In reality, however, these rights, are almost never afforded to ordinary citizens in Laos, or political or religious dissidents, or the ethnic Hmong minority, and there is no independent judiciary in Laos under the current government. Judges are appointed by the intelligence services, Lao People's Army and the one-party communist government.Constitution of the Lao PDRArchived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
In reality, however, these rights, are almost never afforded to ordinary citizens in Laos, or political or religious dissidents, or the ethnic Hmong minority, and there is no independent judiciary in Laos under the current government. Judges are appointed by the intelligence services, Lao People's Army and the one-party communist government.Constitution of the Lao PDRArchived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine