Rights group petitions UN over detention of 95-year-old Korean religious leader Man-hee Lee

UN Rights Council Hears Concerns Over Detention of Shincheonji Leader Lee Man-hee

CAP Freedom of Conscience calls for alternatives to detention, independent medical assessment and a fair trial GENEVA — Concerns over the pretrial detention and treatment of 95-year-old Shincheonji Church of Jesus leader Lee Man-hee have been raised before the United Nations Human Rights Council. CAP Freedom of Conscience delivered an oral statement on September 18 […]

The case of Chairman Lee Man-hee raised before the UNHCR

CAP Freedom of Conscience has raised the case for the founder and leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus Chairman Lee Man-hee at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR). The organisation said the 95-year old a veteran of the Korean War has been detained on non-violent charges and is in pretrial detention at the […]

Rights group petitions UN over detention of 95-year-old Korean religious leader Man-hee Lee

A European rights organisation has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council over the continued pretrial detention of Man-hee Lee, a popular 95-year-old Korean religious leader. The group is asking the council to press South Korea to offer him alternatives to detention. CAP Liberté de Conscience, also known as CAP Freedom of Conscience, made the […] The post Rights group petitions UN over detention of 95-year-old Korean religious leader…