Statement of Korean Civil Society Organizations on Unethical Experiments performed by the South Korean Stem Cell Scientists Team led by Prof. Woo Suk Hwang - Prof. Woo Suk Hwang should tell the truth about his team’s experiments - The Presidential Assistant on Information and Science Ki Young Park must carry responsibility Sung-il Roh, h...
2005/11/23 00:00 2005/11/23 00:00
Hiromichi UMEBAYASHI President, Peace Depot Japan, and International Coordinator, Pacific Campaign for Disarmament & Security (PCDS) It is both a privilege and an honor for me to attend this important conference, where I can learn firsthand from your deliberations and...
2003/11/02 00:00 2003/11/02 00:00
The first step has been taken to eradicate political corruption. On July 22, PSPD petitioned for the 'Special Law for foundation of Inspectors to High Official' and the 'Anti-Money Laundering Law,' as part of their five reform acts for eradication of political corruption, and politics reform. These laws could be examined as soon as the National Assembly n...
2002/08/27 00:00 2002/08/27 00:00
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1. The recent disclosure of the annual changes in the personal assets of high-level officials revealed critical limitations of the current public officials' property register system in fulfilling its ultimate goal of verifying the lawfulness of their asset gaining process, and thus deterring corruption among public servants. A radical reform of the curren...
2002/03/15 00:00 2002/03/15 00:00
In July 2000, the Ministry of Information and Communication(MIC) of Korea pronounced an act called 'Communication Order Act', which has introduced the PICS(Platform for Internet Content Selection) under the broad framework of Internet Content Rating System. This act manifestly shows the government's intent to control the world of WWW: the authorities conc...
2001/12/05 00:00 2001/12/05 00:00