ICC 탄원을 위한 호소 --- 12월 7일까지 여러분의 동참이 필요합니다:

Kyung B. Lee of the Council for Human Rights in North Korea (Canada) is circulating this Appeal for Action for signatures -- deadline is next Monday, December 7 --

as the petition will be hand-delivered next week to the ICC.

캐나다의 북한인권위원회 소속 Kyung B. Lee 씨께서 이 서명 자료를 돌리고 계십니다. (내주 12월 7일까지)

여러분의 서명은 내주에 ICC로 직접 전달될 것입니다.

This petition is in support of the North Korean defectors who are appealing to the International Criminal Court requesting a preliminary examination and/or investigation on crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea.

이 서명은 북한 내에서 저질러진 반인도적인 범죄에 대한 조사와 예비 검사를 국제형사재판소에 요청하는 탈북자들을 지원하기 위함입니다.

This appeal has already been endorsed by David Hawk, Rabbi Abraham Cooper and of course, the North Korea Freedom Coalition, and many NGOs in Canada and South Korea.

'이 호소에는 이미 David Hawk, Rabbi Abraham Cooper 그리고 물론 the North Korea Freedom Coalition 및 캐나다와 남한의 많은 NGOs들이 사인을 했습니다.

However, we are hoping that NGO leaders and activists and individuals will also sign in support. The full text of the appeal is below. If you want to join in support, please let us know and you can respond directly to Kyung B. Lee with your name and/or NGO at his email address:

그렇지만, 우리는 세계 여러 NGO 지도자들과 인권 활동가들과 개개인이 또한 지지 서명해 주시기를 바랍니다.

아래에 호소문 전문이 있습니다. 이 지지에 동참하기 원하신다면 제게 알려주시든지,

Kyung B. Lee의 아래 이메일 주소로 여러분의 이름과(이나) 시민단체 이름을 직접 보내실 수 있습니다. 국가와 도시, 연락처도 적어 보내시면 됩니다.

서명에 동참하시려면 12월 7일까지!

kbl928@yahoo.com before December 7th to be included in the petition.

위 이메일 주소를 클릭하십시오! 그리고 바로 yes! I agree 라고 제목 쓰시고, 본문에 여러분의 이름, 국가/도시/

연락처 적으시면 됩니다. 그리고 보내기 (send) 하십시오^^

Acta Non Verba,

Suzanne Scholte

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APPEAL FOR ACTION

by

100 activists and intellectuals from around the world

to stop the crimes against humanity and

dismantle the gulags in North Korea

Whereas despite repeated urges by the United Nations to respect human rights and fundamental freedom, specifically, through the resolutions of the General Assembly (“UNGA Resolutions”), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“North Korea”) continuously remains among the most serious and very worst violators of human rights in the world;

Whereas in particular the perceived wrong-doers and wrong-thinkers in North Korea are classified as enemies of class, subjected to enforced disappearance by state authorities without due judiciary process, and imprisoned at remote penal colonies (“political prison camps” or “gulags”), known as “kwan-li-so.” Once imprisoned, the inmates are subjected to slave labour, usually for life, and other atrocities, including beatings, tortures, induced starvation and executions;

Whereas it is known that there are six such camps in North Korea imprisoning some 150,000 to 200,000 inmates, located at Kaecheon (39.579 N, 126.068 E), Yoduk (39.727 N, 126.845 E), Hwasong (41.3 N, 129.2 E), Bukchang (39.554 N, 126.065 E), Hoeryong (42.536 N, 129.935 E), and Chongjin (41.9 N. 129.7 E);

Whereas in addition, thousands of North Koreans, forcibly repatriated from China and suspected of having had contacts with South Koreans or Korean-Chinese churches or other religious personnel while in China, are imprisoned in penitentiaries known as “kyo-hwa-so” and subjected to extremely brutal inhumane punishment;

and

Whereas in the absence of concrete actions for remedy and redress, a group of victims and eyewitnesses of such atrocities and brutalities, who defected to the Republic of Korea (“South Korea”), are appealing the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) to undertake a preliminary examination and/or investigation to ascertain if they constitute “crimes against humanity” as defined under the Rome Statute of the ICC:

Therefore, in support of their initiative as well as for eradication of the crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea and the dismantlement of its gulags, we, as activists and intellectuals concerned from around the world, appeal and urge as follows:

1. We urge the ICC to undertake a preliminary examination and/or investigation, in response to the appeal of the group of North Korean defectors dated December 3, 2009;

2. We urge the UN Security Council to take prompt measures pressing North Korea to stop crimes against humanity and dismantle its gulags; and

3. We urge the UN Member States, who have sponsored and/or co-sponsored the UNGA Resolutions, to introduce and/or strengthen the issues of state responsibility and individual accountability as well as the responsibility to protect within the next UNGA Resolution.

Dated this th day of December, 2009

In concurrence with the Appeal for Action above,

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Remember: To join you must respond before December 7th