<div class="xe_content"><h1>무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(GPPAC),<br /> 제2차 북미정상회담 환영 성명 발표</h1> <h2>대북 제재 해제와 한반도 비핵화를 위한 구체적인 논의 촉구<br /> 한국 전쟁 종식과 동북아시아 비핵지대 건설로 이어지길 기대<br /> 한반도 평화 프로세스에서 시민사회 참여의 중요성 강조</h2> <p> </p> <p>오늘(2/25) 무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict, GPPAC)은 2월 27일~28일 베트남 하노이에서 개최 예정인 제2차 북미정상회담을 앞두고 성명 <제2차 북미정상회담을 환영한다>를 발표했다. </p> <p> </p> <p>GPPAC은 성명을 통해 역사적인 제2차 북미정상회담을 환영하며, 이번 정상회담에서 한국 전쟁 종식을 위한 합의를 비롯하여 구체적인 사항들이 논의되기를 기대한다고 밝혔다. 이어 미국의 대북 제재 해제, 북미 양국이 관계 정상화와 한반도 비핵화를 위한 구체적인 방안에 합의할 것을 촉구했다. 나아가 한반도 비핵화 논의는 동북아시아 비핵지대 건설의 전망 속에서 이루어져야 한다고 강조했다. 마지막으로 GPPAC은 한반도 평화 프로세스에서 시민사회 참여의 중요성을 언급하며, 전 세계 평화단체들은 한반도에 불가역적이고 지속 가능한 평화를 구축하기 위해 모든 노력을 다할 것이라 밝혔다. </p> <p> </p> <p>GPPAC은 2003년 코피 아난 유엔 사무총장이 무장갈등 예방과 평화 구축을 위한 시민사회의 역할을 강조하면서 설립을 제안하여 2005년 공식적으로 발족한 국제 시민사회단체 네트워크다. GPPAC은 15개의 지역 네트워크로 구성되어 있으며 지역사회(local), 국가(national), 지역(regional), 글로벌 평화와 안보를 위해 활동하는 시민사회와 정부, 유엔, 그 밖의 역내 기관들 간의 네트워크 강화를 통한 평화 구축을 모색하고 있다. 글로벌 사무국은 네덜란드 헤이그에 위치해있으며, 참여연대는 GPPAC 동북아시아 위원회 단체로 참여하고 있다. </p> <p> </p> <p>이들은 해당 성명을 주 유엔 북한, 미국, 한국 대표부와 주한 미국대사관, 주일 미국대사관에도 전달했다고 밝혔다.  </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(GPPAC) 성명 (국문) </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><strong>제2차 북미정상회담을 환영한다</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>다가오는 2월 27일 ~ 28일 베트남 하노이에서 제2차 북미 정상회담이 개최될 예정이다. 평화 구축을 위한 국제 시민사회단체 네트워크인 무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(GPPAC)은 역사적인 제2차 북미정상회담 개최를 환영한다. 지난해 6월 싱가포르 북미 정상회담에 이어, 이번 북미 정상회담은 한반도 평화 프로세스의 진전을 위한 외교적인 노력에 있어 또 한 번의 중요한 계기가 될 것이다. 우리는 한국 정부와 시민들을 비롯하여 한반도에 평화와 대화 국면을 만들어온 모든 이들의 노력에 감사를 표한다. 더불어 이번 북미 정상회담에서 한국 전쟁 종식을 위한 합의를 비롯하여 구체적인 사항들이 논의되기를 기대한다. </p> <p> </p> <p>우리는 미국이 개성공단과 금강산관광 재개, 남북 민간 교류협력 등 남북관계 발전에 장애물로 작용하고 있는 대북 제재 해제를 위한 조치를 취할 것을 요구한다. 나아가 이번 정상회담에서 북미 관계 정상화를 위해 상호 연락사무소 설치와 같은 구체적인 방안들이 합의되기를 희망하며, 이러한 조치들이 북일 관계 정상화를 포함하여 북한과 이웃 국가들의 관계 개선도 촉진할 것이라 믿는다.</p> <p> </p> <p>또한 우리는 북미 양국이 이번 정상회담에서 한반도 비핵화를 위한 구체적이고 세부적인 방안과 로드맵에 합의할 것을 촉구한다. 비핵화의 각 단계는 국제법에 근거해야 할 것이다. 나아가 한반도 비핵화 논의는 동북아시아 비핵지대 건설의 전망 속에서 이루어져야 한다. 이는 평화와 안보를 위한 지역 메커니즘의 발전과 상호 신뢰 구축에도 크게 기여할 것이다. </p> <p> </p> <p>정상들 간의 합의는 다양한 요인에 의해 영향을 받거나 지연될 수 있다. 정상회담의 합의를 유지하고 온전히 이행하기 위해서는 시민사회의 역할이 매우 중요하다. 각국 정부는 한반도 평화 프로세스에서 민간 교류 재개와 시민사회 참여의 중요성에 대해 충분히 인지해야 한다. 이러한 참여는 각각의 사회 공동체가 한반도뿐만 아니라 동북아시아 지역의 평화 구축과 공동, 협력 안보를 위해 함께 노력할 수 있도록 해줄 것이다. 전 세계에서 평화를 위해 활동하는 우리 시민사회단체들은 한반도에서 진행되고 있는 평화 프로세스를 촉진하고, 한반도에 불가역적이고 지속 가능한 평화를 구축하기 위해 모든 노력을 다할 것이다. </p> <p> </p> <p>2019년 2월 25일</p> <p> </p> <p>무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(GPPAC)</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>무장갈등예방을위한 글로벌파트너십(GPPAC) 성명 (영문) </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><strong>Statement Welcoming the DPRK-US Hanoi Summit</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><strong>Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:right;">February 25, 2019</p> <p> </p> <p>The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), a global network of civil society peacebuilding organisations, welcomes the historic convening of the Second DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi, Viet Nam on February 27-28. Following on from the meeting of the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States (US) in Singapore in June, 2018, this is an important next step to ensure that diplomatic efforts are made to proceed with the peace process for the Korean Peninsula. We recognise and applaud the efforts of those who have enabled this environment for peace and dialogue, including those of the government and citizens of the Republic of Korea. We strongly hope that this upcoming Summit will result in detailed, concrete steps, including specifically a deal to finally put an end to the Korean War.</p> <p> </p> <p>We call on the United States to take steps towards lifting of sanctions - particularly those which are proving obstacles to the improvement of Inter-Korean relations, including the reopening of joint Korean initiatives such as the economic zone at Kaesong, tourism and exchange at Mount Kumgang, and other civil exchange activities. The Summit should also make steps towards the normalisation of relations between the DPRK and the US, including concrete initiatives such as the establishment of reciprocal liaison offices. This will in turn promote the transformation of relations between the DPRK and its regional neighbours, including the normalisation of relations between the DPRK and Japan.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Summit must also result in concrete and detailed measures towards the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, including a roadmap of steps to be taken by both parties. Such steps towards denuclearisation should be grounded in international law. We advocate for the establishment of a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone (NWFZ) in Northeast Asia, which would greatly contribute to confidence building and the development of regional mechanisms for peace and security.</p> <p> </p> <p>Agreements made by governments can be delayed or impacted by various factors. In order to ensure that the results of the summit are sustainable and fully implemented, we also hope that each government will recognise the importance of the resumption of civil exchange, and the involvement of civil society in the peace process. Such participation will ensure that the respective societies can work towards the vision of pursuing a common, cooperative security, and building peace not only for the Korean Peninsula but for the broader Northeast Asian region. As civil society organisations working to build peace in the region and around the world, we pledge to make all efforts to support this peace process, and ensure that it continues to move forward, towards bringing about a genuine, irreversible and sustainable peace for Korea and for the world.</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>보도자료 <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MlCEzfsPU6NFFercOPkwf8UpW1eQsciUG1Y…; rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[원문보기/다운로드]</a></p> <p> </p></div>

