Refugees' rights under threat in Korea amid World Refugee Day 2023
June 20 was declared in 2001 as World Refugee Day, a day to celebrate and honor refugees everywhere, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. But refugee rights advocates and activists in Korea are fighting back against the Refugee Amendment Bill, introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2021 to amend the current Refugee Act.
Source: koreatimes.co.kr