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MINBYUN – Lawyers for a Democratic Society is a NGO with special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) and strives to further the development of democracy in Korea through litigation, research, and investigation.To this end, MINBYUN is also dedicated to increasing public awareness and collaborating in joint activities to protect basic human rights and attain social justice.

MINBYUN consists of more than 1,200 lawyers as of April 2024 from all parts of South Korea. The headquarter is located in Seoul, and there are 8 branch offices: Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gwangju-Jeonnam, Daejeon-Chungcheong, Incheon, Jeonbuk and Gyungnam. MINBYUN has 16 committees and 2 centers that represent a wide range of activities in the various fields of human rights and 6 staff teams in the secretariat to assist with the entirety of its activities.

제목	날짜
NGO response to Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s press conference	2016-02-17
(iii) Press Release/Statements Korea Needs to Show More Commitment to Improving Human Rights	2012-11-02
5. Uncategorized UPR Documentation – Questions & Recommendations	2012-10-19
(i) Submissions to the UN Korean NGO Coalition Submission to UN Human Rights Council for Universal Periodic Review	2012-10-05
(ii) Urgent Appeals Urgent Appeal to the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council	2012-07-13
(i) Submissions to the UN Thailand Must Take Clear and Decisive Action for Human Rights	2012-07-13
(i) Submissions to the UN Appeal for a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Situation in Sri Lanka	2012-07-13
(v) Other Coalition Letter of NGOs to the U.S. Trade Representative	2012-07-13
(i) Submissions to the UN Statement to the Commission on Human Rights Endorsed by Minbyun	2012-06-15
(i) Submissions to the UN Written Statement to Human Rights Council, 24th May 2011	2012-06-15
(i) Submissions to the UN Human Rights Council Oral Statement 2006	2012-06-15
(v) Other An Open Letter to the Chief Justice of Myanmar (Burma)	2012-06-15
(i) Submissions to the UN Written Statement from 2002 to the UN	2012-06-15
(iii) Press Release/Statements Press Statement from December 2010	2012-06-15
(i) Submissions to the UN The 14th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)	2012-04-27
(iii) Press Release/Statements Press Statement on the ROK government's measures on two peace activists	2012-03-21
3. Statements from the Government of the Republic of Korea Position of the Ministry of Justice on the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	2010-12-07
4. UN reports on Republic of Korea Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights–Dec 10, 2008	2010-12-07
(i) Submissions to the UN OHCHR Summary of ROK–March 25, 2008	2010-12-02
3. Statements from the Government of the Republic of Korea National Report for UPR– April 9, 2008	2010-12-02
4. UN reports on Republic of Korea OCHCR Compilation of relevant UN documents (South Korea)–March 25, 2008	2010-12-02