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Refugee law

How is South Korea's refugee law going?: What's Wrong with South Korea's Refugee Law and the Way Forward South Korea acceded to the Refugee Convention and the Refugee Protocol on December 3, 1992, and assumed its obligation to protect refugees under the Convention, and established a refugee determination system in the Immigration Control Act and began operating a refugee determination system on July 1, 1994. However, civil society and the International Organizations continued to point out that the ..
[Press Conference] The Korean government should immediately abolish the Refugee Amendment Bill that promotes racism The Korean government should immediately abolish the Refugee Amendment Bill that promotes racism On December 17 2021, the Ministry of Justice introduced the Bill to amend the current Refugee Act. The Bill which was initiated in 2018 as an answer to the xenophobic sentiments made by those who were unfamiliar with Yemeni refugees, has been opposed by refugees and the civil society organizations, a..
Statement on the results of the national compensation suit in the refugee interview manipulation case On December 3, the Seoul Central District Court judged the responsibility of refugee officials, interpreters, and the state in a national compensation suit filed by the victim of the September 2018 interview report manipulation case. Refugee officials and interpreters who participated in the manipulation of refugee interviews were liable for manipulation due to intention or gross negligence, and..