The human rights situation in Laos is poor, with all religious activity heavily monitored and restricted at both the local and national levels of government. 

The government is also not consistent in how it administers the freedoms it provides to those groups who are officially registered. 

For example, in February 2024 a church building was destroyed in Kaleum Vangke village on the orders of one of the village elders despite the fact the government had granted the Protestant group the right to gather.

We can respond by praying, in faith, knowing that it can and will make a difference.

CSW July 24