<div class="xe_content"><p><img alt="유엔 안보리 서한 발송" src="http://www.peoplepower21.org/files/attach/images/37219/387/605/001/235e…; style="width:800px;height:418px;" /></p> <p> </p> <h1>시민사회단체, 유엔 안보리와 1718 위원회에<br /> 인도적 지원에 대한 대북 제재 해제 촉구하는 공개서한 발송</h1> <h2>안보리 이사국에 북미 대화 재개, 인도적 지원에 대한 대북 제재 해제,<br /> 한반도 평화체제를 위한 협상 시작을 지지하는 입장 발표 요청</h2> <p> </p> <p>오늘(3/22) 55개 한국 시민사회단체는 유엔 안전보장이사회 이사국과 유엔 1718 위원회, 주 유엔 한국, 북한, 일본 대표부, 그리고 외신과 국제 시민사회단체 등에 공개서한 <한반도 평화 프로세스는 흔들림 없이 이어져야 합니다>를 발송했습니다.시민사회단체들은 지난 3/18(월) <a href="http://www.peoplepower21.org/Peace/1617508&quot; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">유엔 안전보장이사회와 국제사회에 보내는 한국 시민사회단체 호소문 발표 기자회견</a>을 열고 같은 내용의 호소문을 발표한 바 있습니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>우리는 합의 없이 종료된 제2차 하노이 북미 정상회담 이후 북미 간의 교착 상태가 길어질 것을 우려하며, 한반도 평화 프로세스가 흔들림 없이 이어지기 위해 유엔 안보리를 비롯한 국제사회가 나서주기를 호소합니다. 이어 유엔 안보리 이사국들이 ▷북미 대화 재개 ▷인도적 지원에 대한 대북 제재 전면 해제 ▷한반도 평화체제를 위한 협상 시작을 지지하는 입장을 밝히기를 요청합니다. 또한 1718 위원회가 인도적 지원에 대한 대북 제재를 조속히 해제할 것을 촉구합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>한반도에 평화적인 방법으로 평화를 실현하는 것 외의 다른 선택지는 없습니다. 한반도 평화를 위한 각고의 노력이 결실을 맺기 위해서는 국제사회의 지지와 협력이 절실합니다. 공개서한 발송에 이어 앞으로도 한반도 평화 프로세스에 대한 국제사회의 지지와 협력을 이끌어내기 위해 집중적인 활동을 해나가겠습니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>>> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hlFtLiZYBWXrwOvmePrFaWLhh7DnX7Oq/view?…; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">유엔 안전보장이사회 이사국에 보내는 공개서한 영문본</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>To : His Excellency Francois Delattre</p> <p>Ambassador of France to the United Nations</p> <p>President of the United Nations Security Council March 2019</p> <p> </p> <h2>Open Letter to the UN Security Council Members</h2> <h1>The peace process on the Korean Peninsula must go on</h1> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:right;">21 March 2019</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>We are 55 civil society organizations that act for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Since the last summit in Vietnam between the DPRK and the U.S. ended without result, concerns have been raised that the deadlock between the two countries will be prolonged. We wish to make it clear that there must be no further action to aggravate the situation. We appeal to the Members of the UN Security Council, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718, and the international community to ensure that the peace process on the Korean Peninsula is firmly sustained.</p> <p> </p> <p>We request the Members of the UN Security Council to publicly announce in support of the following: the reopening of the DPRK-the U.S. dialogue; the lifting all the sanctions related to humanitarian assistance; and the starting of negotiations to build peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.</p> <p> </p> <p>We also request the 1718 Committee to lift all the sanctions against humanitarian support to the DPRK.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The dialogue between the DPRK and the U.S. must continue</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The 2nd DPRK-U.S. summit clearly showed that removing tensions from the Korean Peninsula, where the Cold War still runs, is not an easy task. For the countries who have been enemies to each other for almost 70 years, it is not easy at all to trust and begin to have open talks with each other. This is why it is neither realistic nor appropriate for the U.S. to demand that the DPRK completely denuclearize at once. The DPRK needs to consider the fact that deep-rooted mistrust is also alive despite her stated willingness to denuclearize.</p> <p> </p> <p>We would like to highlight that the DPRK and the U.S. committed in Singapore ‘to establish new relations, to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’. We expect the two countries will adjust their demands and expectations to start phased and simultaneous implementation of their promises at the smallest level they feel comfortable with. Once they start building trust in the process, they will be able to agree on larger issues. The DPRK and the U.S. must earnestly listen to each other and continue their dialogue.