To H.E. Mr. Song Doo-hwan Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK)   3 July 2023 Open Letter to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea   Re: The anti-human rights behaviour of Lee Choong-sang, a Standing Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Honourable Chairperson, The Asian NGOs Network [ Read more ]

On 16 November 2022, the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI), together with the Korean House for International Solidarity, launched the South Korean chapter of the  ANNI Report 2020 on the Performance of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Seoul, South Korea. A panel discussion took place during the launch with representatives [ Read more ]

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses concern over the implications to human rights and democracy of the continued application of certain provisions of the Republic of Korea’s (South Korea) National Security Act (Act No. 11042, or the NSA). FORUM-ASIA has submitted an amicus brief to the Constitutional Court of Korea for [ Read more ]

The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) launched the ANNI Report 2020 on the Performance of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), that critically assesses the performance of NHRIs against the Paris Principles in 2020. The Paris Principles are the minimum international standards for ensuring independent, effective, and credible NHRIs for the promotion [ Read more ]

Four separate bills on anti-discrimination have been filed since June 2020 at the National Assembly of South Korea. However, these bills remain pending for discussion at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on the National Assembly to immediately move forward with discussions on these bills and pass a comprehensive, [ Read more ]

We Condemn the Duterte government for Continuous Suppression of Human Rights On 3 July 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. The government enforced the Act that posed a serious threat to human rights and democracy of the Philippines, regardless of concerns from the international community as well as the Philippines. Anti-Terrorism [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 15 May 2020) – The recent gas leak at a South Korea-owned factory in Visakhapatnam, India, last week starkly showcases how private companies and the Indian authorities have not learnt from the 1984 Bhopal disaster,[1] said the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). Together with FORUM-ASIA’s Indian and South Korean members, the [ Read more ]

We welcome the International Court of Justice’s ruling to protect the Rohingya  Myanmar government should fully comply with the provisional measures Punish the ones responsible for genocide, and stop all discrimination and oppression against the Rohingya On January 23rd, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, ordered the Myanmar [ Read more ]

No War on IRAN! The press conference for the Korean NGO that denounces U.S.’act of war’ and opposes Korean troop dispatch The Trump administration has committed an utterly unpardonable act of war. Last January 3rd (local time) they assassinated Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian Major General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, through a drone strike at [ Read more ]

Hong Kong and the Chinese government should stop the indiscriminate violence and establish an independent committee to investigate arbitrary police violence. We call on the Korean government to declare a position on the situation of human rights violations in Hong Kong. The current situation in Hong Kong is dire. The protests, which began in late March, [ Read more ]