SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Human Rights Commission called for giving multiple-time asylum applicants the same privileges as those enjoyed by first-time applicants as it marked World Refugee Day on Monday. The commission pointed out that withholding work permits and other livelihood support for multiple-time asylum seekers constitutes “not only a breach [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans from all around the world are stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees who have fled from their homes following Russia’s invasion of their country. The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles and the Hwarang Youth Foundation sent US$500 as the first round of donations to each of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since South Korea became the first Asian country to introduce the Refugee Act in 2012, there has been an increasing number of refugees settling in the country. Now, public opinion remains split on whether to lower the social hurdles for accepting refugees or implement stricter requirements for recognizing asylum seekers as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the acceptance of refugees from Afghanistan rising as a new social issue in South Korea, experts are arguing that the country should modify the humanitarian stay permits that allow foreigners who do not qualify as refugees but are deemed to require protection to stay in the country. A [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A heated debate is brewing in South Korea over whether the country has to accept Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover amid a report the United States is considering using its military bases in the country and others to house Afghan evacuees. Since the Taliban took over Kabul earlier this [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s average number of cases to determine the status of refugees each month from January to March has set a new record. The Korea Immigration Service reported that the number of deliberations on the status of refugees reached 3,638 cases between January and March of this year, which [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in history, the number of refugees who received official permits for residence in South Korea has exceeded 3,000 people. Between 1994 and 2019, 3,373 individuals were granted refugee status and offered residential permits based on humanitarian needs, the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday. The [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled dozens of long-kept photos of the Korean War, providing a rare glimpse into devastation, plight and even the resilience people demonstrated with seemingly little hope on the horizon. Yonhap News Agency obtained the 70 black-and-white still images taken by [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 Myanmar refugees who came to South Korea from camps in Thailand and other places from 2015 to 2018 have all successfully resettled in the Bupyeong district of Incheon, about 40 kilometers west of Seoul, government officials said Monday. A total of 112 refugees from Myanmar arrived [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s national human rights agency on Tuesday advised the Justice Ministry to use languages that refugees can understand in documents stating their refugee recognition status amid criticism the current system may infringe on their rights. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said in a statement that [...]