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

Documents by CSOs

Factsheets

Save the Children Factsheet Pre-session 42 Korea

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/1

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/2
A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/2-Annex

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/42/KOR/3

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

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

NHRI submissions

NHRC Korea - National Human Rights Commission of Korea

Adoption in the Plenary session

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/53/11

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/1

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/2
A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/2/Annex

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/28/KOR/3

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea

NGO submissions

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

Other submissions

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

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/37/11

Addendum

A/HRC/37/11/Add.1

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/37/2

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

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

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/1

Corrigendum National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/2

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/3

Corrigendum Summary

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

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

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

Annex NHRI submissions

NHRCK - National Human Rights Commission of Korea - Annex

NGO submissions

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

UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR
UNHCR - Annex

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - Annex

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/22/10

Addendum

A/HRC/22/10/Add.1

Report of the HRC session

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

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Republic of Korea

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

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

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/1

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/2

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/2/KOR/3

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

National Human Righs Commission

NGO submissions

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

Annex NGO submissions

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

UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/40

Addendum

A/HRC/8/40/Add1

Report of the HRC session

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

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Republic of Korea

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Civil Society Materials

Documents by CSOs

Advocacy

UPR: Successful examples of child rights advocacy