National Non-Korean Human Rights Commission
They are almost like a certain multi-national organization based in New York we all love (Via. The Marmot)
The National Human Rights Commission held a meeting on Monday of all 11 members and vetoed the idea of recommending that President Roh Moo-hyun includes North Korea’s human rights violations on the agenda of the summit with the communist country set for next month. The issue was included among the topics for discussion by the commission after one non-permanent member said it was now time to discuss it at the summit. But a majority of members said the topic was “inappropriate” for the summit.
The NHRC is an institution that designed to prod the government into putting the improvement of human rights conditions on the top of its agenda. From that perspective, the commission recommended that the Roh administration not only to scrap the National Security Law, as North Korea demands, but also to permit conscientious objection to South Korea’s mandatory military service, allow teachers and civil servants to engage in political activities and to let people get sex change operations on state medical insurance.
North Korean human rights, wouldn’t that be too obvious for these folks?
Any improvement in the Korean conscription situation would be appreciated!
Would you be willing to spread the word about www.draftresistance.org? It’s a site dedicated to shattering the myths surrounding the selective slavery system and building mass civil disobedience to stop the draft before it starts!
Our banner on a website, printing and posting the anti-draft flyer or just telling friends would help.
Thanks!
Scott Kohlhaas
PS. When it comes to conscription, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Comment by Scott Kohlhaas — September 12, 2007 @ 4:49 pm