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Grassroots Updates and Post-Summer Reflections | September KPNGN Newsletter

Published on September 4, 2025

Dear Friend, Our September KPNGN meeting will take place next Thursday, September 11 at 5pm PT/8pm ET! We will debrief our summer mobilizations, including the People’s Summit for Korea, share committee reports, and discuss upcoming regional events and political updates. Immediately after, on the same zoom link, we will also resume our three-part Korea Peace […]

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🌼 Summer Mobilizing for Peace | July KPNGN Newsletter

Published on July 17, 2025

Dear Friend, Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Korea Peace Advocacy Week! We successfully registered 152 constituents from 29 states and requested 152 meetings with congressional leaders. Many participated for the first time, including 84-year-old Myung Ja Yoon. Myung Ja met with the offices of her congressional representatives, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), […]

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No democracy can thrive under militarism | June KPNGN Newsletter

Published on June 17, 2025

Dear Friend, Like many of you, we are alarmed by the escalation of militarized crackdowns against protestors in Los Angeles and across the U.S. this week. The Trump Administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles reminds us: No democracy can thrive under toxic patriarchy and militarism. Korean feminists understood this […]

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With the Election of the New South Korean President, US Advocates Organize for Korea Peace

Published on June 3, 2025

(June 3, 2025) – As Lee Jae-myung has been newly elected as South Korea’s president, hundreds of peace advocates across the country will participate in the tenth annual Korea Peace Advocacy Week to urge their members of Congress to support a diplomatic solution to the conflict and a peace-first approach. Running from June 9-13, 2025, Korea Peace […]

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✌️ Celebrating 10 Years of Korea Peace | May KPNGN Newsletter

Published on May 17, 2025

Dear Friend, This month marks ten years since the historic crossing of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) by 30 women peace activists, led by Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn. Together with thousands of Korean women on both sides of the DMZ, these women called for an end to the Korean War, the reunion of separated families, […]

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April KPNGN Newsletter 🌷 Join our Webinar with Legal Experts on Jeju 4.3 Retrials

Published on April 15, 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us in New York and Pennsylvania last week! In New York, we launched the Women’s Rights Under the Division System in Korea report at the United Nations’ 69th Commission on the Status of Women to a packed house! Released to coincide with International Women’s Day and the 80th year of Korea’s […]

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Just Released! Report on Women’s Rights in Korea | March KPNGN Newsletter

Published on March 15, 2025

To coincide with International Women’s Day, Women Cross DMZ has just released a new report, Women’s Rights Under the Division System in Korea, to shed light on the often overlooked consequences of Korea’s division on women’s lives. The report — the result of years of research and collaboration among Korean women across borders — exposes the […]

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국제 여성의 날, 유엔 여성지위위원회 제68차 회의에 맞춰 한반도 여성 조명

Published on March 4, 2025

[보도자료] 발신: Echo (echo@womencrossdmz.org) 제목: [보도자료] 분단체재 하에서의 여성의 권리 보고서 발간 날짜: 2025년 3월 3일 분단체재 하에서의 여성의 권리 보고서 국제 여성의 날, 유엔 여성지위위원회 제68차 회의에 맞춰 한반도 여성 조명 한반도 평화를 위한 세계적 운동의 선도적 조직인 Women Cross DMZ는 새로운 보고서인 ‘분단체재 하의 여성의 권리 보고서’를 발간하여 한반도의 분단이 여성들에게 미치는 시급하고 종종 간과되는 결과에 대해 조명하였다. 이 보고서는 국제 여성의 날과 여성지위위원회 제68차 회의 및 한반도 분단 80주년에 맞춰 발표되었으며, 한반도의 지속적인 군사화에서 남북 여성이 겪는 인권 침해에 이르기까지 분단 체제의 깊고 지속적인 영향을 폭로한다. 이 보고서는 역사적 및 현대적 분석을 바탕으로 미군 기지의 존재, 지뢰와 불발탄의 부족한 성인지적 접근, 이산가족의 지속적인 트라우마와 같은 주요 문제를 강조하였다. 주요 결과: 80년 분단으로 인해 악화된 인권 문제: 비무장 지대(DMZ)의 지뢰와 불발탄(UXO) 잔해는 민간인, 특히 여성에게 여전히 심각한 피해를 입히고 있다. 지뢰 피해 여성들은 여전히 소외되어 있으며, 지뢰 제거 작업에 있어서도 성인지적 접근이 부족하다. 군사화의 성별적 영향: 한국에서 계속되는 미군의 존재와 군사 기지의 확장은 특히 체계적인 성폭력과 착취를 경험하는 기지촌에 사는 여성에게 중대한 인권적 영향을 미치고 있다. 더욱이 미군 기지의 확장으로 지역 농업 공동체가 이주하였고, 여성 농민들의 고통은 더욱 가중되고 있다. 이산가족의 지속적인 트라우마: 수백만의 가족들은 전쟁으로 인해 여전히 갈라져 있으며, 이산가족들의 고령화로 인해 재결합의 기회가 줄어들고 있다. 2000년대 초반 진행 되었던 국가 주도의 이산가족 상봉 프로그램은 중단되어 가족들은 사랑하는 사람들을 찾기 위해 민간 중개인이나 제한된 정부의 프로그램에 의존할 수 밖에 없다. 북한에 대한 미국인의 여행 금지 조치로 인해 한국계 미국인은 사랑하는 사람과 재결합할 수 없다. 위민크로스디엠지Women Cross DMZ의 캐시 최(Cathi Choi) 사무총장은 “이 보고서는 분단 체제가 단순히 지정학적 문제가 아니라 여성의 삶에 실질적이고 파괴적인 영향을 미치는 인권 위기라는 점을 분명히 한다, 한반도 평화를 위한 모든 노력은 여성의 목소리와 경험을 중심으로 해야 한다” 라고 밝혔다. Women Cross DMZ는 두 한국 정부와 국제 사회가 한국의 지속적인 분단의 성별적 영향을 해결하고 한반도에서 지속 가능한 평화를 향해 노력하기 위한 즉각적인 조치를 취할 것을 촉구하였다. 분단체재 하에서의 여성의 권리 보고서 전체는 아래 링크에서 다운로드할 수 있습니다. https://www.womencrossdmz.org/report-womens-rights-under-the-division-system-in-korea 한글 요약은 아래 링크에서 다운로드 할 수 있습니다. 분단체재 하에서의 여성의 권리 보고서 요약 위민크로스디엠지 소개 (Women Cross DMZ) 위민크로스디엠지는 한반도 전쟁 종식과 정책 참여를 위해 활동하는 여성들의 글로벌 운동입니다. 이 단체는 풀뿌리 옹호, 국제 연대, 정책 참여를 통해 한반도의 평화, 여성 인권, 한반도의 비무장화를 진전시키기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.

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New Report Highlights How Women’s Rights Have Suffered Under Korea’s Division System

Published on March 3, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2025 Contact: Solby Lim, Communications Associate solby@womencrossdmz.org Women Cross DMZ, a leading organization in the global movement for peace on the Korean Peninsula, has released a new report, Women’s Rights Under the Division System in Korea, shedding light on the urgent and often overlooked consequences of Korea’s division on women’s lives. […]

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February KPNGN Newsletter

Published on February 4, 2025

Happy Lunar New Year! Our next KPNGN meeting will happen Thursday, February 13, at 5pm PT/8pm ET. Coordinators of the KPNGN Steering Committee will present their work and discuss ways for you to deepen your knowledge about Korea peace issues and participate in strategy meetings and collective actions to advance our goals. We will also […]

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