Republic of Korea

• Case Law 13
• Query Responses 24

• Children's rights 1
• Christian 2
• Civil and political rights 1
• Complementary forms of protection 1
• Corruption 1
• Country of origin information (COI) 3
• Credibility assessment 2
• Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 1
• Domestic violence 1
• Effective protection 1
• Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 1
• Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 1
• Freedom of assembly and association 1
• Freedom of expression 1
• Freedom of information 1
• Freedom of speech 1
• Grounds for persecution 2
• Human rights activists 1
• Jurisdiction 1
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 1
• Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims 1
• Military law 1
• Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 2
• Multiple nationality 1
• Naturalization 1
• Non-state agents of persecution 2
• Passports 1
• Persecution based on political opinion 2
• Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 1
• Police 2
• Proof of nationality 1
• Prosecution vs persecution 1
• Public health 1
• Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 2
• Returnees 1
• Right to education 1
• Right to employment 1
• Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 1
• Safe third country 1
• Security situation 1
• Single heads of household 1
• Social group discrimination 1
• Social group persecution 5
• State protection 2
• Unlawful departure 1

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• Amnesty International - South Korea
• Council of Europe, Venice Commission: Constitutional Courts (Links)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Rep of Korea
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - South Korea
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Beijing
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Republic of Korea
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Republic of Korea
• ReliefWeb - Republic of Korea (the)
• UNHCR - Republic of Korea
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Korea, Republic of
• United States Department of State - South Korea
• United States Department of State: Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Republic of Korea