[Case Fact Sheet]PSPD submitted 5 violation case of the right to freedom of opinion and expression to the UN

The PSPD submitted 5 significant cases of human rights violations by the Lee Myung-bak government in the ROK (South Korea) to not only Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression but also Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders.

Cases are as follows;

1. Korean Democracy Government Employees’ Union (KDGEU)
– The Ministry of Public Administration and Security indicted members of the KDGEU who participated in a demonstration against the retreat of democracy and put a disciplinary punishment on them.

2. KTU (Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union)
– The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology revoked or dismissed teachers of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (KTU) who led the public statement, and imposed punishments on those teachers who endorsed the public statement concerning on the retreated democracy.

3. People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)
– The police arrested human rights defenders taking part in a press conference for requesting ensure the citizens’ right to use of the Gwanghwamun Square

4. Socialist Workers League of Korea (SWL)
– The Prosecution indicted professor Oh Se-cheol for violation of the National Security Law 

5. Voice of People (VOP), Internet News Media
– Journalist arrested by the police in the middle of covering Ssangyong Motors Affairs


Case Fact Sheet.pdf