According to Sunai Phasuk, the Lao Government often accuses the Hmong of being the cause of the country's problems, such as the high levels of deforestation and widespread cultivation of opium.
Many Hmong are also being forced to relocate from their highland homes to areas with poor agricultural potential, he said.
"It's a totally different way of life, and it's difficult for them to adapt," he said.
A spokesman for the human rights group Amnesty International said that Hmong people in detention were often treated unfavourably compared with other prisoners.
"Prison conditions in Laos are really awful, and the Hmong are particularly badly treated," said Amnesty spokesman Daniel Alberman.
Rebel insurgents
But there is increasing evidence that the Hmong are fighting back.
According to Sunai Phasuk, the Lao Government often accuses the Hmong of being the cause of the country's problems, such as the high levels of deforestation and widespread cultivation of opium.Many Hmong are also being forced to relocate from their highland homes to areas with poor agricultural potential, he said."It's a totally different way of life, and it's difficult for them to adapt," he said.A spokesman for the human rights group Amnesty International said that Hmong people in detention were often treated unfavourably compared with other prisoners."Prison conditions in Laos are really awful, and the Hmong are particularly badly treated," said Amnesty spokesman Daniel Alberman.Rebel insurgentsBut there is increasing evidence that the Hmong are fighting back.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..