[The Globe and Mail] South Korea still punishing conscientious objectors despite promised alternative to military service, activists say

“The current alternative service period … is not in line with international human-rights norms, which require the nature of alternative service to be ‘non-punitive,’ ” said Kyusuk Cho, a co-ordinator at the Seoul-based Center for Military Human Rights Korea. 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-south-korean-conscientious-objectors-end-up-in-prison-like-conditions/