Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group's permit



News Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit The decision is part of a greater, ongoing case between defector-led activist groups and the unification ministry Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Seoul Administrative Court Facebook page The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of defector-activist group Kuensaem and suspended the government's decision to revoke the group's nonprofit corporate permit, court officials confirmed with NK News on Thursday. According to the court's public affairs office, there is an "urgent need" to consider how revoking Kuensaem's permit could "generate damage that's difficult [for the activist group] to recover from." The office also added that waiting to take away Kuensaem's license probably won't have a negative impact on public welfare. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of defector-activist group Kuensaem and suspended the government's decision to revoke the group's nonprofit corporate permit, court officials confirmed with NK News on Thursday. According to the court's public affairs office, there is an "urgent need" to consider how revoking Kuensaem's permit could "generate damage that's difficult [for the activist group] to recover from." The office also added that waiting to take away Kuensaem's license probably won't have a negative impact on public welfare. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit

The decision is part of a greater, ongoing case between defector-led activist groups and the unification ministry

Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2020

Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit

Seoul Administrative Court Facebook page

The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of defector-activist group Kuensaem and suspended the government's decision to revoke the group's nonprofit corporate permit, court officials confirmed with NK News on Thursday.

According to the court's public affairs office, there is an "urgent need" to consider how revoking Kuensaem's permit could "generate damage that's difficult [for the activist group] to recover from." The office also added that waiting to take away Kuensaem's license probably won't have a negative impact on public welfare.

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