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South Korea: Migrant workers treated as disposable labour

20 Oct

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Many migrant workers in South Korea are beaten, trafficked for sexual exploitation and denied their wages for long periods despite the introduction of rules to protect their rights, said Amnesty International in a report issued today.
In the report, Disposable Labour: Rights of migrants workers in South Korea, Amnesty International documented how migrant workers often work [...]

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South Korea: Improve policing practices during protests

07 Oct

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

South Korean police used excessive force in some instances against demonstrators protesting earlier this year against the government’s decision to resume beef imports from the US, Amnesty International concluded in a report released today.
The report – – including interviews with protesters, human rights monitors and journalists – – documents instances where the police misused crowd [...]

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South Korea: Police assault freedom of expression

26 Aug

Posted by Jim as Human Rights, Human Rights Video

The sister organisation of the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), conducted a joint fact-finding mission in Seoul, South Korea, from July 21 to 24, 2008. The primary purposes of the mission were to examine the situation of human rights [...]

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South Korea: Use of force against beef protestors should be investigated thoroughly

18 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

South Korean police used excessive force against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the government’s trade policies, Amnesty International said today as it provided preliminary findings of its investigation into human rights violations during the protests against US beef imports that took place in central Seoul between 25 May and 10 July.
“The government should demonstrate its commitment [...]

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South Korean: Stop excessive force against protestors

07 Jun

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Amnesty International has received reports of police using excessive force against demonstrators protesting against US beef imports in South Korea. More than 300 people were arrested during candlelight vigils held on 31 May and 1 June.
Police used fire extinguishers and water cannons fired at close range against largely peaceful demonstrators, causing serious injuries such [...]

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South Korea: Deportation of two senior officials of the Migrants’ Trade Union

15 May

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Amnesty International deeply regrets the deportation of Torna Limbu and Abdus Sabur from South Korea today. Mr Limbu, a Nepalese national, and Mr Sabur, a Bangladeshi national, served as president and vice-president respectively at the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants’ Trade Union (MTU). They were both arrested on 2 May 2008.
The two men were deported [...]

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South Korea: Olympic Torch Spotlights China Rights Crisis

25 Apr

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

President Lee Should Press Beijing to Stop Deporting North Korean Refugees
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak should use the occasion of the Olympic torchs passage in Seoul on April 27 to urge Beijing to stop arresting and repatriating North Korean refugees in China, Human Rights Watch said today. The torch relay, which up to now has [...]

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