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2023 Homeless Memorial Action Launches Campaign for Human Rights and Welfare, Advocating for the Invisible in Society

2023 Homeless Memorial Action Launches Campaign for Human Rights and Welfare, Advocating for the Invisible in Society

SEOUL, Dec 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A press conference was convened at Seoul Station Plaza on the afternoon of December 4 to announce the 2023 Homeless Memorial Action, organized by the 2023 Homeless Memorial Action Coordinating Committee. The participants of this initiative are committed to engaging in activities aimed at bolstering the human rights and [...]

S. Korean Envoy Calls N. Korean Escapee Repatriation ‘Grave’ Human Rights Incident

S. Korean Envoy Calls N. Korean Escapee Repatriation ‘Grave’ Human Rights Incident

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top envoy at the United Nations on Wednesday criticized China’s reported repatriation of North Korean refugees last week as a “grave” human rights incident and called on the international community to raise voices for their protection. Ambassador Hwang Joon-kook made the remarks as human rights advocacy groups [...]

NGO Seeks Help From Advocates of Human Rights and Religious Freedom to Stop the Persecution

NGO Seeks Help From Advocates of Human Rights and Religious Freedom to Stop the Persecution

Center for Studies on New Religions’ Bitter Winter Publishes Exclusive Interview with Japanese NGO Leader Moriko Hori About Daily Discrimination Against Their Volunteers, Programs Washington, DC, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions’ Bitter Winter Publishes Exclusive Interview with Japanese NGO Leader Moriko Hori About Daily Discrimination Against Their Volunteers, [...]

The Human Rights and Rights to Religious Freedom of 600,000 Japanese Citizens are at Risk

The Human Rights and Rights to Religious Freedom of 600,000 Japanese Citizens are at Risk

CESNUR – Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of Minority Religion in Japan Washington, DC, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Center for Studies on New Religions,  Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of Minority Religion in Japan   CESNUR’s Bitter Winter Magazine Posts Booklet Explaining Why Japanese Government [...]

Unification Minister Meets U.N. Rapporteur for N. Korea’s Human Rights

Unification Minister Meets U.N. Rapporteur for N. Korea’s Human Rights

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho met with the U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights and vowed close cooperation to improve Pyongyang’s dismal rights records on Monday. Elizabeth Salmon has been visiting South Korea since last Monday for a nine-day trip to meet with government officials, North Korean defectors [...]

Tech-facilitated Gender-based Violence is an International, Human Rights Concern, Finds New Research

Tech-facilitated Gender-based Violence is an International, Human Rights Concern, Finds New Research

San José, Costa Rica, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A report released today by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) at the 12th RightsCon summit in Costa Rica reveals that almost 25% of people who experience online harm feel they are targeted due to their gender identity. It says the most prevalent, frequent and severe experiences of online [...]

7 in 10 S. Koreans Support Gov’t Efforts to Raise Awareness on N.K. Human Rights: Poll

7 in 10 S. Koreans Support Gov’t Efforts to Raise Awareness on N.K. Human Rights: Poll

SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seven in 10 South Koreans support the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s efforts to shed light on North Korea’s dire human rights situation, a poll showed Thursday. In a survey on 1,000 adults conducted by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) from March 24-26, 70.5 percent of the respondents said [...]

S. Korea Co-sponsors UNHRC Draft Resolution on N.K. Human Rights After 5-yr Hiatus

S. Korea Co-sponsors UNHRC Draft Resolution on N.K. Human Rights After 5-yr Hiatus

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has co-sponsored a U.N. human rights council draft resolution on North Korea’s gross rights violations for the first time in five years, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Seoul has participated as a co-sponsor in the draft resolution to be adopted at the 52nd regular session of the [...]