of children; and

(ii)

article 6, which states that State parties recognize that every child has the right to life, and that State parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child;

(C)

ensure that its election processes are competitive, free, fair, inclusive, and participatory by allowing multiple parties to take part;

(D)

grant the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and such other international organizations access to the country;

(E)

abide by international law with regards to the treatment of Hmong returnees living in refugee camps;

(F)

demilitarize the Xaisomboum Special Zone; and

(G)

uphold its commitments to human rights treaties that it has ratified, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

(2)

urges the United Nations to—

(A)

condemn the actions of the LDPR; and

(B)

invoke the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) mechanisms as soon as possible;

(3)

urges the Secretary General to consider action on this situation such as encouraging or instigating independent investigation;

(4)

urges the relevant mandate holders of the Council, including those addressing summary execution, disappearances, torture, internally displaced persons, health, food, water and sanitation, arbitrary detention, human rights defenders, truth, and minority issues to request onsite visits to the Hmong areas in Laos, either alone or in concert; and

(5)

urges the Council to—

(A)

consider requesting the High Commissioner to undertake action, including establishing a team of inquiry as has been established in other situations; or

(B)

establish its own committee of inquiry or appoint a special rapporteur or independent expert.

Condemning the actions taken by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic against the Hmong ChaoFa Indigenous people, and for other purposes.

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