PSPD’s Stance on the Presidential Statement of the UNSC regarding the Sinking of the ROK Naval Vessel Cheonan

English : 2010/07/15 13:30
People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) in the ROK extends its appreciation to the UN Security Council for its Presidential Statement on the Naval Vessel Cheonan released on 9 July. Deeply concerned with the incident, PSPD sent the letter and the report, ‘The PSPD's Stance on the Naval Vessel Cheonan Sinking' to the UN Security Council Mem...
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STOP Oppression & Prosecutors’ Investigation on PSPD

English : 2010/06/21 15:05
『Urgent Letter to Friends, Human Rights Defenders and Peace Activities』 Dear Friends, Human Rights Defenders and Peace Activists People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), a watchdog NGO in South Korea established in 1994, urgently appeals to the international community for support and solidarity. PSPD has been oppressed and threatened...
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[Cheonan Warship Report3] Six Problems on the Investigation Process of the Cheonan Sinking

English : 2010/06/04 23:30
[Cheonan Warship Report3] Six Problems on the Investigation Process of the Cheonan Sinking Problem1. The military not disclosing and censoring basic information on the Cheonan vessel Problem2. Hiding of the TOD video-recordings of the Cheonan breaking into half and sinking and changing of words Problem3. Imposing political and legal measures and restri...
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[Cheonan Warship Report2] Eight Questions Needing Answers on the Investigation of the Sunken Naval Corvette Cheonan

English : 2010/06/04 23:28
[Cheonan Warship Report2] Eight Questions Needing Answers on the Investigation of the Sunken Naval Corvette Cheonan Question 1. Had been really a torpedo-induced water column? Question 2. No such severe injuries evident of a torpedo explosion found in the bodies of survivors and deceased soldiers Question 3. Is it true that there is no TOD recordin...
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[Cheonan Warship Report1] The PSPD's Stance on the Final Investigation Report on the Cheonan

English : 2010/06/04 23:26
[Cheonan Warship Report1]The PSPD's Stance on the Final Investigation Report on the Cheonan and the countering measures of the Lee Myung-bak administration 1. Brief on the Cheonan Incident ● The 1,300-ton patrol combat corvette (PCC) Cheonan split in two and sank about 1 nautical mile off the southwestern coast of Baengnyeong-do(Island) near the NLL(N...
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Has the Nuclear Security Summit Contributed to Nuclear Nonproliferation and Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism?

English : 2010/05/01 19:29
PSPD’s Statement on the Nuclear Security Summit Has the Nuclear Security Summit Contributed to Nuclear Nonproliferation and Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism? 2010 April 15 President Obama, advocating for “the nuclear weapon free world, hosted the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC on April 12-13. Obama is attempting to make “nuclear...
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Analysis of Voting Patterns on the UN Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions by PSPD

English : 2009/10/13 17:19
Publication of the Nuclear Disarmament Reports, an Analysis of Voting Patterns on the UN Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions - US that opposed to all nuclear disarmament resolutions being the greatest obstacle to nuclear disarmament- ROK government, which is under the US nuclear umbrella, abstained from most of resolutions on elimination and use of nuclear...
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Working towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World

English : 2009/09/29 17:19
Can we look forward to seeing the Changed America? It was a noticeable event that the UN Security Council(UNSC) unanimously passed a resolution emphasizing the elimination of nuclear weapons today(Sep. 24). First off, the US showed a changed attitude. Korean press emphasized that the UN Security Council and the Resolution 1887 warned North Korea and Ir...
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Minister of Defense's Demand to Increase budget on National Defense Makes No Sense

English : 2009/09/24 17:21
PSPD's rebuttal to Minister of Defense Lee Sang-hee's letter demanding increase of the defense budget Today(28 August), the Minister of Defense(Lee Sang-hee)'s letter to President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea was disclosed. Lee Sang-hee demanded to increase 2010 budget on national defense in the context that the Blue House(similar to White Hous...
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PSPD asks the positions of the Korean government on Nuclear Disarmament

English : 2009/08/20 17:24
[Open Inquiry] We ask the Intentions and Positions on Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation of the Korean Government 1. The Korean Government's Position and Problems on Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation Now more than ever, military crisis on the Korean peninsula has reached its most severe state. Despite the crisis, it is required fo...
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Is the Korean government an obstruction or a contribution to the international nuclear disarmament?

