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 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
[Joint NGO Written Information] Second Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)Republic of Korea 25 January 2008 Submitted by MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, PSPD-People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Korea Women’s Association United (KWAU), Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet, NGOs in Special Consultative Status with th...
2008/01/25 17:12 2008/01/25 17:12
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
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
King Gyanendra sacked the country’s prime minister and parliament in Feb. 1, 2005, then started direct rule in Nepal. The king declared emergency rule, banned all political activity and fully centralized state power in him. But from that time on, there were several demonstrations against his step. On April 21 2006, protests continued in the following day...
2007/07/23 00:00 2007/07/23 00:00
On the 15th June 2007 20 members of GPPAC Asia Pacific from 17 different countries/regions met in Da Nang, Vietnam to join in the first ever GPPAC Asia Pacific Inter-Regional Forum. The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) has been active in Asia Pacific for the last 5 years with strong and innovative processes in each of the 4...
2007/06/26 22:32 2007/06/26 22:32
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
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