Republic of Korea

• Anti-terrorism law 1
• Arbitrary arrest and detention 7
• Armed forces / Military 2
• Asylum-seekers 6
• Corruption 1
• Criminal justice 1
• Death penalty 20
• Deportation / Forcible return 4
• Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 2
• Economic, social and cultural rights 1
• Extreme poverty 1
• Forced labour 3
• Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 3
• Freedom of assembly and association 16
• Freedom of conscience 1
• Freedom of expression 18
• Freedom of information 4
• Freedom of religion 1
• Freedom of speech 1
• Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 2
• Human Rights Council 1
• Human rights activists 5
• Human rights and fundamental freedoms 9
• Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 1
• Immigration Detention 1
• Indigenous persons 1
• International courts and tribunals 1
• International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 1
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 4
• Migrant rights 13
• Migrants 9
• Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 15
• Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 3
• Police 5
• Political situation 1
• Prison or detention conditions 2
• Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 3
• Public health 1
• Refugees 5
• Right to employment 1
• Right to food 1
• Right to seek asylum 2
• Security forces 2
• Security situation 1
• Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 1
• Terrorism 1
• Torture 1
• Trafficking in persons 2
• Uighur 3
• Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1
• Women's rights 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