Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Human rights watchdog to ask Foreign Ministry to work for transfer of North Korean POWs in Ukraine

The state human rights watchdog said on Tuesday it has decided to ask Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to work for the swift transfer of two North Korean soldiers held in Ukraine to South Korea.

2026-04-14

President Lee likens video of Israeli soldiers abusing Palestinian child's corpse to comfort women, Holocaust

President Lee on Friday stressed the importance of human rights after sharing a clip on social media that seemingly showed Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian child's corpse, likening the scene to Japanese sexual slavery and the Holocaust.

2026-04-10

SNU professor re-elected to UN body monitoring human rights compliance

A Korean professor has been re-elected as a member of a United Nations committee monitoring social and human rights compliance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.

2026-04-09

Investigation into adoptee's human rights abuses case ends after suspect dies

A victim of human rights abuses in Korea's past intercountry adoption process filed a criminal complaint against the adoption worker involved in her case, but the investigation ended after the worker died.

2026-04-07

North Korea condemns UN human rights resolution on Pyongyang: KCNA

North Korea on Thursday condemned a recent United Nations resolution on human rights violations in the country, calling it a "grave political provocation."

2026-04-02

UN Human Rights Council condemns North's violations, crimes

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea's systemic and widespread human rights violations and inhumane crimes, co-sponsored by South Korea and 49 other nations.

2026-03-31

South sees no reason to push UN human rights resolution against North: Unification minister

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday that South Korea sees no reason to push for a United Nations resolution denouncing human rights violations in North Korea.

2026-03-26

South Korea mulls dropping out as co-sponsor of UN resolution on North's human rights this year

South Korea is considering whether to co-sponsor this year's UN resolution on North Korean human rights, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

2026-03-24

Human Rights Commission urges government to reconsider mobile phone facial recognition mandate

Korea's human rights watchdog has requested the government review the upcoming mandate for facial recognition when opening up a new mobile phone subscription.

2026-03-13

Human rights body approves foundation supporting transgender people after nearly 2 years

Korea's human rights watchdog approved the establishment of a foundation advocating for the rights of transgender people on Thursday, following nearly two years of deliberations.

2026-03-05