[Press Conference Statement] The Ministry of Justice Must Establish Examination Procedures That Guarantee the Basic Rights of Refugee Applicants at Ports of Entry and Improve Treatment, Including Access to Luggage and Permission for Ordinary Visits

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Translated from Korean with AI. The Korean original prevails.

[No. 25-5 HR#2]

Hello. This is Migration to Asia Peace (MAP).

Civil society organizations working with the Korea Refugee Rights Network filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) to call for a fundamental remedy for the human rights violations committed against refugee applicants at ports of entry, and held a press conference on February 19 to publicize it.

Below is the full text of that press conference statement.