South Korea's opposition party will submit a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council opposing the discharge of nuclear wastewater and seawater | Japan | United Nations Human Rights Council
On August 10th, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 9th local time that it will submit a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council before the end of this month to oppose Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
The Common Democratic Party stated that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the ocean not only lacks scientific measures in terms of safety, but also violates multiple international agreements. The party is pressuring South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol to oppose the nuclear contaminated water discharge plan at the upcoming US, Japan, and South Korea summit.
The Korean Democratic Party raised several concerns in its petition, including the necessity of thoroughly assessing radiation risks before emissions, and whether the International Atomic Energy Agency has thoroughly verified the "multi nuclide processing system.".
Yonhap News Agency pointed out that the United Nations Human Rights Council considers appeals filed by individuals, organizations, or countries regarding ongoing serious human rights violations.
According to reports, the Common Democratic Party plans to submit a petition around the end of August after collecting signatures from legislators and citizens. The party stated that this decision was made in response to increasing public concerns that Yoon Seok yeol may support Japan's nuclear contaminated water discharge plan at the upcoming summit.
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