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>At least, the sanctions against the DPRK that are related to humanitarian assistance must be lifted</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The UN says that the sanctions against the DPRK are not the end, but the means. In the same light, all resolutions of the UN Security Council on the sanctions emphasize the commitment to “a peaceful, diplomatic, and political solution to the situation.” The true purposes of such resolutions are to urge “the DPRK and the U.S. to respect each other’s sovereignty and exist peacefully together” and also “the council members as well as other states to facilitate a peaceful and comprehensive solution through dialogue”. Humanitarian assistance is a universal and non-derogable value and spirit in the work of the UN. As the UN Security Council resolutions clarify that these resolutions “are not intended to have adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of the DPRK or to affect negatively or restrict those activities, … the work of international and non-governmental organizations carrying out assistance and relief activities in the DPRK for the benefit of the civilian population of the DPRK.” However, the sanctions against the DPRK by the UN and the stronger ones imposed by the U.S. after the 1st DPRK-U.S. summit have aggravated the conditions for humanitarian assistance to the DPRK. We urge the 1718 Committee to lift all the sanctions that prevent humanitarian assistance to the DPRK.</p> <p> </p> <p>These sanctions hamper implementation of inter-Korean agreements for exchange and cooperation. They even made it difficult to resume operation of Mount Geumgang tours and Gaeseong Industrial Complex, which are stopped activities unrelated to the UN sanctions. As initial steps for peace, the two Koreas need to expand meetings and cooperation among them in order to end military tension and confrontation, and thus paving way for peace in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. The sanctions against the DPRK which impede to conduct humanitarian assistance and build cooperative relationships between the two Koreas must be relieved as soon as possible.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>‘Denuclearization as Peacemaking Process’ must be observed as a principle</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The nuclear conflict on the Korean Peninsula is a product of the instability inherent to an armistice regime, grown out of the decades-long military confrontation and arms race. Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is closely connected to building a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula with normalizing relations between the DPRK and the U.S. The denuclearization of the DPRK alone cannot be the entry point for negotiations to begin. Peace on the Peninsula cannot be achieved only through denuclearization. It can only be achieved, instead, when it becomes part of a peace-building process. Efforts to build a permanent peace regime here, such as signing a peace treaty or a non-aggression agreement, and normalizing relations between the DPRK and the U.S. must be paralleled.  </p> <p> </p> <p>The kind of complete denuclearization that people in the two Koreas sincerely wish to achieve is a state where all nuclear threats surrounding the Peninsula are removed. This cannot be achieved only by ‘Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible Denuclearization’ of the DPRK alone. Abolishment of the extended deterrence strategy to which the ROK, the U.S., and Japan rely on is one of the associated and necessary tasks. Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula can become a stepping stone for Northeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone and Nuclear-Free world.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>There is no other way to achieve peace but through peaceful means</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula will serve as a testing case for whether humanity will be able to peacefully resolve the accumulated conflicts of today’s world, or not. In Korea, we have recently witnessed that peace can be achieved through peaceful means and problems can be solved through dialogue and negotiation. Since the inter-Korean summit last year, the two Koreas have ceased all hostile activities, cherishing the most peaceful time ever since the armistice began. We should never return to the repeated threats of nuclear war and heightened military tension under any circumstances.</p> <p> </p> <p>Once again, we urge the UN Security Council and the international community to support the painstaking efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula. Cooperation from the international community is absolutely crucial. We plead that you do utmost to ensure the continuity of the peace process on the Korean Peninsula. For its part, Korean civil society will spare no effort.</p> <p> </p> <p>21 March 2019</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>55 Civil Society Organizations in ROK </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>80 Million Koreans Community Preparing for Reunification (K.P.R.), Asia Peace & History Education Network, Chuncheon Womenlink, Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media, Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Civil Peace Forum, Civil Society Organizations Network in Korea, Civilian Military Watch, Conference for Peace in East Asia, Daejeon Differently Abled Women Solidarity, Daejeon Women's Association United, Daejeon Women’s Association for Peace-Making, Daejeon Women' Association for Better Aging Society, Daejeon Women’s Association for Democracy, Dongbuk Womenlink, Eco Horizon Institute, Green Korea, Gunpo Womenlink, Gwangju Womenlink, Incheon Womenlink, Jeju Peace Human Rights Center, Jeju Peace Human Rights Institute WHAT, Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea, Korea Veterans for Peace, Korea Women's Associations United, Korea Women's Hot Line, Korean Sharing Movement, MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Movement for One Korea, Namseo Womenlink, National YWCA of Korea, NCYK (National Council of YMCA'S of Korea), Networks for Greentransport, Ok Tree, Peace Network, Peace Sharing Association, PEACEMOMO, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), Professors for Democracy, Pyeongtaek Peace Center, Reconciliation and Reunification Committee, NCCK (The National Council of Churches in Korea), Research Institute for Peace and Reunification of Korea, Sejong Women's Corporation, Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), The Corea Peace 3000, The Headquarters of National Unification Movement of Young Korean Academy, The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, The Research Institute of the Differently Abled Person’s Right in Korea, The Righteous People for Korean Unification, Women in Action for Life PAN, Women Making Peace, Womenlink, Won-Buddhism Diocese of Pyongyang, World Without War</p> <p> </p> <p><em>* Among 55 Civil Society Organizations, Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, Korean Sharing Movement, Korea Women's Associations United, MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) have been in the Consultative Status with ECOSOC.</em></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>유엔 안전보장이사회 이사국께</p> <p> </p> <h1>한반도 평화 프로세스는 흔들림 없이 이어져야 합니다</h1> <p> </p> <p>저희는 한반도 평화를 위해 활동하고 있는 한국의 55개 시민사회단체입니다. 지난 제2차 북미 정상회담이 합의 없이 종료된 이후, 북미 간 교착 상태가 길어질 것에 대한 우려가 커지고 있습니다. 