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LAOS PRISONS - SAMKHE PRISON

SAMKHE PRISON - LAOS

Luang Prabang Prison Loas

Located 3 km from the City of Vientiane. Samkhe is a domestic jail beyond the statue of General Kaison Pomvihan. Turn right to Nong Niang Village, take the dirt road through the village and you will discover Ban Samkhe.
Please let us know if you have any information regarding any of the inmates listed below which can allow us to keep this page updated & current. If you know of a prisoner who needs contact please contact us here
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Your support to all political prisoners in Somkhe Prison is urgently required. Where there is no court sentence, there is no hope of being released. No government has the right to detain a person indefinitely. This is in direct violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
FPSS urge you to write your concerns to your government/Embassy in support of the political prisoners listed below.
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POLITICAL PRISONERS IN OTHER SAMKHE PRISON (2003)

Note: This information is as accurate as the Laos Government will allow at this time.

Serial Name Nationality Gender Classification Arrest Date or arrival to Phonthong Court Sentence Consular Access Information

1 Ouday Vilaysuk Lao Male Political 7/May/84 No sentence No Released 2004 [unconfirmed]

2 Sivilay Phongkham Lao Male Political 8/Nov/88 No sentence No Released 2004.

3 Noi Chanthi In-Atkham Lao-thai Female Political 18/Mar/90 No sentence No -

4 Bounmy Phong Xiong Lao-Hmong Male Political 27/Sep/92 No sentence No

Updated 6 FEB 2008
Lao-Hmong Male Political 27/Sep/92 No sentence No Was taken to the Lao court in 2004 and given a 20 year sentence allegedly seeking democratic reforms in Laos. Due for release 2016. Sadly Bounmy died in hospital upon his release.

5 Norneng Sae Yang Lao-Hmong Male Political 24/Jan/96 No sentence No Was taken to the Lao court in 2004 and given a 20 year sentence for allegedly seeking democratic reforms in Laos. Due for release 2016.

6 Kaiseng Thammalat Lao Male Political -1994 No sentence No -

7 Sen Xiong Yang Lao-Hmong Male Political 28/Oct/94 No sentence No - Was taken to the Lao court in 2004 and given a 20 year sentence for allegedly seeking democratic reforms in Laos. Due for release 2014. Family members in the US are still trying to access through diplomatic channels.

8 Xienthi Inthachak Lao Male Political 6/Sep/96 No sentence No -

9 Bounchan Chanthavong Lao Male Political 5/Sep/95 No sentence No -

10 Suthep Saisin Lao-thai Male Political 12/Jan/95 No sentence No -

11 Bunlieng Phinmalai Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

12 Bunlam Douangchanthongthip Lao Male Political 25/Dec/96 No sentence No -

13 Khamkhueng Keoduangphen Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

14 Boualai Nouantavong Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

15 Dam Khundala Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

16 Chanthorn Keomani Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

17 Dom Phongmani Lao Male Political 24/Dec/96 No sentence No -

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