South Korean opposition politician meets with U.S. North Korea rights activist
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Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (R) said on his Facebook page Thursday that he exchanged views with a U.S. North Korea rights activist during a visit to Washington. File Photo by Yonhap News Agency/UPI
May 7 (UPI) A former South Korean prime minister strongly criticized Seoul s North Korea human rights approach after meeting with U.S. rights activist Suzanne Scholte.
Hwang Kyo-ahn, a former justice minister under ex-President Park Geun-hye, suggested in a Facebook post published late Thursday that the South Korean government has politicized North Korea human rights. He made the post after meeting with Scholte, chair of the North Korea Freedom Coalition in Washington, D.C., EDaily reported Friday.
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Posted : 2021-04-13 15:41
By Nam Hyun-woo
The Tom Lantos Congressional Human Rights Commission that advocates for freedom of expression will hold a hearing Thursday (U.S. time) on Seoul s ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border via balloons into North Korea. The hearing is anticipated to receive an angry response from the Kim Jong-un regime, especially as it will fall on the anniversary of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung s birth, a major holiday in the North.
According to the commission, it will hold a virtual hearing to discuss the role of South Korea s anti-leaflet law, which took effect March 30. Participants will include Gordon G. Chang, a lawyer and columnist, Lee In-ho, a former South Korean ambassador to Russia, and Suzanne Scholte, chair of the North Korea Freedom Coalition.