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ASIA: The state of human rights in Asia on International Human Rights Day 2011 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the annual International Human Rights Day, held on December...

SOUTH KOREA: Human Rights in 2011 – Systematic setup to restrict rights vs. systematic failure to protect rights 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 the A...

SOUTH KOREA: New organ established to restrict freedom of expression over the internet 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned with the newly established organ under the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) that has broad authority to restrict freedom o...

SOUTH KOREA: We urge Hyundai to provide immediate relief to a female victim of sexual harassment 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Korean Public Interest Lawyers’ Group, GONG-GAM in South Korea. For more information, please contact GONG-GAM through email: ...

SOUTH KOREA: Sexual crimes against minor girls by US military based in South Korea 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Women Making Peace (WMP) and the Korean Women’s Association United. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

SOUTH KOREA: Ill treatment by investigating officials should be investigated 

About 36 years ago two brothers were illegally arrested and tortured to confess to spying by the investigating authorities. Due to this false confession, they were convicted and imprisoned for 10 year...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Does Posco really want to build a steel plant by trampling over residents? 

Advocates for Public Interest Law Buddhism Human Rights Committee Corporate for All Democratic Legal Studies Association Democratic workers for Solidarity Joint Committee with Migrants in Korea Korean...

SOUTH KOREA: Urgent action needed to address human rights abuses by businesses enterprises 

The long struggle of a female worker has drawn the attention of both the local and international community. Ms. Kim Jin-suk, a member of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has been occupy...

SOUTH KOREA: ANNI delegation concludes mission on the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI). Asian Human Rights ...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Revoke the illegal clearance to the POSCO project 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the POSCO Pratirodh Solidarity (PPS-Delhi) and other civil society groups. Asian Human ...

SOUTH KOREA: We refuse to be accessories to a formality devoid of cooperation with civil society 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from 57 human rights and civil organisations in South Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Sta...

SOUTH KOREA: 18 month-imprisonment of a man for his beliefs

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from ‘World Without War’, a non-governmental organization that Mr. Ahn Jihwan is currently detained at You...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Call to join “Dhinkia Chalo” on March 13 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —&...

SOUTH KOREA: A man is awaiting imprisonment for his beliefs

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from ‘World Without War’, a non-governmental organization that Mr. MOON Myungjin, who refused to do compul...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: People’s statement against the clearance granted to the POSCO project 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the civil groups in India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from the civil groups in India forwarded by the Asia...

SOUTH KOREA: Two human rights defenders received sentences for helping the victims of eviction

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has obtained the details of the judgment in which two human rights defenders Mr. Park Lae-Gun and Mr. Lee Jong-Hoi were given a three-year and ...

BANGLADESH/SOUTH KOREA: Rights group exposes Korean employers’ atrocities on workers with direct participation of Bangladeshi agencies 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Korean House for International Solidarity. For further information, the following person can be contacted on this regard: Mr. Na Hy...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Condemn the decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the clearance granted to the POSCO 

Dear friends,   We wish to share with you the following statement from the POSCO Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS).   Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong   ———̵...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Call for reconsideration of the POSCO project in Orissa 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Korean Civil Society Alliance to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Asian Human...

SOUTH KOREA: MINBYUN welcomes but is unsatisfied with the Constitutional Court’s decision of incompatible with the Constitution on the Protection of Communication Secrets Act Article 6, Clause 7 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...