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Article: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Republic of Korea (South Korea) -- Time to end 50 years of abuse.
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- December 1, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 1998-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Republic of Korea (South Korea) -- Time to end 50 years of abuse (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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South Korea's National Security Law will be 50 years old on 1 December 1998, only 10 days before the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This presents an ideal opportunity for South Korea's government to demonstrate its commitment to human rights by ending 50 years of abuse under the National Security Law and releasing more political prisoners, Amnesty International said today.
"While South Korea has changed dramatically since 1948, the National ...