The Ministry of Public Security (
Lao language
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: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the
ministry of the interior
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Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
of
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
.
Structure and organization
The Ministry of Public Security comprizes several "branches of service", which include the local police, traffic police, immigration police, security police (including border police), and other armed police units. The current minister is
Lieutenant General
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Vilay Lakhamfong.
List of Ministers of Public Security
*Gen.
Vilay LAKHAMFONG
*Lt. Gen.
Kongthong PHONGVICHITH
*Maj. Gen.
Thonglek MANGNORMEX
International cooperation
In order to increase its capacity to address issues such as the
illegal drugs trade
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and
human trafficking
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, the Ministry of Public Security has established working relations with a number of foreign government agencies and international organisations, including
UNODC
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and
UNICEF
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.
Human rights issues
The security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of
human rights
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violations. Their
persecution of Christians
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in Laos is among the heaviest in the world.
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* Hmong cuisine
* Hmong customs and culture
** Hmong music
** Hmong textile art
* Hmong language, a continuum of closely related ton ...
ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.
Ranks
;Officers
;Enlisted
See also
* Crime in Laos
Crime is present in various forms in Laos.
By location Vang Vieng
The US State Department warns that Vang Vieng is a location in Laos of high risk for tourists in relation to risks of rape and robbery. Many restaurants in the Vang Vieng area ...
* Directorate of National Coordination
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(DNC)
* Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) was a civil war in Laos which was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. It is associated with the Cambodian Civil War and the Vietnam War ...
* Lao People's Armed Forces
The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; lo, ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ), is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protectin ...
* Royal Lao Police
The Royal Lao Police ( French: ''Police Royale Laotiènne'' – PRL), was the official national police force of the Kingdom of Laos from 1949 to 1975, operating closely with the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR) during the Laotian Civil War between 1 ...
References
External links
Country data Laos – National Police and Paramilitary forces
humansecuritygateway.info
List of current Lao government's ministers, including Public Security.
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Ministries of the Government of Laos
Law enforcement in Laos
National Central Bureaus of Interpol
Military of Laos
1976 establishments in Laos