2009 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia- The Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI)General Overview on Human Rights Situation in 2008 ROK and NHRCK’s ResponsesThere is serious concern about both the general human rights situation in the country, and the current threat...
2009/09/30 15:48 2009/09/30 15:48
29 July 2009, Bangkok Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemns the brutal crackdown on the striking workers of the Ssangyong Motor Company by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Ssangyong Motor Company. We call for genuine tripartite negotiations between the workers, the Government and the Ssangyong Motor...
2009/07/30 10:49 2009/07/30 10:49
The disciplinary measures violate the freedom of expression Numerous people are showing their grave concern with retreat of human rights and democracy in the Korean society since the inauguration of President Lee Myungbak in 2008 through a public statement. These people are professors overseas as well as in Korea, netizens, artists, writers, individual c...
2009/07/06 18:24 2009/07/06 18:24
Government submitted the Bill without providing minimum information for deciding the extension of UNIFIL participationScrutinize the effectiveness of UNIFIL operation including dispatch term and scale, tasks and costsImprudent dispatch of Korean troops resulted in victimizing Koreans for terrorist attacks The PSPD submits a written statement on the bill...
2009/06/30 11:30 2009/06/30 11:30
The Summit of the South Korea and the US triggers Conflict and Confrontation without Resolving the North Korean Nuclear ‘Joint Vision for the Alliance of South Korea and the US’ was published on June 16, 2009. The Join Vision is rather retrograde, failing to deliver a future vision. It seemed to reiterate the theoretical standpoint, but actually it i...
2009/06/22 14:39 2009/06/22 14:39
We researchers and university professors in Europe share our best interests in the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred as Korea) and sign this appeal to express our grave concern over the country’s democracy in a major set-back, which is evident in a series of political, economic and social changes brought about under the current Lee Myung-bak admini...
2009/06/22 10:54 2009/06/22 10:54
Resolution on the behalf of all participating in the nation-wide memorial campaign for the 22nd anniversary of the June Democracy Resistance We, the multiplicity consisting of the civil society, political parties, the pulpit, the academic and the netizen, assembled with grief and hope together on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the June Democracy...
2009/06/12 14:46 2009/06/12 14:46
Park Wonseok, Human right defender was arrested and continued the candle protest in the prisonPark Wonseok was admitted into a university in 1988. He had tried for the the democracy of society and school. In the process of struggling, he endured the hardships of prison-life. After graduation, he participated in the PSPD(People's Solidarity for Participato...
2009/01/19 18:02 2009/01/19 18:02
Candlelight Rallies to Protest the Import of Unsafe U.S. Beef The Korean People Gather Together as One at Candlelight Rallies to Protest the Import of Unsafe U.S. Beef and for the Re-negotiation of the Agreement so that it reflects the Concern for the Health and Safety of Korean Consumers. Present StatusThe Korean people’s opposition to U.S. beef imp...
2008/06/01 15:18 2008/06/01 15:18

About PSPD

About PSPD : 2008/05/19 12:46
Founded in 1994 by more than 200 members, the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) is a civil organization dedicated to promoting justice and human rights in Korean society through the participation of the people. PSPD has been serving as a watchdog against the abuse of power. It has developed various activities to bring justice and d...
2008/05/19 12:46 2008/05/19 12:46