〔AHRC〕 Rights Activists Should Be Released
Activities/Press Room
2010/02/02 16:27
After the Yongsan incident took place in January 21, 2009 (please also refer to AHRC-FUA-001-2009), the bodies of those killed during the incident had been kept in the Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital in Seoul. Their relatives had stayed in the hospital together with rights activists against whom the arrest warrants were issued since the inci...
NGO’s Counter Statement on the Position Paper of the Ministry of Justice on the Concluding Observations of the UN
Activities/Press Room
2010/01/19 17:07
PSPD requested CESCR's clear position about the Korean Government's unwillingness to follow CESCR's advicePSPD asked the Ministry of Justice to hold a forum for specific plans to implement the Concluding Observations On 30 December 2009, 56 NGOs including People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy(PSPD), Lawyers for Democratic Society(Minb...
Urge the ROK government to Implement the Recommendations by the UN ICESCR Committee
Activities/Press Room
2009/11/30 17:30
On November 25, South Korea's 56 civic groups including People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Gong-Gam (Korean Public Interest Lawyer's Group), and Min-Ka-Hyup held a press conference in front of the Central Government Complex to demand that the government take steps to follow the recommendations made...
56 NGOs in the ROK Submit Alternative Reports on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Activities/UN Advocacy
2009/11/12 23:23
Deep Setback of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of South Koreans On October 7th, 2009, 56 non-governmental civil organizations including PSPD(People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy), SARANGBANG(Group for Human Rights), Lawyers for Democratic Society, and GONG-GAM(Korean Public interest lawyers' group) submitted to the UN Commit...
Rapidly Deteriorating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in South Korea
Activities/UN Advocacy
2009/11/12 23:19
List of Issues Adopted on the South Korean Government by the UN Committee on the Economic, Social and Cultural RightsHuman Rights and Civil Organizations Addressed South Korea's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Issues at the Pre-sessional Working Group 2008. 11. 29 The UN Committee on the Economic Social and Cultural Rights, hereafter the Co...
[Video] A Dead 'Freedom of Expression' Society
Activities/Video Clips
2009/10/23 13:30
Mr. Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression visited South Korea for attending international symposium on 'Freedom of Opinion and Expression in Cyber Space' and workshop on 'Situation of Freedom of Expression in South Korea and the Use of UN Special Procedures' between...
UN Special Rapporteur Faced 'Ironic Korea' IT Power but Freedom of Opinion and Expression Oppressed
Activities/UN Advocacy
2009/10/21 10:51
Janus-Faced Korea : ICT Power but Freedom of Opinion and Expression Oppressed Mr. Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression visited South Korea for attending international symposium on 'Freedom of Opinion and Expression in Cyber Space' and workshop on 'Situation of Freed...
[AHRC] What can be done when National Institution itself tries to subordinate to administration?
Activities/International Solidarity
2009/10/19 10:22
An Open Letter to the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for Human Rights by the Asian Human Rights Commission In addition to our previous communication requesting an immediate review of the status of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) based on its non-compliance with the Paris Principles, the Asian...
Speech by Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur
Activities/UN Advocacy
2009/10/15 21:45
Speech by Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression at the International Workshop 'Situation of Freedom of Expression in South Korea and the Use of UN Special Procedures' Introduction of his role as a UN Special Rapporteur and his past career Let me say, it's a big honor...
Analysis of Voting Patterns on the UN Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions by PSPD
Activities/Press Room
2009/10/13 17:17
Publication of the Nuclear Disarmament Reports, an Analysis of Voting Patterns on the UN Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions - US that opposed to all nuclear disarmament resolutions being the greatest obstacle to nuclear disarmament- ROK government, which is under the US nuclear umbrella, abstained from most of resolutions on elimination and use of...
