Korea Resources
International Law and Agreements
Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity
North-South Joint Declaration June 15, 2000
South Korean National Security Act
Why to Repeal and Sample Letter
IADL Report 1952 - International Association of Democratic LAwyers report on U.S. Crimes in
Korea prepared by investigative delegation to North Korea in 1952 during the Korean War
Women’s International Democratic Federation Commission Report - 1951 - Delegation Report of the Committee of the Women's International Democratic Federation on their trip to Korea during the Korean War. Report details first hand observation of war crimes committed by US and South Korean troops in North Korea.
2003 NLG Delegation Report - Report of the October 2003 delegation to North Korea by the National Lawyers Guild Korean Peace Project.
NLG Resolution 2003 - NLG Convention approves resolution calling for the Peaceful Resolution of Conflict on the Korean Peninsula and for the US to enter a peace treaty and comply with the 1994 Agreed Framework.
War Crimes Tribunal Indictment - War Crimes Tribunal from U.S. war crimes- June 23, 2001. pdf (800k)
War Crimes Tribunal Indictment - War Crimes Tribunal from U.S. war crimes- June 23, 2001. pdf (800k) Indictment - 2003 Verdict pdf (160k)
ARTICLES
Administration Would Rather Strut Than Talk By Jennie Lusk
Albuquerque Journal Editorial, January 2004
" North Korea's allowing U.S. scientists, including Los Alamos Laboratory's Sig Hecker, to inspect its Yongbyon nuclear facility signifies its desire for better relations with the United States.
The fact that the Bush administration elected to distance itself from the offer to allow the scientists and a congressional delegation to visit North Korea is not big news. It is further evidence that the administration prefers to strut on the nuclear stage rather than to engage in peaceful dialogue. "
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Sentient Times December 2003
"Amidst all the rhetoric of governments, we often forget our universality – that by nature human beings are loving and sharing. I assumed North Korea would challenge my heart, but in embarking on this journey of peace to an alleged dangerous and starving nation, I was not prepared, to have our pockets stuffed with food, our hearts filled with kindness and our pre-notions of this land utterly shattered."
This article by Eric Sirotkin addresses the delegation's 2003 trip to North Korea and disspels myths about the DPRK and addresses U.S. motivations for demonizing the country.
Sentient Times October/November 2003
"As I prepare to travel to Pyongyang, I feel afraid. It’s not because of North Korea’s alleged nuclear weapons or its massive military. Daily in Albuquerque I travel past a base housing 2000 Weapons of Mass Destruction. I feel afraid because our country’s leadership has become “the bully on the block”- marching to the mantra “The West above the Rest…at any cost.” By declaring “you’re either with us or against us,” and attacking nations it considers “evil,” our leaders have forgotten the essence of what it means to be human.- to understand on a deep level that we are not separate from those who we choose to demonize."
This article by Project member Eric Sirotkin provides an historical context for the Korean standoff and covers why North Koreans might resent the U.S. and might fee the need for nuclear weapons.