우리는 상황을 악화시키는 그 어떤 조치도 있어서는 안 된다는 점을 분명히 하며, 한반도 평화 프로세스가 흔들림 없이 이어지도록 하기 위해 유엔 안전보장이사회 이사국과 유엔 1718 위원회를 비롯한 국제사회에 다음과 같이 호소합니다. </p> <p> </p> 유엔 안보리 이사국들께서 아래의 입장을 참고하여 ▷북미 대화 재개 ▷인도적 지원에 대한 대북 제재 전면 해제 ▷한반도 평화체제를 위한 협상의 시작을 지지하는 입장을 발표해주시기를 요청합니다. 더불어 1718 위원회가 대북 인도적 지원에 대한 제재를 일괄적으로 해제할 것을 요청합니다.  <p> </p> <p><strong>북미 대화는 반드시 재개되어야 합니다</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>제2차 북미 정상회담은 지구상 마지막 냉전 지대인 한반도의 갈등 해소가 결코 쉽지 않다는 것을 여실히 보여주었습니다. 70년 가까이 서로를 적으로 삼아온 두 국가 상대방을 전적으로 신뢰하며 협상하는 것은 쉬운 일이 아닙니다. 미국이 요구하고 있는 전면적인 비핵화를 일거에 수용하라는 것이 현실적이지도, 적절하지도 않은 이유입니다. 북한 역시 비핵화 의지 표명에도 불구하고 뿌리 깊은 불신이 작동하고 있다는 점을 고려해야 합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>우리는 싱가포르에서 북미가 ‘새로운 북미 관계 수립, 한반도 평화체제와 완전한 비핵화’에 합의한 것을 상기하며, 상호 간의 요구와 기대 수준을 맞추어 최소한의 단계적, 동시적 이행에 나서기를 기대합니다. 그 과정에서 신뢰가 쌓이면 더욱 큰 도약도 가능할 것입니다. 북한과 미국은 서로의 의견에 진지하게 귀 기울여 반드시 다음 대화를 이어가야 합니다.  </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>최소한 인도적 부문에 대한 대북 제재는 해제되어야 합니다</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>유엔은 대북 제재가 그 자체로 목적이 아니라 수단이라고 이야기하고 있습니다. 유엔 안전보장이사회의 모든 결의안이 제재뿐만 아니라 평화적, 외교적, 정치적 조치를 강조하고 있는 것은 그러한 이유 때문입니다. 북한과 미국이 상호 주권을 존중하며 평화적으로 공존할 것을 촉구하고, 대화를 통한 ‘평화적, 포괄적 해결책’을 주문한 것이 결의안의 진짜 의미입니다. 무엇보다 인도적 지원은 그 무엇으로도 막아서는 안 되는 인류 보편의 가치이며, 유엔의 정신입니다. 유엔 안전보장이사회의 결의안이 강조하고 있듯이 대북 제재는 북한 주민의 삶을 악화시키거나 인도적 지원 활동에 부정적인 영향을 끼치지 않아야 합니다. 그러나 유엔의 대북 제재와 제1차 북미 정상회담 이후 오히려 강화되어온 미국의 독자 제재로, 북한에 대한 인도적 지원조차 많은 어려움에 봉착해있습니다. 우리는 유엔 1718 위원회가 인도적 지원에 대해 일괄적으로 제재를 면제할 것을 촉구합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>지금 한반도에서 유엔과 미국의 대북 제재는 남북 공동선언의 이행과 남북 교류협력 발전을 가로막는 장애물로 작용하고 있습니다. 유엔의 대북 제재와는 관련 없이 중단된 금강산 관광, 개성공단조차도 쉽사리 재개되지 못하고 있는 것이 현실입니다. 남과 북이 군사적 대결을 중단하고 서로 만나고 협력하는 것은 한반도와 동북아 평화를 촉진하는 길이기도 합니다. 남북 간의 인도적 문제 해결과 교류협력 발전을 어렵게 하는 대북 제재는 조속히 완화되어야 합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>‘평화의 과정으로서 비핵화’의 원칙을 견지해야 합니다</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>한반도의 핵 문제는 불안정한 정전체제의 일부입니다. 북한 핵 문제는 지난 수십 년 동안 지속된 한반도의 군사적 대결과 군비 경쟁 속에서 발생했습니다. 그렇기에 한반도 비핵화는 한반도 평화체제로의 전환과 북미 관계 정상화와 긴밀히 연결되어 있습니다. 오로지 ‘북한의 비핵화’만이 협상의 입구일 수는 없습니다. 한반도 평화는 비핵화만으로 구현되지 않기 때문입니다. 우리는 한반도 평화를 구축하는 한 과정으로서 비핵화를 실현해야 한다고 믿습니다. 평화협정 체결, 불가침 조약, 북미 수교 등 한반도의 항구적 평화체제 구축을 위한 노력은 함께 병행되어야 합니다.</p> <p> </p> <p>무엇보다 한반도의 주민들이 간절히 바라는 완전한 비핵화는 한반도를 둘러싼 모든 핵 위협이 제거된 상태를 의미합니다. 이는 북한의 ‘완전하고 검증 가능하며 되돌릴 수 없는 비핵화’만으로는 달성될 수 없습니다. 한국, 미국, 일본이 의존하고 있는 확장억제 전략의 폐기 역시 한반도 비핵화의 과제 중 하나입니다. 핵 없는 한반도는 동북아시아 비핵지대, 나아가 핵 없는 세계를 향한 디딤돌이 되어야 합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>평화적인 방법으로 평화를 실현하는 것 외의 다른 선택지는 없습니다</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>한반도의 평화는 인류가 지구상에 산재한 수많은 문제들을 평화롭게 해결할 수 있는지 없는지를 확인할 수 있는 척도일 것입니다. 우리는 ‘평화적 수단에 의한 평화’, 대화와 협상을 통한 문제 해결의 가능성을 만들었고 또 확인해왔습니다. 작년 남북 정상회담 이후 남북은 일체의 적대 행위를 중단했고, 한반도는 정전 이래 가장 평화로운 시대를 맞이했습니다. 어떠한 경우에도 군사적 긴장과 핵 전쟁의 위기가 반복되었던 과거로 되돌아갈 수는 없습니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>이에 유엔 안전보장이사회를 비롯한 국제사회에 호소합니다. 한반도 평화를 위한 각고의 노력이 결실을 맺기 위해서는 국제사회의 지지와 협력이 절실합니다. 한반도 평화 프로세스가 굳건히 이어지도록 함께 해주십시오. 한국 시민사회 역시 모든 노력을 다할 것입니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>2019년 3월 21일</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>55개 한국 시민사회단체</strong></p> <p>경제정의실천시민연합, 고령사회를 이롭게 하는 대전여성, 광주여성민우회, 군포여성민우회, 녹색연합, 대북협력민간단체협의회, 대전여민회, 대전여성단체연합, 대전여성장애인연대, 대전평화여성회, 동아시아평화회의, 민주사회를 위한 변호사모임, 민주언론시민연합, 민주화를 위한 전국교수협의회, (사)겨레하나, (사)세종여성, 사단법인 녹색교통운동, 사단법인 평화3000, 사단법인 평화나눔회, 새로운 100년을 여는 통일의병, 생태지평 연구소, 서울남서여성민우회, 서울동북여성민우회, 시민사회단체연대회의, 시민평화포럼, 실천여성회 판, 아시아평화와역사교육연대, 열린군대를위한시민연대, 우리민족서로돕기운동, 원불교 평양교구, 인천여성민우회, 일본군성노예제 문제해결을 위한 정의기억연대, 장애우권익문제연구소, 제주평화인권센터, 전쟁없는세상, 제주평화인권연구소왓, 참여연대, 춘천여성민우회, 통일나무, 통일맞이, 평택평화센터, 평화네트워크, 평화를만드는여성회, 평화와통일을여는사람들, 평화재향군인회, 평화통일연구소, 피스모모, 한국 YWCA 연합회, 한국기독교교회협의회 화해통일위원회, 한국여성단체연합, 한국여성민우회, 한국여성의전화, 한국YMCA전국연맹, 환경운동연합, 흥사단 민족통일운동본부 </p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>보도자료 <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGkiNMuxjW1wmLYanIGd3wr0Sttk9xYAbT-…; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[원문보기/다운로드]</a></p> <p> </p></div>

