Welcoming Constitutional Court's Overruling of Ban on Nighttime Assemblies Today(Sep. 24), the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 10 of 'Assembly and Demonstration Law' forbidding the outdoor assembly at nighttime is 'not consistent' with the Constitution. It confirms that the ban on nighttime assemblies excessively restricts the freedom of assemb...
2009/09/25 18:23 2009/09/25 18:23
[Amnesty International Report 2009] South KoreaHead of state Lee Myung-bak (replaced Roh Moo-hyun in February) Head of government Han Seung-soo (replaced Han Duck-soo in February) Death penalty abolitionist in practice Population 48.4 million Life expectancy 77.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 5/5 per 1,000 Riot police used excessive force when disper...
2009/07/02 14:42 2009/07/02 14:42
The 11th Human Rights Council is held from June 2 to June 18 in Geneva. PSPD(People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy) and Minbyun(Lawyers for a Democratic Society) jointly presented an oral statement on the violation of the freedom of assembly and freedom of expression happening in south Korea under the Lee Myungbak's regime. The statement i...
2009/06/11 11:13 2009/06/11 11:13
A campaign for freedom of assembly is launched on the name of 'Return Agora to People, Return Democracy to People'. The campaign is for returning the Seoul Square to people by ourselves since the Seoul Square, which is the very symbol of democracy and freedom of assembly, has been frequently blocked by the police force arbitrarily. The Seoul Square, th...
2009/06/08 19:52 2009/06/08 19:52
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