South Korea

US Government Reports

U.S. Department of State	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 International Religious Freedom Report - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
CIA	Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments The World Factbook - South Korea
Congressional Research Service	South Korea: Background and U.S. Relations - Dec. 2023, April 2023, Aug 2019
Library of Congress	Country Studies/Area Handbooks Program
Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (LLOC)	Family Reunification Laws in Selected Jurisdictions - July 2014

Non-Government Organization Reports

BBC	Timeline
Country Maps	University of Texas at Austin - Map Collection
Freedom House	Freedom in the World - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 Freedom on the Net - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Election Guide	Recent Elections
Amnesty International	Amnesty International: Death Sentences and Executions - 2020 Serving in Silence: LGBTI People in South Korea’s Military – July 2019 Republic of Korea: Authorities Fail to Protect Human Rights Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review – 28th Session of the UPR Working Group, November 2017 - June 2017
Human Rights Watch	“I Thought of Myself as Defective” Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youths in South Korean Schools – Sept. 2021 “My Life is Not Your Porn” Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea – June 2021 Labor Rights Violations Under Democratic Rule - November 1995
World Health Organization	Webpage

Country Profiles

Amnesty International	BBC
Freedom House	Human Rights Watch

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