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“Today’s Me, Tomorrow’s We” – 9th Korea Refugee Film Festival
On 22 June, members of Gonggam participated in the 9th Korea Refugee Film Festival. The Korea Refugee Film Festival (KOREFF) is an annual non-profit film festival co-hosted by UNHCR and the Korea Refugee Rights Network, a network of Korean CSOs that support refugees, which Gonggam is part of, to celebrate World Refugee Day (June 20). […]
상세보기Immigration Detention Center Torture Victim Awarded State Compensation!
On 9 May 2024, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that the Korean government must pay 10 million KRW in compensation to the victim of the so-called “hog-tying” torture at an immigration detention center. This is the first ruling in Korea to award monetary compensation for human rights violations at an immigration detention center. (Left) […]
상세보기“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 […]
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