Calls for Truth and Justice Persist!

On February 4th, just one day before the 100th day anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy that occurred on October 29th, family members of the victims and citizens set up a memorial altar at Seoul Plaza. However, even after 100 days have passed, the truth about that day has yet to be properly investigated. The police’s special investigation unit and the national assembly’s investigation have ended with little success, as they only questioned on-site personnel and did not investigate the fundamental causes of the tragedy. On January 13th, Park Hee-young, the mayor of Yongsan-gu, and Kim Kwang-ho, the chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, were arrested and charged on charges of negligent homicide in the performance of official duties. However, the special investigation team decided not to press charges against Yoon Hee-Geun, the chief of police who did not deploy riot police to prevent the tragedy, Lee Sang-min, the minister of interior and safety, who is in charge of commanding and overseeing the police, and Oh Se-hoon, the mayor of Seoul, who should have taken responsibility for the disaster that happened in the very heart of Seoul. The investigation said that they do not have “concrete” responsibility for the disaster and therefore their acts cannot constitute a crime. Without having one proper face questioning, the investigation ended.

A parliamentary probe into the Itaewon Tragedy was also found to be inadequate. While the state, local government, and police were found responsible at a comprehensive level, many important facts could not be properly checked due to perjury or refusal to submit relevant evidence by attending institutions. In particular, the family members demand to know the exact time and place of the death of victims as they are either unknown and listed merely as ‘on the streets of Itaewon,’ and to have a thorough investigation in which the families can participate. The families also accuse the government of unfair treatment by trying to prevent them from coming together. The families demand to know what actually triggered this man-made disaster given that many of the police officers on that night were said to be undercover to investigate drug offenses rather than crowd-controlling. There is so much truth yet to be revealed. We demand the launch of an independent body to lead the investigation of the Itaewon tragedy. We ask you to stand with us in the pursuit of finding the truth of the Itaewon tragedy.

