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South Korean Trade Union Leaders and Members Face Harsh Jail Sentences for Peaceful Demonstrations
… protests against the weakening of worker protections. Disturbingly, the South Korean government has increasingly responded to dissent with police brutality, mass arrests and harsh jail sentences targeted at leaders. Han Sang-gyun, president of … of peaceful assembly and of association concluded in a July 17 report, the use of such charges " de facto criminalises the right to peaceful assembly ." Prosecutors in the case recently requested an eight-year jail term. Nearly 600 KCTU leaders and … government policies. We have called on the South Korean government to cease criminalizing protest and will continue to work with our partners to defend workers' and human rights. …