A Call for Justice
May 15, 2017: “I have submitted a petition to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) to locate my father who has been detained in North Korea for 48 …
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The United Nations’ working group on enforced disappearances said Friday that its search list for South Koreans believed to have been abducted by North Korea has been growing. … Ariel …
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December 7, 2016: A new report, published today by the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), documents the experiences of families who have been separated since the 1950-1953 Korean …
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August 19, 2016: On Aug. 30, the international community will mark the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. This day is an opportunity for people in all parts of …
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July 19, 2016: The United Nations has officially called on North Korea to release information on the fate of 14 people held captive in the reclusive country, including a South Korean …
Read More Please sign the accompanying petition in English, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or Chinese. Dear Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: My name is In-cheol Hwang, and I represent the Families of the KAL Passengers Abducted …
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August 13, 2015: The following is the text, translated into English, of Hwang In-cheol’s letter to Marzuki Darusman, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea: Dear Mr. …
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On July 22, 2015: NKHR hosted a seminar on transitional justice efforts to respond to enforced disappearances at the British Embassy in Seoul. The seminar—International Seminar on Enforced Disappearance: Lessons for …
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May 9, 2012: The three cases mentioned are not cases of enforced disappearances. There is no person in my country who has been enforced or involuntarily disappeared or detained against his …
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January 21, 2014: The AFAD (Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances) Secretary-General, Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso called on the South Korean government to sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection …
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