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Korea (Republic of)

Next review: 2028

Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Review phasei
Close
From the date of the Working Group session until the Adoption outcome report (approximately 4- 6 months)
Follow up phasei
Close
Approximately 3 years starting from the Adoption of the outcome reports
National consultations and drafting phasei
Close
1 year before the next Working Group
Advocacy phasei
Close
From the submission of Other Stakeholders reports until Working group session (approximately 7 months).
UPR Working Group
23-01-2023
Adoption outcome report
06-2023
Stakeholders report deadline
01-07-2027
National report deadline
01-10-2027
Pre session
01-12-2027
UPR Working Group
01-01-2028

Civil Society Materials

Pre-session Statement

Pre-session Statement

MINBYUN Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
Amnesty International Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
Amnesty International Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
MINBYUN Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
NHRC Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
NHRC Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
PSPD Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
PSPD Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
Rainbow Action Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
Rainbow Action Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN
Save the Children Presentation Pre-session 42 Korea
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Save the Children Statement Pre-session 42 Korea
EN

Documents by CSOs

Factsheets

Save the Children Factsheet Pre-session 42 Korea
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/1
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FR
ES
RU
AR

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/2-Annex
EN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
CGNK - Center for Global Nonkilling
EN
CPTI-IFOR - Conscience and Peace Tax International
EN
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
IFOR - International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
iRICH - International Research Institute of Controversial Histories (iRICH)
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
JS10 - Joint Submission 10
EN
JS11 - Joint Submission 11
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
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JS13 - Joint Submission 13
EN
JS14 - Joint Submission 14
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
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JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
JS5 - Joint Submission 5
EN
JS6 - Joint Submission 6
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JS7 - Joint Submission 7
EN
JS8 - Joint Submission 8
EN
JS9 - Joint Submission 9
EN
JSHT - Japan Society for History Textbook
EN
JUBILEE - JUBILEE CAMPAIGN
EN
KPRC - Korean Peninsula Research Club (KPRC)
EN
NHRC Korea - National Human Rights Commission of Korea
EN
NKHR - Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
EN

NHRI submissions

NHRC Korea - National Human Rights Commission of Korea
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/53/11
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/2/Annex
EN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
EN
EN
EN

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
APMM - Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
EN
CGNK - Center for Global Nonkilling
EN
CIVICUS - CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
EN
EN
EN
CPTI-IFOR - International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
EN
EN
EAJCW - European Association of Jehovah's Christian Witnesses
EN
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
JS5 - Joint Submission 5
EN
KHRF - Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation
EN

Other submissions

KCSL - Korean Committee to Save Lawmaker Lee Seok-ki of the Insurrection Conspiracy Case
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/28/L.8
EN

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/37/11
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/37/11/Add.1
EN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/37/2
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
EN
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development
EN
Center for Global Nonkilling
EN
CiVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
International Lesbian and Gay Association
EN
Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco
EN

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 3rd Cycle
EN
NGO Submission Matrix Republic of Korea - To complete
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum National report

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/1/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Summary

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/3/Corr.1
EN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of Korea
EN
NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of Korea - Annex
EN

Annex NHRI submissions

NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of Korea - Annex
EN

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
APIL - Advocates for Public Interest Law
EN
CMHRK - Center for Military Human Rights Korea
EN
COLCGS - Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
EN
CRN - Child Rights Network
EN
EAJCW - European Association of Jehovah’s Christian Witness
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRI - Harm Reduction International
EN
ICJ - International Commission of Jurists
EN
JS 1 - Joint Submission
EN
JS 2 - Joint Submission
EN
JS 3 - Joint Submission
EN
JS 4 - Joint Submission
EN
JS 5 - Joint Submission
EN
KBA - Korean Bar Association
EN
KFPN - Korean Family Preservation Network
EN
KHIS - Korean House for International Solidarity
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR
EN
UNHCR - Annex
EN

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - Annex
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/14/L.8
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/22/10
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/22/10/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/22/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-second session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Republic of Korea
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
EN
CIVICUS
EN
Forum Asia
EN
International Fellowship for Reconciliation
EN
NHRI
EN
Save the Children
EN

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

Republic of Korea's National Mid-term Report (2015)
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

National Human Righs Commission
EN

NGO submissions

Amnesty International
EN
Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
Asian Legal Resource Centre
EN
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
EN
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - Annex 1
EN
International Trade Union Confederation
EN
International Trade Union Confederation - Annex 1
EN
Korean Womens Association United
EN
Korean Womens Association United - Annex
EN
EN
Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Joint Submission)
EN

Annex NGO submissions

Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - Annex 1
EN
International Trade Union Confederation - Annex 1
EN
Korean Womens Association United - Annex
EN
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/2/L.6
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/40
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/8/40/Add1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/8/52: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eight session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Republic of Korea
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
EN
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
EN
Joint Statement: Forum Asia, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)
EN
MINBYUN - Lawyers for a Democratic Society
EN
National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
EN

Civil Society Materials

Documents by CSOs

Advocacy

UPR: Successful examples of child rights advocacy
EN

News

Related documents

A/HRC/53/11 (ES)
A/HRC/53/11 (RU)
A/HRC/53/11 (FR)
A/HRC/53/11 (EN)