A former South Korean prisoner of war, who was held in North Korea for 50 years before making his escape, died on Wednesday, leaving only nine such surviving escapees in the South.
The opposition Democratic Party of Korea has drawn criticism for recruiting two former top-ranking spy agents who were involved in political and legal controversies in the past.
Soon after Hamas militants carried out a surprise attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 1,000 people, many of whom were civilians, including children, South Korea denounced the assaults as “terrorist acts.”
Seoul called for more protections for North Korean refugees at a key U.N. review of Beijing’s human rights record for the first time, Tuesday, in the wake of its mass repatriation of North Koreans three months ago.
In an uncompromising signal aimed at Pyongyang, the government of South Korea is vowing to prosecute those who violate human rights in North Korea if and when the two countries are reunited.