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“Our Time with M and the Way Forward” – End-of-Activity Debriefing of the Joint Task Force on Torture Cases in the Immigration Detention Center
2021. 9. 29. ~ 2024. 3. 14. This is the period in which the Joint Task Force was formed and worked to respond to the “hog-tying” torture incident at the Hwaseong Immigration Processing Center. On 14 March 2024, the people who worked together on this 3-year journey gathered for an end-of-activity debrief meeting. (Left) Web […]
상세보기Shattered Dream of Study Abroad in Korea – Press Conference on Forced Expulsion of Uzbek Language Students by Hanshin University
The forced expulsion of 23 Uzbek students was akin to a 007 mission. Details of the Incident During lunchtime on 27 November 2023, twenty-three Uzbek language students at Hanshin University gathered in a classroom after finishing morning Korean language classes. A few days ago, they had received notice from university staff that they will visit […]
상세보기A New Milestone for the East Asian Business and Human Rights Movement – East Asian Business and Human Rights Conference in Taiwan
At GongGam’s Transnational Human Rights Institute (THRI), we have continued efforts to ensure that Korean companies, who play an important role in the global supply chain, honor their responsibility to respect human rights and protect the environment, and in cases of abuses by Korean companies’ operations abroad, ensure that victims can access adequate remedy, through […]
상세보기Four Members of GongGam Attend the UN Human Rights Committee’s Review of the Republic of Korea in Geneva
Four members of GongGam—Ji Yoon Kang, Eunhee Kang. Jirim Kim, and Pillkyu Hwang—travelled to Geneva to attend the review (19-20 October) of the ROK’s fifth periodic report by the Human Rights Committee (CCPR). Since this July, GongGam has worked as part of the Korean NGO coalition for the CCPR review, submitting a joint shadow report […]
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