SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice is planning to replace detention facilities used to incarcerate foreigners prior to deportation with alternative institutions that ensure the right of movement and freedom for foreigners. The ministry announced that it is seeking research projects for the establishment of ‘alternative forms of detention facilities for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry acknowledged Monday that human rights violations occurred at a detention center for illegal immigrants in June after an investigation into allegations that an inmate suffered torture-like treatment. The investigation came after the inmate from Morocco in his 30s filed a petition with the national human rights [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae on Saturday apologized again for a mass coronavirus outbreak at a detention center in Seoul, saying the country will prioritize resolving overcrowding of inmates at the facility. Choo has been under fire for belatedly responding to COVID-19 infections at Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae on Friday apologized over massive coronavirus infections among inmates at a detention center in Seoul. Choo has been under fire for belatedly responding to COVID-19 infections at Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul, in which over 900 cases have been confirmed over the past month. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Wednesday denied a reported allegation by a group of lawyers that former President Park Geun-hye’s human rights are being violated in her detention cell. CNN reported Park’s international legal team led by MH Group plans to submit a document on her human rights situation to the United Nations [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court of Korea has ordered the government to provide compensation to dozens of people who experienced humiliation using toilets in extremely poor condition at a detention center. It’s the first time the Supreme Court has reached a verdict in favor of plaintiffs over a case involving a poorly [...]