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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.

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NGO response to Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s press conference	2016-02-17
(i) Submissions to the UN NGO Joint Statement on the war in Iraq to the UN Commission on Human Rights–March 25, 2003	2010-11-24
(iv) NGO Petitions/Communications March 17, 2008–Joint Statement delivered by Ms. Giyoun Kim on behalf of Asian NGOs	2010-11-24
(iv) NGO Petitions/Communications ESCR-Net Statement on the Financial Crisis and Global Economic Recession	2010-11-24
(iv) NGO Petitions/Communications Asian NGOs' Statement before the Special HRC Session on Myanmar–October 3, 2007	2010-11-24
(iv) NGO Petitions/Communications Asian NGOs Joint Press Statement–June 22, 2010	2010-11-24
(iv) NGO Petitions/Communications Joint Statement by Law Professors and Lawyers Urging for the Resignation of Hyun Byung Chul, Chief Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea	2010-11-18
(iii) Press Release/Statements Press Statement on the Resignation of 2 Standing Commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea	2010-11-18
5. Uncategorized G20 Summit Manuals for Foreign Activists	2010-10-26
(ii) Urgent Appeals Urgent Appeal Joint Korea NGO 07.14.2008	2010-10-15
2. Documents from other NGOs [CERD] Statement(2007)	2010-10-15
4. UN reports on Republic of Korea Press Statement delivered by UN Special Rapporteur of Freedom of Expression	2010-10-15
(i) Submissions to the UN The Statement on the Situation of NHRCK Submitted to HRC 13	2010-10-15
(i) Submissions to the UN The Summary Report of the Infringement Cases in South Korea to the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression	2010-10-15
(i) Submissions to the UN Report on the Realities of Freedom of Expression, Two Years into the Lee Myung-bak Administration	2010-10-15