South Korea: Further information: Court rules in favour of trade unionist

Index AI : ASA 25/013/2011
Date de publication : 4 octobre 2011
Catégorie(s) : Corée du Sud

Migrants Trade Union’s (MTU) President, Michel Catuira, had his appeal against attempts by Korean authorities to deport him upheld on 15 September. Seoul’s Administrative Court ruled that the Korea Immigration Service’s (KIS) efforts to deport him were in violation of South Korean and international human rights law. The KIS appealed this decision on 30 September and continue to deny Michel Catuira a visa.