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
Dear friends, It is sad to send this statement to you after a Korean person was killed in Iraq. We know how serious Iraqi situation is. Maybe we do not know exactly what has happened and how many people have been sacrificed in Iraq. We are organizing vigils in the memory of Kim Seon Il, victim in Iraq and protest actions against South...
2004/06/25 00:00 2004/06/25 00:00
[URGENT APPEAL] from AHRC(Asia Human Right Commission) The Korean Government must immediately stop the massive arrest and deportation of undocumented migrant workers Dear friends,The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for your urgent support for these undocumented workers in South Korea. Since the South Korean Government began cracki...
2004/03/31 00:00 2004/03/31 00:00
▲ Lim Taehoon at demonstration. He applied make-up and wore a women's dress as a form of protest. Lim Taehoon (28), a South Korean gay rights activist was arrested on 26 February 2004 for refusing to serve mandatory military service. Lim has refused to serve in Korea due to his convictions of non-violence and peace. He reportedly declared that...
2004/03/24 00:00 2004/03/24 00:00