ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME 10 July 2008-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------SOUTH KOREA: Three human rights defenders are arrested as instigators of illegal protest ISSUES: Human rights defenders; freedom of opinion and expression; misuse of power----------------------------------...
2008/07/10 19:07 2008/07/10 19:07
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should take an active role in dealing with US beef crisis in South Korea: Ban should not shun away from human rights violations occurred during anti-US beef rallies. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to make his first official visit to Korea on July 3rd since he took office. Ban is loade...
2008/07/03 17:43 2008/07/03 17:43
Please write a letter to the President of South Korea to immediately stop the police crackdown and imprisonment of people engaged in protest against the Korea-US beef. Please see the attached sample letter. police brutality over the protestors in South Korea’s rallies against the import of US Beef There has been a series of police brutality over the prot...
2008/07/02 10:22 2008/07/02 10:22
In the end, the government is about to enforce the announcement on the new conditions reflecting fraudulent results of additional negotiation, when all peoples' nationwide candlelight rally reaches 50 consecutive days to protect the safety of ourselves and family by recovering quarantine sovereignty and national health rights that the Lee administration t...
2008/06/25 17:41 2008/06/25 17:41
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
Burmese Military Regime Must Accept Humanitarian Aid The Korean Government Must Urge the Burmese Military Regime to Accept the Relief Aid from the International CommunityThe worst cyclone to date, the trail of ruins by Cyclone Nargis has left Burma destitute. It is estimated that at least 130,000 people have died or been injured and 2,000,000 cyclone...
2008/05/29 16:32 2008/05/29 16:32

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
UPR on South Korea: Korean Government Provided Unclear and Misguiding Answers DPRK and the U.S. Stand United against National Security Law Recommendations by Member States on Key Human Rights Issues in South Korea including the Abolition of Death Penalty and the Protection of Human Rights of Migrant Workers 1. The UN Human Rights Council held its int...
2008/05/08 15:01 2008/05/08 15:01
The Arroyo regime and the junta of the Philippines stop immediately the killings and violence against the people! It has been 2 years since the extra-judicial arrest of peasant activists of Cavite, Philippines, Mr Q. Samiento and his 4 colleagues on 28 April 2006. They are still under detention on fabricated charges all this while. Nevertheless, what has...
2008/04/29 14:09 2008/04/29 14:09
The Chinese government must immediately end the human rights violations against Tibetans! PSPD(People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy) can not help but be distressed about the Chinese government's violent suppression of the peaceful Tibetan demonstrations, and we strongly urge the Chinese government to immediately end all violent oppression and...
2008/03/31 16:57 2008/03/31 16:57