People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy explained

People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
Formation:10 September 1994
Headquarters:Jongno District, Seoul
Location:South Korea
Membership:13,000 members
General:Tae-Ho Lee
Leader Title:Co-representatives
Leader Name:Prof. Kyun Kim
Prof. Hyun-Back Chung
Ven. Chunghwa
Att. Suk-Tae Lee
(November 8, 2012-present)
Num Staff:approx. 50 coordinators
Website:www.peoplepower21.org
Rr:Cham'yeo yeondae
Mr:Ch'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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy . 2012-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116023521/http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/75885.html . 2012-11-16 . live .