Joint Statement by 56 human rights and social organizations in Korea [Joinet Statement] Burmese military stormed peaceful pro-democracy demonstration in Burma. Many were killed, and the demonstration ended with bloodshed. We strongly support Burma's call for democracy, and impeach Burmese military regime that caused recent bloodshed. Also, K...
2007/09/27 00:00 2007/09/27 00:00
78 Civil Society Organizations Launch ‘Yellow Ribbon’ hanging campaignToday (August 7) 78 civil society organizations focusing on peace, gender, environment, religion and culture gathered to pray for the safe return of the Korean hostages in Afghanistan by releasing a statement urging civil participation in the ‘yellow ribbon’ hanging event...
2007/08/07 19:39 2007/08/07 19:39
The Negotiation over Abolishing Military Tensions Beyond Abandonment of Nuclear Weapons should be followedThe six nations participating in the Six-Party Talks adopted 'Initial Actions for Implementing 9·19 Joint Statement on Feb. 13, 2007. This meaningful outcome deserves great acclaim because it came out in a lot of impasses such as North Korea's nuclea...
2007/02/15 00:00 2007/02/15 00:00
- For Korean companies pushing ahead with the Burma gas development project, measures to protect human rights needed While claims from Korean civil organizations and the international society concerning human rights of Burmese people through Burma gas pipeline project by Korean companies, a noteworthy compensation agreement for the victims of the p...
2005/12/20 00:00 2005/12/20 00:00
This is submitted to Vitit Muntarbhorn Special Rapporteur on the human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Nov 26th. by the PSPD, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status There is a growing international interest and concern about human rights issues in North Korea while the North Korean authorities...
2005/11/28 20:08 2005/11/28 20:08
- A political approach can not improve Human Rights in North Korea - The North Korean authorities should be open in the discussion of human rights and make information on its human rights public At the same time as a draft resolution against the human rights record in North Korea was submitted by the EU to the UN General Assembly on 3 November 20...
2005/11/15 00:00 2005/11/15 00:00
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty-first session Item 9 of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD Written statement* submitted by the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status App...
2005/02/14 00:00 2005/02/14 00:00
No to Impunity in Thailand, No to Impunity in the WorldThe Asian Peace Alliance (APA) strongly condemns the indefensibly brutal dispersal and arrest of protesters which has killed 85 people and injured hundreds on October 25 in southern Thailand. The APA is a broad coalition of peace activists, human rights organizations, political parties, religi...
2004/11/15 00:00 2004/11/15 00:00
"People's Action Against 3/12 Impeachment and Political Corruption" Invites the Foreign Press Corps to a Press Conference on 'Impeachment, Democracy and the Response of the Civil Society' When: March 20, 2004 (Saturday) 11:30 Where: Cafe Neutinamu (Anguk Station Exit No. Opposite the Jongno Police Station) Contact : Ms. Kim, Hye-Ae (M...
2004/03/20 00:00 2004/03/20 00:00
- Dismiss the Impeachment, End the political corruption![Press Release] Statement on the Current Impeachment Crisis by the Korean civil society - Dismiss the Impeachment, End the political corruption! March 12, 2004 will be remembered as a disgrace in the history of democratic transition in South Korea. The Korean civil society condemn t...
2004/03/13 00:00 2004/03/13 00:00