HMONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.

To honor Hmong and Laotian veterans, and their American advisors, who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces during the Vietnam War. In opposition to the forced repatriation of ethnic Hmong and Laotian veterans and their refugee families from Thailand to the regime in Laos that they fled. Seeking to address the humanitarian catastrophe, ethnic cleansing and mass starvation in Laos of the Hmong veterans and their refugee families, and those who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces in the Vietnam War. In opposition to the forced and involuntary repatriation of Hmong and Laotina refugees and asylum seekers from Thailand to Laos; to seek to grant sanctuary, political asylum and humanitarian assistance to ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans and their refugee families (who served with U.S. clandestine and military forces in Laos during the Vietnam War) in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. Urging that diplomatic and international economic sanctions be brought against the Lao Peoples Democractic Republic (LPDR) regime, and Lao military and military owned companies, as a consequence of their current egregious human rights abuses, ethnic cleansings and mass starvation campaign against the Laotian and Hmong people and abides by international law; Urging that LPDR military and political leaders responsible for genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, war crimes and atrocities against Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups be held accountable to international law and be indicted and brought to trial before and international war crimes tribunal in the Hague or other appropiate location; Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging that the LPDR regime cease its military and security force attacks on Hmong and Laotian civilians and political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime and Lao military to release Hakit Yang and two Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul, Minnesota arrested in Laos in 2007 as well as other American citizens who have disappeared in Laos after being arrested by Lao military or security forces, or who have disappered along the Thailand-Laos border; Other national security and intelligence related matters.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.Res. 402

In opposition to the forced and involuntary repatriation of Hmong and Laotina refugees and asylum seekers from Thailand to Laos; to seek to grant sanctuary, political asylum and humanitarian assistance to ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans and their refugee families (who served with U.S. clandestine and military forces in Laos during the Vietnam War) in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence; Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime and the Lao miitary to immediately cease its military attacks on Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime in Laos to immediately release pro-democracy Lao student demostrators arrested in October 1999 while peacefully protesting in Vientiane, Laos. Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.Res. 402

Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections. Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime and the Lao miitary to immediately cease its military attacks on Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime in Laos to immediately release pro-democracy Lao student demostrators arrested in October 1999 while peacefully protesting in Vientiane, Laos. Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.Res. 402