For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting addressing the human rights situation in North Korea. The meeting took place on May 20 (local time) at ...
(Seoul) – South Korea’s National Election Committee announced on June 4, 2025, that Lee Jae-myung from Democratic Party won the country’s presidential elections. The inauguration is scheduled for June ...
Human Rights Watch is an international nongovernmental organization that monitors and advocates for human rights in more than 100 countries. We have been working on human rights issues in the Republic ...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's government investigation into human rights violations in past international adoptions, which led to a landmark admission of government responsibility in March, has ...
A bill under consideration by the Korean National Assembly could have ramification on businesses and their human rights obligations around the world. South Korea is considering legislation that would ...
SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - South Korea will co-sponsor an annual U.N. resolution that raises concerns over North Korea's human rights situation, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, defying some ...
South Korea said on Monday it is reviewing possible human rights abuses that may have taken place while its citizens were detained by the United States following a large-scale immigration raid at a ...
2025 is shaping up to be an annus horribilis for the dedicated community of North Korean human rights activists. The past two months have seen U.S. funding sources and programs decimated in the wake ...