Researchers Honored at the ‘Twinkle Twinkle Distinguished Theis Award’ Ceremony for Shining Light on the Cold World.

On January 30th, the Participatory Society Research Institute hosted the presentation ceremony for the winners of the ‘Twinkle Twinkle Distinguished Thesis Award’ at the Areum-Dri hall in the PSPD. We offer our deep appreciation and encouragement to the researchers who expose the reality of our society and pursue practice-oriented research. These researchers include: Goo Ji-hye, who revealed in her research how labeling “teenage labor” as “deviant” on the pretext of protecting teenagers would lead to the denial of citizenship and labor rights for young women; Ahn Hwa-young, who shed light on how the urban poor, who were sacrificed in the brutal process of industrialization, gained their voice through the urban novels of the 1980s; Lee Hee-young, Jung Da-wool, and Jung Seong-jo, who tracked how the biopolitics in the K-covid19 strategy operated to exclude sexual minorities; and Shin Hyun-a, who studied Okpo Nobo, the newsletter of Dae-woo Shipbuilding Labor Union, and put together the process of how the workers tried to create and retain their own language in the contest with the capitalists after the ’87 Grand Struggle.

Two Years After Myanmar Coup, We Will Achieve The Spring Revolution With Myanmar People

On February 1st, it marked the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar. As of the end of January, the death toll of civilians in Myanmar had reached at least 2,901 people due to the military’s increasing violence against the people. Despite the military’s violent actions such as shooting, bombing, arson, and arrests, the people of Myanmar have not stopped fighting for democracy. In support of the pro-democracy movement, the Korean Civil Society in Support of Democracy in Myanmar, along with the Myanmar communities in Korea, held press conferences, rallies, and marches to condemn the Myanmar military and honor those who sacrificed their lives in the fight for democracy. It was a time for Korean civil society organizations to come together and raise their voices in support of the ongoing struggle for democracy in Myanmar.

NIS Urged to Relinquish Control of Espionage Investigations: A Core Reform for Democracy and Rule of Law

Concerns have been raised as the NIS raided the headquarters of labor unions over suspicions of anti-state activity, bringing back memories of the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations, which sought to create a police state by strengthening the authority of the NIS. As a result, the PSPD has joined the Democratic Oversight Networks of the NIS, a coalition of civil society organizations and congresspeople, to hold an emergency discussion. During the gathering, it was pointed out that attempts to reverse the core reform of the NIS – the transfer of authority to conduct anti-espionage investigations – are threatening both democracy and the rule of law, and must therefore be stopped.

South Korean Court Rules in Favor of Protesters’ Right to Pass in Front of Yoon’s Office

The PSPD has filed a lawsuit to revoke the ban on demonstrations near the presidential office imposed by the Yongsan Police Station. A Seoul Administrative Court ruled against the police, stating that the presidential office was not considered part of the presidential residence defined in Article 11, Paragraph 3 of the Assembly And Demonstration Act. This was the basis on which the police had issued dispositions banning gatherings. The court’s ruling is absolutely correct as it confirms that the police’s arbitrary interpretation was unlawful. Demonstrations that express the opinions of civilians about the president should take place where they can be seen and heard by the president.

“No” to E-Commerce Monopolies: Action Needed.

Recently, unfair practices by online platform operators such as Coupang, Kakao, and Naver Corp have been revealed one after another. The EU and the USA will soon put the Digital Market Act into force, which designates large online platforms as important gatekeepers and regulates anti-competitive behavior by companies. The “National Network for Fairness in Online Platforms,” of which the PSPD is a part, has proposed the “Online Platform Monopoly Regulation Act,” which is Korea’s version of the Digital Markets Act. They are working together with Rep. Lee Dong-ju of the Democratic Party to introduce this act.

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(Bangkok/Kathmandu – 16 January 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and 30 of its member organisations strongly condemn the Taliban’s recent ban on women and girls from higher education and employment in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). “The Taliban’s complete exclusion of women from public life, denying them their human rights and fundamental freedoms, can only be described as gender apartheid,” said the rights group in a statement today.

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban has been persistent in erasing women from public life, denying women’s and girls’ rights to health, education, employment, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association and movement.

