By Jiwon Son *This is a presentation of “Consumer...
free speech
Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Right to Privacy in Korea
*This is 2015 UN Human Rights Committee lobbying document...
Status of Criminal Defamation/Insult in Korea (2015)
*This is 2015 UN Human Rights Committee lobbying document...
Abolish Criminal Defamation and Administrative Censorship
*This is 2023 UN Human Rights Committee lobbying document...
Open Net collaborates on consultation with ASEAN government stakeholders on disinformation responses
On September 30, 2023, in Kuala Lumpr, Open Net...
[KOREAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR] The Korean Government and Businesses Must Immediately Enforce Economic Sanctions Against the Myanmar Military and Put in Place Protections for Myanmar Migrants in Accordance With the Recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
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Open Net Korea Welcomes the Constitutional Court’s Decision Nullifying the Internet Real-Name System for the Election Campaign Period
The Court Held the System Unconstitutional for...
Open Net Welcomes the Court’s Decision to Acquit Those Charged With Truth Defamation for Running a Website That Lists Parents Who Refuse to Pay Child Support
On January 15, all 7 jurors and the full bench acquitted...
Perspectives on Internet Freedom – PCSS Lecture
On 4 December 2019, Legal Counsel Kelly Kim was invited to...
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl Must Withdraw His Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Hankyoreh Reporters
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl filed a complaint...
The Court of Justice of the EU Rules That the Operator of a Search Engine Is Not Required to Carry out a De-Referencing On All Versions of Its Search Engine
On September 24, the Court of Justice of the European...
Plans to Indict School Teacher Who Aired Short Film on Gender Equality Concerning
A middle school teacher in Kwangu by the name of BAE-LEE...
CHO Kuk, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Must Halt His Practice of Using Criminal Defamation Laws to Protect His Reputation
On March 2018 Cho Kuk, the Minister of the Ministry of...
The Police Must Stop Its Investigation of Defamation of President Moon
Seoul Gangbuk Police Station announced on August 13 that...
Prominent Politicians’ Use of Criminal Insult Laws are Deeply Troubling
The police recently announced that they had identified...