by HRWF | Jan 26, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
SOUTH KOREA: Conscientious objection to military service to be on the agenda of the United Nations HRWF (24.01.2023) – On 26 January, the human rights record of the Republic of Korea will be examined by the United Nations in the framework of the Universal...
by HRWF | Sep 2, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service By Willy Fautré The European Times (02.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3AJooNL – Hye-min Kim, a Jehovah’s Witness and an objector to military service, is the first person known to have...
by HRWF | Aug 27, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Church of Almighty God: False demonstrations in Korea – Again By Liu Ya’nan Bitter Winter (26.08.2022) – https://bit.ly/3e1uJfS – The testimony of a CAG devotee on how the CCP brought his father to “look for his son” in Korea—but things didn’t go as...
by HRWF | May 12, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
International Conscientious Objector Day: Alternative civilian service violates international standards APAJW (13.05.2022) – As the world prepares for International Conscientious Objector Day on May 15, over 800 Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Korea who have chosen...
by HRWF | Dec 2, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Shincheonji: Chairman Lee not guilty of COVID offenses, appeal Court said On November 30, the Suwon High Court confirmed that the leader of the Korean new religious movement did not breach epidemic-related laws. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (12.01.2021) –...