English : 2009/08/20 13:32
Open Inquiry on the intentions and positions on Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation of the Korean governmentNumerous Abstentions on Nuclear disarmament resolutions, Nuclear umbrella, Nuclear reprocessing : the Korean government's retrograding disarmament effort This year, the government of the Republic of Korea has stipulated its position t...
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“Joint Vision for the Alliance of South Korea and the US” is retrograde absenting a future vision

English : 2009/06/22 17:35
The Summit of the South Korea and the US triggers Conflict and Confrontation without Resolving the North Korean Nuclear ‘Joint Vision for the Alliance of South Korea and the US’ was published on June 16, 2009. The Join Vision is rather retrograde, failing to deliver a future vision. It seemed to reiterate the theoretical standpoint, but actually it inc...
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A Letter of civil society in S.Korea to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary

English : 2009/02/20 10:39
A Joint Letter of the representatives of the civil society organizations in South Korea to the U.S. Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton February 18, 2009 We, the representatives of the civil society in South Korea,congratulate Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton on assuming the post of Secretary of State,welcome her first official visit to Koreaand t...
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Expression of Support for the people of Burma

English : 2007/09/28 00:00
Thousands of Buddhist monks, artists, and people in all walks of life are flooding the streets of Burma today. There is a nationwide general strike called by the All Burma Monk Alliance as they peacefully demonstrate in about twenty-six (26) cities and towns across the country. Given the past actions by the Burmese government, we fear that there is a mass...
2007/09/28 00:00 2007/09/28 00:00
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[Press Release] Civil Society call for the safe return of Korean hostages in Afghanistan

English : 2007/08/07 19:39
78 Civil Society Organizations Launch ‘Yellow Ribbon’ hanging campaign Today (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...
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[Statement] Call for Immediate Withdrawal of the Korean Troops and Safe Return of the Korean Hostages from Afghanistan

English : 2007/07/23 20:54
An incident involving the kidnap of 23 Koreans happened in Afghanistan. The kidnapping group has announced that the hostages will be executed if the Korean troops would not withdraw immediately. As the lives of 23 persons are imperiled, not only the families of the hostages but also the entire nation fall into a state of tremendous shock and anxiety. With...
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Asia Pacific Peacebuilders Unite!- 19 June 2007, Singapore

English : 2007/06/26 22:32
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
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GPPAC-NEA Ulaanbaatar Statement

English : 2007/05/25 00:00
Adopted on 25 May 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia We the civil society members working for conflict prevention in Northeast Asia gathered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 24-25 May 2007. We the participants reaffirmed our commitments made in the 2005 Tokyo Agenda and the 2006 Mt. Kumgang Action Plan, and explored further common efforts. The meeting focused on...
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Joint Statement in Connection with Dr. El Baradei’s Call for a New Security Paradigm

English : 2007/05/25 00:00
Adopted on 25 May 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia We, members of GPPAC-NEA, met in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to consider issues related to conducting a civil society forum in support of Six-Party Talks and promoting a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the region. In connection with the statement by Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, Director-General of IAEA at the Internat...
2007/05/25 00:00 2007/05/25 00:00
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The establishment of a naval base in Jeju would lead to the militarization on Jeju Island

English : 2007/05/22 00:00
Our concerns that the establishment of a naval base in Jeju would lead to the complete militarization on Jeju Island are becoming realized. On May 8th when Hoichan Noh, congressman from Democratic Labor Party, visited to Jeju, he argued that fighter jets battalion would be deployed in Jeju and the Ministry of National Defense and the local government wer...
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We oppose the establishment of Naval Base in Jeju