On December 21, 2022, the Taliban announced an indefinite ban on all Afghan women and girls from attending universities in Afghanistan. Subsequently, on December 24, 2022, the Taliban banned women from working in all local and international NGOs. These actions are an extension of prior restrictions on women and girls from attending secondary schools, working in government positions, going to public parks, female baths and gyms, and travelling without a male guardian. The Taliban has also ordered women-run small businesses in Balkh province to close their shop, for many of whom it was their only source of income. They have also directed hospitals to ensure that male doctors are no longer allowed to treat female patients, putting into jeopardy women’s access to healthcare. The Taliban has disallowed Afghans from travelling abroad without a valid reason and put a blanket ban on women travelling independently. Since the Taliban’s takeover, many western scholarships were rescinded, and now with these bans, it has become impossible for Afghan women to take advantage of diminished opportunities.

A survey by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan found that 86% of 151 women-led/focused organisations surveyed were not operating or were only partially operating as a result of the ban. The survey also revealed that 1 in 3 women-led/focus organisations surveyed had to stop more than 70% of their activities due to the ban. Furthermore, 31% of these organizations were forced to cease all activities.

“Such bans have far-reaching consequences for not just Afghan women, but for all Afghans as female staff are essential to all humanitarian assistance and response in the country. With no access to education or opportunities, the future of Afghan women appears grim. Under Taliban rule, the country has unabashedly become an open prison for Afghan women and minorities, as well as for journalists and human rights defenders,” said the rights groups.

The Taliban has violently oppressed the peaceful protests by Afghan women and human rights defenders against the education ban. On December 22, 2022, a group of nearly 50 women protestors who intended to gather outside Kabul University, were physically assaulted and harassed, and some of them were detained along with journalists covering the protests.

These moves by the Taliban are against Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations and backslide from the Taliban’s initial promises of allowing women and girls a right to public participation.

We strongly condemn the Taliban’s continued abuse of human rights and its exclusionary policies, especially against women and girls, and demand that these bans be revoked immediately. We call upon the international community to ensure that the Taliban is held accountable for its unabated and grave human rights abuses and ensure that:

• Afghan women’s and girls’ right to education is upheld and to call for these bans to be lifted to ensure access to education for women and girls.
• Afghan women’s right to employment and livelihood, including access to work in governmental and non-governmental organisations, are respected and they are allowed to continue their work freely, without any fear of retaliation.
• Afghan women’s personal autonomy and fundamental freedoms are respected, including their right to movement and participation in public life.
• The Taliban respects and adheres to Afghanistan’s national and international obligations and commitments to human rights and protects all fundamental rights of women, girls and all minorities.

List of signatories:

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh
Association of Women for Awareness & Motivation (AWAM), Pakistan
BALAOD Mindanaw, Philippines
Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
Bir Duino, Kyrgyzstan
Bytes for All, Pakistan
Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), Cambodia
Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD), Mongolia
Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNR), India
Covenants Watch, Taiwan
Defence of Human Rights, Pakistan
Globe International Center, Mongolia
Human Rights Alliance, Nepal
Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation – Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI), Indonesia
Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Nepal
International Legal Initiative Public Foundation (ILI), Kazakhstan
Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (JCYCN), Nepal
Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Kazakhstan
Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS), South Korea
Madaripur Legal Aid Association (MLAA), Bangladesh
Maldivian Democracy Network, the Maldives
National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), Pakistan
Odhikar, Bangladesh
PBHI (Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association), Indonesia
People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), South Korea
People’s Watch, India
Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), Philippines
Psychological Responsiveness NGO, Mongolia
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Malaysia
Think Centre, Singapore

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Korea Peace Appeal Campaign International Partners Meeting

 70 years of the Korean War Armistice,
Let’s Build Peace Together!

Korea Peace Appeal has scheduled a Zoom meeting for international partners.

Military tension on the Korean peninsula is elevating amid the never-ending ceasefire. The risk of an accidental armed conflict is very high. The prospect of peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia is not so bright. There is a desperate need for voices calling for peace.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice this year, the Korea Peace Appeal Campaign has launched a new project <Korea Peace Action for the 70 years of the Korean War Armistice>. We plan to continue the Korea Peace Appeal signature campaign but more intensively, and organize various peace actions all over the world.

We aim to share awareness of the current situation and introduce our plan for 2023 and discuss ideas and opinions on building peace on the Korean Peninsula through the meeting.

Please join us in building peace together!

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Program

• Presentation : Current Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
  – Jae-Jung Suh (Professor for Politics and International Relations at International Christian University)
• Presentation : 2023 Plan and Introduction for International Participation
  – Korea Peace Appeal Campaign
• Discussion

We have set two individual sessions considering the time difference. The two sessions will cover the same content! Please register for a session that suits your schedule by clicking on the link beside each session.

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