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People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy

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People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
Formation10 September 1994
HeadquartersJongno District, Seoul
Location
  • South Korea
Membership
13,000 members
Secretary General
Tae-Ho Lee
Co-representatives
Prof. Kyun Kim
Prof. Hyun-Back Chung
Ven. Chunghwa
Att. Suk-Tae Lee
(November 8, 2012-present)
Staff
approx. 50 coordinators
Websitewww.peoplepower21.org
People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCham'yeo yeondae
McCune–ReischauerCh'am'yŏ yŏndae

People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD, 참여연대) is a South Korean non-governmental organization that was established on 10 September 1994 with around 200 members.[1]

In 2004, PSPD obtained a special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC and started advocating before various UN bodies including the UN human rights council.

As of July 2012, around 13,000 individuals are members of PSPD. It has ten departments and three auxiliaries.

References

  1. ^ "People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-11-13.