About Jinbonet

Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet is a Non-profit organization that was established on 14 November, 1998.

Charter

The 1990s witnessed various political, social, economic, and cultural changes due to the popularization and proliferation of computer-mediated communication.

Board and Staff

President : Oh Byung-il

 Contact

Postal Address :
3F, 23, Dongnimmun-ro 8-gil , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea / Postal Code : 03745
Tel : +82-2-7744551
Email : Oh Byoungil

Petition for legislation of ‘cyber surveillance prohibition act’

By | English, 통신비밀

The ‘Urgent Action Network against Cyber Surveillance’ (Urgent Action Network), which is composed of 19 groups including human rights organization, labor party and labor unions, held the press conference to submit the petition for legislation of so-called ‘cyber surveillance prohibition act’, actually a revised bill of ‘Protection of Communications Secrets Act’(PCSA), in the national assembly on April 20, 2015. The petition, in which 2,910 people have signed, will be introduced and proposed in the national assembly.

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Not asylum, but counterattack : declaration of cyber surveillance victims

By | English, 통신비밀, 활동

The ‘Urgent Action Network against Cyber Surveillance’, which is composed of 19 groups including human rights organization, labor party and labor unions, held the ‘joint assembly of cyber surveillance victims :prologue for counterattack’ in the Korean Buddhism history and culture memorial hall on March 1, 2015. , and declared ‘the Declaration of Independence from Cyber Surveillance State’.

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GISWatch 2014 country report : South Korea – Communications surveillance in South Korea

By | English, 외부자료, 통신비밀

Considering that the purpose of the constitution and international human rights law is to protect private life, personal information, and the privacy and freedom of communication from any governmental surveillance, the present legal system in South Korea, such as PCSA and the Data Protection Act, means that the government is infringing on these human rights.

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GISWatch 2013 country report : South Korea – Digitising social welfare: Challenges of privacy

By | English, 외부자료, 프라이버시

It is the government’s duty to protect its citizens; therefore, there is little justification for the government to prioritise administrative efficiency over the rights of the socially disadvantaged. As a short-term goal, relevant laws must be amended so that female victims of violence can minimise exposure of their personal information. Of course, in the long term, legislators should consider gender-specific needs prior to making all policies in order to prevent such trial and error.

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Cases of the Republic of Korea on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age

By | English, 개인정보보호법, 개인정보유출, 입장, 주민등록번호, 주민등록제도, 통신비밀, 패킷감청, 프라이버시

We are concerned that, in the socio-political context, there is a high possibility for IT to be misused to carry out state surveillance and commit violations of the right to privacy. We welcome the UN General Assembly resolution and the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age, and we emphasize the urgent need for these recommendations to be implemented by the RoK.

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The South Korean Civil Society Statement on NETmunidal

By | English, 인터넷거버넌스, 입장

On 23-24, April, a global multistakeholder meeting on Internet governance , “NETmundial,” was held to discuss the Internet Governance Principles and future approaches in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This meeting was considered historic in that it enabled multistakeholder participation during the process, enabling governments, civil societies, private sectors, technical communities, and academia, etc., to participate in the process of determining the final resulting content of meeting.

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The authorities’ conducts to take DNA samples from those Yongsan displaced persons and SSangyong workers and to establish and use a database containing said samples are constituted the serious violation of the constitutionally protected human rights

By | English, 생체정보, 유전자정보, 입장, 프라이버시

Joint statement:The authorities’ conducts to take DNA samples from those Yongsan displaced persons and SSangyong workers and to establish and use a database containing said samples are constituted the serious violation of the constitutionally protected human rights.  9th July, 2013South KoreaCatholic Human rights Committee,Jinbonet: Korean Progressive Network,

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Dear Mr. Frank La Rue, Mr. Maina Kiai, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya,

By | English, 선거법, 실명제, 의견서, 표현의자유, 행정심의

The Korean NGOs’ Association for Freedom of Expression1 is sending a joint letter to you regarding
situation of human rights defenders in the Republic of Korea focusing on their enjoyment of freedom
of opinion and expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. It is to share our grave
concerns and update Special Rapporteurs on the situation, as a follow-up to the report submitted by
Mr. Frank La Rue to the UN Human Rights Council in 2011.

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