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The National Human Rights Commission of Korea must uphold its ...
29 November 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 25/001/2010. 29 November 2010. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea ...

Public Statement       ASA 25/001/2010

South Korea: Amicus Brief: Case no. 2007HunKa12 and others on ...
1 November 2010

This submission addresses the protection of conscientious objection to military service as derived from the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion ...

Report       ASA 25/003/2010

South Korea: Amicus Brief in the matter of “Confirmation of ...
1 October 2010

This brief aims to demonstrate that the Employment Permit System Act which restricts labour mobility of migrant workers and its inflexibility places migrant workers ...

Report       ASA 25/002/2010

Le Fil. Décembre 2009 / Janvier 2010
1 December 2009

for activists and international members december 2009 / january 2010 volume 39 issue 006 migrants a new destination. first published ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/006/2009

South Korea: Statement by Irene Khan, Amnesty International ...
24 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. 24 November 2009. AI Index: ASA 25/013/2009. Statement by Irene Khan, Amnesty International Secretary General ...

Document       ASA 25/013/2009

South Korea: Amnesty International Secretary General to visit the ...
20 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. AI index: ASA 25/012/2009. November 20 th 2009. Amnesty International Secretary General to visit the Republic of Korea. ...

Document       ASA 25/012/2009

South Korea: Disposable labour: Rights of migrant workers in South ...
21 October 2009

With the implementation of the Employment Permit System (EPS) in August 2004, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) became one of the first Asian countries to legally ...

Report       ASA 25/001/2009

South Korea: Briefing to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and ...
1 September 2009

This briefing summarises Amnesty International's concerns around the treatment of migrant workers in South Korea, including their vulnerability to human rights ...

Report       ASA 25/011/2009

Kim Dae-jung, human rights champion and former South Korean ...
19 August 2009

A tireless campaigner against the death penalty and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Kim Dae-jung leaves a legacy of commitment to human rights and democracy.

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South Korea: Call for unimpeded access to food, water and ...
31 July 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Date: 31 July 2009. AI Index: ASA 25/007/2009. South Korea: Call for unimpeded access to food ...

Document       ASA 25/007/2009