English : 2007/04/19 00:00
Military authorities should not destruct the vision for Peace Island, Jeju. Last week, Kim, Tae-Hwan, Jeju governor, announced the roadmap for the establishment of a naval base and Kim, Gang-Soo, Secretary of Defense followed by insisting on his stance for the plan. In related to these actions, the struggle arose between Jeju local government and i...
2007/04/19 00:00 2007/04/19 00:00
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A Statement from Human Rights and Social Organizations in the South Korea regarding the Report of Vitit Muntarbhorn, the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK

English : 2007/03/20 16:34
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 Democr...
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Eventual Abandonment of North Korea's Nuclear Program Counts on the Implementation of 2·13 Initial Actions

English : 2007/02/15 00:00
The Negotiation over Abolishing Military Tensions Beyond Abandonment of Nuclear Weapons should be followed The 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'...
2007/02/15 00:00 2007/02/15 00:00
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Suggestions on the 6-Party Talks

English : 2006/12/14 00:00
The Six Party Talks are to resume on December 18 in Beijing. Given that these talks have been stalled for the last 13 months, it is no wonder that everyone has immense expectations and hope for its success. This is particularly so in light of the recent escalated tensions between North Korea and the U.S. since the 9.19 joint statement in 2005 -- the tensi...
2006/12/14 00:00 2006/12/14 00:00
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Sticking to the Same Mistakes?

English : 2006/10/12 00:00
[Statement] There have been a lot of debates on how to restrain North Korea after its nuclear weapons test. The South Korean government reacted by saying that it would participate more actively in the Proliferation Security Initiative(PSI), which is likely to target North Korea, and impose economic sanctions if the new U.N. resolution includes those measu...
2006/10/12 00:00 2006/10/12 00:00
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We Strongly Denounce the North Korea's Nuclear Test

English : 2006/10/09 00:00
[Statement] It was reported on October 9 that North Korea finally enforced its decision to conduct a nuclear test. We strongly condemn North Korea's action which is likely to endanger the lives and safety of the people on the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) announced that "the nuclear test has been safely conducted und...
2006/10/09 00:00 2006/10/09 00:00
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We denounce the U.S. and Israel!!

English : 2006/08/03 00:00
Statement in Protest and Solidarity by the Korean Anti-war and Peace That Israel has massacred Palestinians is nothing new. Ever since forcibly occupying Palestine and establishing the occupying state of Israel, Zionists have been massacring Palestinians and expelling them from their homeland. Over the 58 years of Israeli military occ...
2006/08/03 00:00 2006/08/03 00:00
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[Joint Statement] Northeast Asian Citizens’ Call for a Peaceful Solution to the Missile Crisis

English : 2006/07/11 00:00
Joint Statement* Northeast Asian Citizens’ Call for a Peaceful Solution to the Missile Crisis We, citizens working for peace in Northeast Asia, express our deep concern over the recent missile tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Though the DPRK claims the tests to be an “exercise of its legitimate right as a sovere...
2006/07/11 00:00 2006/07/11 00:00
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The statement by the Korean NGOs on the North Korea's Missile Launch

English : 2006/07/10 00:00
North Korea pushed forward with their missile launch last week. Other nations such as South Korea, the U.S., and Japan reacted by taking a hard-line approach. As a result, these actions immediately complicated the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. We express regret that despite concerns from South Korea and the international community, N...
2006/07/10 00:00 2006/07/10 00:00
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Concerns over North Korea’s Missiles Launch

English : 2006/07/06 14:48
It has been reported that North Korea launched at least 6 missiles including Taepo-doingⅡ this morning. We, Center for Peace and Disarmament of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, are deeply concerned that despite the worries of international community, including the South Korean government and civil society North Korea pushed to launch...
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