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📢 Korea Future | 한미래 released a powerful new video to accompany our recent report capturing the voices and perspectives of exiles, titled 'Survivor Perspectives on Justice for North Korea'. The video brings to light the personal testimonies of #north #korean #exiles amplifying their calls for an inclusive perception #justice and #accountability. It’s a significant step in centering survivors’ experiences and advocating for a global response to ensure that these voices lead to real, tangible change. 🔎 Take a look at these important testimonies and findings as we work together toward a future where their conception of justice is reflected: https://lnkd.in/gXV-sMJy

Finally. We lost things along the way. To my community members who never gave up fighting for Justice and truth, who had the courage to stand up to not just one powerful government, but two. This is a topic too close to home for me, so I have never been able to directly advocate. International adoption industry from Korea was human trafficking. The elements of human trafficking as defined by the Department of Justice are exploitation and coercion for commercial gain, debt bondage, or involuntary servitude. Servitude involves a power dynamic. The federal government created a debt, families paid thousands of dollars for stolen children to be raised involuntarily, fulfilling obligations to be the model minortized product we were purchased as. Children were to be left in orphanages until we were at least of a certain age in case our parents came back for us. I came over before that threshold was met as well. My records supposedly burned in a fire in Seoul thereafter. The 1961 INA inclusion of the language abandoned, disappeared, or death of one or more parent allowed 200,000 Korean children to be separated from their families without sufficiency or due diligence. Our rights were violated repeatedly, and many of us went on to live lives of abuse, re trafficking, and incredible traumatization. We were stolen children. Now is the time for Justice and healing. Fight for the individuals who have been brave enough to come forward and demand answers from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. For such a time as this. Justice for Korean Adopted People everywhere. #Justice #Koreanadoption #humantrafficking https://lnkd.in/g9hbZ9nK

Early stages of new Japan policy book on child custody

In a striking shift, North Korea openly acknowledged imprisoning citizens for political crimes and carrying out public executions during a fierce UN human rights review session. The rare admissions, which aimed to frame the abuses as non-arbitrary, included: • Justifying harsh penalties for unapproved media as necessary to protect "national sovereignty" • Confirming imprisonment for "anti-state offenses" despite denying political prison camps • Admitting to public executions for "extremely serious crimes" based on certain criteria The DPRK's attempts to address its international image by referencing UN standards and outlining new detainee rights laws offer a glimpse into the regime's concern for global perception, even as the UPR process lacks enforcement mechanisms. For an in-depth look at North Korea's acknowledgment of human rights abuses and the implications for engagement with the regime, read our full analysis: https://lnkd.in/gdzChrHn

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) RECENT HEARINGS on CHINA https://lnkd.in/gk7BG8Nz   Tiananmen at 35—the Ongoing Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy in China June 4, 2024 Civil Society, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Violations in the U.S. and Globally   Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible April 30, 2024 Business and Human Rights   Stopping the Crime of Organ Harvesting—What More Must Be Done? March 20, 2024 Human Trafficking, Public Health   The PRC’s Universal Periodic Review and the Real State of Human Rights in China February 1, 2024

In a striking shift, North Korea openly acknowledged imprisoning citizens for political crimes and carrying out public executions during a fierce UN human rights review session. The rare admissions, which aimed to frame the abuses as non-arbitrary, included: • Justifying harsh penalties for unapproved media as necessary to protect "national sovereignty" • Confirming imprisonment for "anti-state offenses" despite denying political prison camps • Admitting to public executions for "extremely serious crimes" based on certain criteria The DPRK's attempts to address its international image by referencing UN standards and outlining new detainee rights laws offer a glimpse into the regime's concern for global perception, even as the UPR process lacks enforcement mechanisms. For an in-depth look at North Korea's acknowledgment of human rights abuses and the implications for engagement with the regime, read our full analysis: https://lnkd.in/gBsTGeBQ

The Singapore government is proposing a new Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill, and soliciting feedback from the public through REACH. This proposed new legislation would port over race-related offences from the Penal Code, and also suggests the power for the Minister of Home Affairs to issue restraining orders (ROs) against "content prejudicial to racial harmony". What is "racial harmony"? Who gets to define it? Who gets to judge what content is prejudicial to harmony, and what isn't? How would Singaporeans want to approach conversations and discussions of race, and who, if anyone, should have the power to regulate such discourse? Join Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) online this weekend to share your thoughts and ask questions. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/em49bK-c

Almost one year has passed since we released our 2023 report "The Suryong Mechanism: Who Is Ultimately Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity?" Using literature analysis of confidential documents and interviews with high-ranking defectors, our findings reveal a complex mechanism where the suryong holds ultimate responsibility for atrocities committed in North Korea, unveiling the systematic nature of human rights abuses in North Korea and paving the way for accountability efforts. Give it a read here: https://lnkd.in/gKBBiB_G #NorthKorea #suryong #humanrights #accountability #NorthKoreanhumanrights

An in-depth look at the severe repression and human rights abuses in North Korea under Kim Jong-Un. The UN's findings highlight a regime that prioritizes control over the fundamental freedoms of its citizens. Discover the full story. #NorthKorea #HumanRights #Kyohwaso #ATNNews #AhmedFathi https://lnkd.in/ebRABVj4

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