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December 22, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Revise Intelligence Act Amendments

Repeal Abusive National Security Law

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December 15, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Promote Human Rights in North Korea

Coalition Urges President Moon to Take Stronger Stance on Abuses

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December 5, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Scrap Bill Shielding North Korean Government

Law Would Block South Koreans from Sending Materials North

People watch a news program showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. 
November 30, 2020 Dispatches

South Korea Sentence for Online Sexual Violence a Start

Services, Education, and Broader Change Needed to Combat Deep Gender Inequity

Women protest to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and footage taken by hidden cameras in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2018.
October 12, 2020 Dispatches

South Korea Partially Recognizes Reproductive Rights

Draft Law an Improvement, but Still No Freedom to Choose

Protesters shout slogans during a rally demanding the abolition of the country's ban on abortions outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea
July 31, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Stop Intimidating North Korean Human Rights Groups

Political Crackdown with Targeted Reviews, Inspections Prompts Fears

Activist Park Sang-hak holds a leaflet depicting the death of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a press conference in Seoul on July 6, 2020. © 2020 Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images
May 20, 2020 Commentary

Thinking Beyond Punishment to Combat Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea

New Measures an Important First Step, But More is Needed

Women protest to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and footage taken by hidden cameras in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2018.
May 13, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Backlash Targets LGBT People in South Korea

Government Should Act to Prevent Discrimination

A rainbow flag is carried during a parade as a part of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 14, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
April 13, 2020 Interview

More than Just China: COVID-19 May Ravage Asia

Factory workers wearing protective masks return to Dhaka from northern and southern districts in Bangladesh amid the government’s shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic, April 4, 2020.
March 26, 2020 Dispatches

South Korea Online Sexual Abuse Case Illustrates Gaps in Government Response

Survivors’ Rights Need to be at Forefront of All Justice Responses

Cho Ju-bin, center, leader of South Korea's online sexual blackmail ring called "Nth room," is surrounded by journalists while walking out of a police station as he is transferred to prosecutors' office for further investigation in Seoul, South Korea
March 3, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Stand With North Korean Victims

Coalition Urges President Moon to Toughen Position on Human Rights

South Korean President Moon Jae In delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2020, in a ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.
January 14, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Reprioritize Human Rights

Progress on Women’s Rights but Backsliding on North Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks about nuclear negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting with his aides at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 15, 2019.
December 17, 2019 News Release

South Korea: Stand Up for Human Rights

Don’t Disengage from Human Rights in North Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint press statement briefing at the First Mekong-Republic of Korea Summit in Busan, South Korea, Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
December 16, 2019 Letter

Letter to President Moon Jae-in RE: ROK’s stance on human rights in North Korea

November 27, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea Shouldn’t Backslide on LGBT Rights

Lawmakers Should Strengthen Protections, Not Weaken Them

Participants march with a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Seoul

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