Category: South Korea

Day 1 After International Women’s Day – Still Celebrating, Still Advocating

March 9, 2017

At only 17-yr old, Malala Yousafzai was the youngest recipient, at the time in 2014, as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her courageous advocacy of girls education in her home region of Swat District, Pakistan. Blogged for BBC as early as 11-yr old and almost died from being assassinated by a Taliban soldier when … More Day 1 After International Women’s Day – Still Celebrating, Still Advocating

Japan and South Korea Settle Dispute Over Wartime ‘Comfort Women’

December 28, 2015

By CHOE SANG-HUN on DEC. 28, 2015, for The New York Times— “More than 70 years after the end of World War II, South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve their dispute over Korean women who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japan’s Imperial Army. The agreement, in which Japan made an apology and promised an … More Japan and South Korea Settle Dispute Over Wartime ‘Comfort Women’

New Report from National Human Rights Commission Focuses on Women Trafficked in South Asia

September 11, 2014

Originally published on The Himalayan Times on Septebmer 6, 2014— “A recently released report of the National Human Rights Commissions titled Trafficking in persons especially on women and children in Nepal, which is based on the data of various governmental and non-governmental organisations, says that majority of women and children are being trafficked for sexual … More New Report from National Human Rights Commission Focuses on Women Trafficked in South Asia

North Korea Accused of Genocide by South Korean Human Rights Group

July 15, 2014

By Steve Killings for The Liberty Voice on June 26, 2014— “North Korea has been accused of genocide by the human rights group Human Liberty based in Yonsei University, South Korea. The conservative South Korean group recently spoke to the UN Commission of Inquiry in New York which investigated reports of human rights violations in the … More North Korea Accused of Genocide by South Korean Human Rights Group