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1. Continuing Crackdown on Workers

Cheong-pyeong raising water power plant is proven to have controled union members' coming in and out by shutting down the exit door of underground power plant during working hours(4.29)/ Power industry union uncovers management's 'Checklist for illegal strike participants', which classifies workers into 3 catagories from 'those who follow illegal directives' to 'those who follow company's directives'(5.1)/ Yeonsu city office of Incheon plans to punish over 10 civil servants who participated demonstrations denouncing the mayor's trip abroad(5.3)/
Civil servant labor union succeeds in preventing National Assembly Secretariat from punishing union leader Cha Bong-cheon(5.3)

2. Truths revealed on Suspicious Deaths
Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths secures statements from investigators related to Professor Choi Jong-gil's death that the investigation was fabricated by the Central Information Center, or former National Information Service…The guard who claimed to have witnessed the accident also admits that he was directed to tell a lie(4.30)/ Dr. Kamiyama Shigetaro, a Japanese medicolegal expert, confirms that Mr. Kim Joon-bae was beaten to death(5.5)

3. The U.S. and Israeli Violences go on
Israel refuses cooperation with UN truth finding mission to Yenin(4.30), which made UN decide to disperse the mission(5.2) → Israel withdraws Lamala army from West Bank and ends house arrest of Arafat(5.2)/ The U.S. House of Representative passes the bill on increase of agricultural subsidies…The E.U. considers presenting the case to WTO(5.2)

4. The government's Surprise

Related ministerial meeting prohibits bringing children to demonstration under the pretext of 'the overall measures to protect children'(5.1)/ The police avoids the truth on Dong-eui university accident, putting on black ribbons and hanging a placard saying 'May the police who were sacrificed in 5·3 Dong-eui university arson accident rest in peace'(5.3)

◎ Others
A commemorative discussion was held for an anniversary of Enactment of the National Human Rights Commission Act…Human rights organizations criticizes the Commission's negativism(4.30)/ On 112th Mayday, workers demands 'Prevention of the retrogressive revision of the labor law, Improvement of quality of worker's life' 'Introduction of 40 hour work week without downgrading wages and working conditions' (5.1)/ Espionage sent or were to be sent to the North Korea demonstrates demanding compensation and recognition as veterans(5.2)/The 10th Hanchongnyeon executives starts sailing, demanding its legalization and withdrawal of 'benefiting the enemy' provisions(5.3∼5)

◎ Main Judgements
National Environment Dispute Resolution Commission decides compensation for psychological damage resulted from dirts of streets for the first time(4.30)/ European parliament abolishes death penalty, even without the exception clause for war criminals … 36 countries join in(5.3)/ Seoul District Court judges compensation for sex-harassment against a man for the first time(5.5)/ The Supreme Court judges "Laying-off due to participation of dispute over labor law is il legal"(5.5)

SOURCE : KOREA HUMAN RIGHTS DAILY NEWS Date : 7. May.