Open letter on Sombath Somphone

Andrew Walker - 04 Jun, 2013

Statement of Concerned Australian and Australia-Based Scholars on Sombath Somphone

Today, 42 concerned Australian and Australia-based scholars sent an open letter to Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, calling for further action regarding the December 15, 2012 disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

The letter is available here.

For previous New Mandala commentary on Sombath:

http://www.newmandala.org/2013/04/30/sombath-somphones-disappearance/

http://www.newmandala.org/2012/12/23/distressing-developments-in-laos/

http://www.newmandala.org/2007/07/02/3rd-international-conference-on-gross-national-happiness/

About the Author
Andrew Walker
New Mandala is supported by the Australian National University (ANU), a world-leading centre of research and teaching on Southeast Asia that has hosted the site since its founding in 2006. New Mandala's editors make editorial decisions independently of the ANU, and the views expressed at New Mandala are solely those of contributors and do not represent the institutional position(s) of the ANU or any of its constituent parts.
Subscribe to New Mandala

Keep up to date with our distinctive brand of opinionated, informed and accessible commentary on Southeast Asia. Enter your email address in the field below and receive new posts in your inbox as they are published.

Email Address
Latest