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• Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 6
• SGBV 33
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• Well-founded fear of persecution 1
• Women's rights 28
• Women-at-risk 16

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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