Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORTH KOREA: 10th year of the arbitrary detention of Choi Chun-gil, a Protestant missionary Ministry of Unification (02.12.2024) – This month marks the 10th year of Missionary Choi Chun-gil ’s arbitrary detention by North Korea. Choi Chun-gil was unlawfully...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
SOUTH KOREA: The Shincheonji Paju Case: An open letter to the President of South Korea Scholars and human rights activists protest the scandal of the rental of a park by Shincheonji cancelled at the last minute on a pretext after a slander campaign. Bitter Winter...
Human Rights in the World
NORTH KOREA: Diplomat defects to the South, shares news of political purge Ri Il-kyu, who fled to South Korea late last year, alleged that two North Korean officials who had been assigned to negotiate with the Trump administration had been punished. By Choe Sang-Hun...
Human Rights in the World
NORTH KOREA: UN report on institutionalised forced labour, grave violations of human rights Report UN/ Reliefweb (16.07.2024) – The use of forced labour by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) against its citizens has become deeply institutionalised...
Human Rights in the World
NORTH KOREA: Cracking down on wedding dresses, sunglasses and slang, a report reveals BBC (28.06.2024) – North Korea is carrying out a widespread crackdown on everything from wedding dresses to slang as it seeks to counter the South’s influence, a new...
