Thai government pressed over missing Lao activist Od Sayavong

Human Rights Watch calls for information on fate of 34-year-old amid a spate of disappearances of activists

Rights groups in Thailand have urged the government to investigate the apparent enforced disappearance of Od Sayavong, a prominent pro-democracy activist from Laos who has been missing for almost two weeks.

The 34-year-old Laotian activist was last seen at his Bangkok home on 26 August, sparking fears for his safety in a region where there has been a spate of enforced disappearances of political activists.