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
Since 2001, the year Arroyo Government took power in Philippine, the killings and missing of citizens, political and human rights activists have continually increased. The number of victims is now over 750. About 75 Filipino were murdered and 25 missing people were reported for a year of 2006 solely. The victims were gunned down by an unidentified on mo...
2006/09/21 00:00 2006/09/21 00:00
North Korea pushed forward with their missile launch last week. Other nations such as South Korea, the U.S., and Japan reacted by taking a hard-line approach. As a result, these actions immediately complicated the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. We express regret that despite concerns from South Korea and the international community, N...
2006/07/10 00:00 2006/07/10 00:00
Joint Statement of 15 Human Rights NGOs in the Republic of Korea Government of the Republic of Korea Urged to Reflect on Itself with Regard to Its Commitments to Human Rights On 15 March 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution to establish the Human Rights Council in replacement of the Commission on Human Rig...
2006/05/08 00:00 2006/05/08 00:00
Statement fo Korean NGOs on The Fourth Six Party Talks The fourth round of six party talks is scheduled to be held in Beijing from July 26th. The resumption of the talks is surely welcomed considering the breakdown of the six party talks would only worsen the crisis on the Korean peninsula especially when there are no alternatives left. The three p...
2005/07/26 13:50 2005/07/26 13:50
South Korean NGOs' appeal to President-elect Rho Moo-hyun and the international communityThe US Bush administration is resorting to a hard-line policy towards North Korea as part of its war on terrorism, naming the North Korea as a member of 'an axis of evil'. The tension is growing quickly on the Korean Peninsula, due to a series of incidents following N...
2003/02/21 00:00 2003/02/21 00:00
On October 17, 2002, the U.S. announced that during its contacts with Pyongyang, North Korea admitted to having a nuclear weapons development program. Since then tension has been mounting between Washington and Pyongyang. Under the circumstances, the KEDO, mainly due to strong insistence by the Bush administration, has decided to suspend fuel shipments...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00
New Year Statement by the Korean Civil Society January 13, 2003 New year has dawned on the Korean Peninsula amidst tension and hope. It has already been a half-century since the end of the Korean War, but Korea remains the only divided land the world. Recently, the tension between North Korea and the U.S. over the alleged nuclear weapons...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00
Our Action against War Women Making Peace and Women's Peace Action against War We absolutely cannot accept words threatening war on the Korean peninsula. Last year when President Bush declared war on Afghanistan, he demanded that every nation stand on his side. President Bush has now announced the second stage of the war on terrorism. In doi...
2002/08/24 00:00 2002/08/24 00:00
Short History The Department of NGO Studies at Sungkonghoe University was founded in 1998 to offer postgraduate training in the NGO field. The first entrants to this accredited postgraduate course were received in the spring of 1999. The instant success of the program both in terms of the number of registered students and of...
2001/04/03 00:00 2001/04/03 00:00