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South Korea: Disappointing Japan ruling fails to deliver justice to ‘comfort women’South Korea: Disappointing Japan ruling fails to deliver justice to ‘comfort women
Press release 21 Apr 2021 -
South Korea: New anti-discrimination bill offers 'hope' to LGBTI communityNew law could make South Korea a pioneer in Asia for anti-LGBTI legislation.
Press release 16 Jul 2020 -
South Korea: Alternative to military service is new punishment for conscientious objectorsPress release 27 Dec 2019
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South Korea: Criminalisation of sex between men in military is 'devastating' - new report“South Korea’s military must stop treating LGBTI people as the enemy."
Press release 11 Jul 2019 -
South Korea: top court orders abortion law reform in historic victory for women's rightsSpotlight on UK Government to reform Northern Ireland abortion law
Press release 11 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action: TV producer held in North Korea for 50 years
Former TV producer from South Korea not allowed to return to his home country after arriving involuntarily to North Korea
Urgent action outcomes 11 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action good news: Activist's not guilty verdict upheld on appeal in South Korea
Lee Jin-young, operator of the online library ‘Labour Books’, was found not guilty.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
North Korea: Is change really around the corner?At a time when the notoriously secretive state may be open to dialogue and senior officials are willing to talk about big issues such as nuclear weapons, could there be a permanent shift for North Korea?
Blog post 27 Apr 2018 -
Urgent action update: Supreme court upholds Korean activist's sentenceKim Hye-young lost her second appeal, as the Supreme Court of South Korea upheld her two-year prison sentence. Authorities continue to refuse her outpatient treatment for mental health conditions, however her overall health situation has improved and she…
Urgent action outcomes 14 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Activist held in solitary confinement in South KoreaLee Jin-young is being held in solitary confinement after being formally charged under the National Security Law (NSL) for the online distribution of materials that are deemed, by South Korean authorities, to ‘benefit’ North Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action: Activist detained for running online library in South Korea
Lee Jin-young has been arrested for the online distribution of materials that are deemed, by South Korean authorities, to ‘benefit’ North Korea. Detained since 5 January 2017, the prosecutor has until 4 February to either release or formally charge him.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Protestor seriously injured by water cannon in South Korea
Baek Nam-gi was injured critically by the use of a water cannon during a demonstration in Seoul on 14 November 2015. He suffered brain damage and remains unconscious but his condition is deteriorating. None of the officials involved has faced…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: South Korean woman denied medical help on hunger strike
On 26 May 2016, the High Court of Seoul upheld the two-year prison sentence of Kim Hye-young, a woman in South Korea with thyroid cancer, who was earlier arrested for taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Woman with cancer faces two-year sentence in South Korea
Kim Hye-young, a woman with thyroid cancer, has been sentenced to two years in prison term in South Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2016 -
South Korea: Government facilitating trafficking and abuse of migrant labourPress release 20 Oct 2014
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South Korea's suspension of tear gas shipments to Bahrain welcomedPress release 07 Jan 2014
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South Korea: Dramatic increase in targeting of people for 'pro-North Korean views'Press release 29 Nov 2012
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South Korea: release activist charged over Kim Jon-Il retweetPress release 01 Feb 2012
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South Korea: Eight convicted of instigating a rebellion against the state with socialist pamphletsPress release 24 Feb 2011
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South Korea: Pair convicted for helping families of protestors burnt to deathPress release 24 Jan 2011
