Press Conference: Urging China and UN to Support the Pro-democracy in Burma The Denunciation for Massacre of Burmese people and the Urgent Action for Pro-Democracy Support (abbreviation: Urgent Action for Burma) had the press conference on 9 October at noon in front of the Chinese embassy and urged the China about the pro-democracy for Burma....
2007/10/09 00:00 2007/10/09 00:00
Thousands of Buddhist monks, artists, and people in all walks of life are flooding the streets of Burma today. There is a nationwide general strike called by the All Burma Monk Alliance as they peacefully demonstrate in about twenty-six (26) cities and towns across the country. Given the past actions by the Burmese government, we fear that there is a mass...
2007/09/28 00:00 2007/09/28 00:00
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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
Joint Statement – the 4th year of Depayin MassacreToday, May 30th, 2007, marks the 4th year of massacre by the military dictatorship in Depayin, Burma(Myanmar). We, Korean NGOs and Burmese in Korea, wishing Burma’s democracy strongly urge to closely examine Depayin massacre, and free all political prisoners and victims including Aung San Suu Kyi....
2007/05/30 00:00 2007/05/30 00:00
Before making a very strong decision to come to South Korea as an international student from Nepal to pursue my Masters Degree in NGO Studies, there was a crucial dialogue going inside mind. Certainly, making the decision was not so easy for me at that time as very few students long to come to Korea for their higher studies. However, my big eagerness to u...
2007/04/12 00:00 2007/04/12 00:00
Written statement * submitted by the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status A Statement from Human Rights and Social Organizations in the Republic of Korea regarding the Report of Vitit Muntarbhorn, the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democ...
2007/03/20 16:34 2007/03/20 16:34
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
[Joint Statement] The Prosecution Must Crack Down on Daewoo International's Suspicious Illegal Exports of Defense Industry Materials to Burma, and Daewoo Should Expose the Truth Press reports revealed recently that the prosecution has set into motion an investigation into Daewoo International Co. on the charge of exporting defense industry...
2006/09/19 00:00 2006/09/19 00:00
Statement in Protest and Solidarity by the Korean Anti-war and Peace That Israel has massacred Palestinians is nothing new. Ever since forcibly occupying Palestine and establishing the occupying state of Israel, Zionists have been massacring Palestinians and expelling them from their homeland. Over the 58 years of Israeli military occupation, Pales...
2006/08/03 00:00 2006/08/03 00:00