People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy

People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
Motto Let's make the world better place with people power
Formation 10 September 1994
Type Non-governmental organization
Headquarters Jongno District, Seoul
Location
  • South Korea
Membership
13,000 members
Secretary General
 Tae-Ho Lee
Co-representatives
 Prof. Kyun Kim
Prof. Hyun-Back Chung
Ven. Chunghwa
Att. Suk-Tae Lee
(November 8, 2012-present)
Staff
approx. 50 coordinators
Website www.peoplepower21.org
People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
Hangul 참여연대
Hanja 參與連帶
Revised Romanization Cham'yeo yeondae
McCune–Reischauer Ch'am'yŏ yŏndae

People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) is a South Korean non-governmental organization which was established on 10 September 1994 with around 200 individual members under the title ‘citizens’ solidarity for participatory democracy and human rights’.[1] In 2004, PSPD obtained a special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC and started advocates before various UN bodies including the UN human rights council. As of July 2012, around 13,000 individuals are members of PSPD. Under the mission of ‘participation, solidarity, watchdog, alternative’, it has 10 departments and 3 auxiliaries.

References

  1. ↑ People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
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