Laos
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- August 14, 1991, amended in 2003
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on customary norms and the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme People's Court
RELIGIONS
65% Buddhist; 33% Animist; Christian minorities
From the country
MAY 24, 2013LaosDEATH PENALTYLAOS: THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
- JANUARY 1, 2013LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- JANUARY 1, 2012LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- JANUARY 1, 2011LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010LaosDEATH PENALTY
Laos signed the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel...
Laos signed the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel...
- JANUARY 1, 2010LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- JANUARY 1, 2009LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- JULY 16, 2008LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS URGED TO IMPLEMENT OFFICIAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urge the Lao government to introduce an official moratorium on executions.
- JANUARY 1, 2008LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- DECEMBER 18, 2007LaosDEATH PENALTY
Lao abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Lao abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
the Luang Prabang People's Court, Laos, sentenced to death and seized all assets of Vanthong...