This report states AI’s concern about the arrest and detention of human rights activist Noh Tae-hun in 1993. While detained Noh Tae-hun was adopted by AI as a prisoner of conscience. AI has concluded that the South Korean Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP) and police appear to have disregarded legal procedures in their investigations. AI is particularly concerned by indications that Noh Tae-hun was under illegal surveillance before his arrest and that he appeared to have been targeted because of his work in defence of human rights.
