SHARE ...International Human Rights experts call for religious freedom and due process in South KoreaBy Ray HananiaThe prestigious organization Human Rights Without Frontiers joined several human rights scholars and organizations detailed during a webinar on Thursday, August 7, 2026, from Seoul, South Korea, the challenges that are being faced by religious activists and the need for the mainstream news media to report on the story. Chicago, IL — Human rights experts from Europe and Asia held a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, August 7th, to raise concerns over religious freedom, including the pre-trial detention of 95-year-old Lee Man-Hee. Nemes said that Lee and the Unification Church were not alone in being “persecuted for political reflections” in South Korea. The Constitutional Court of South Korea, whose wisdom is beyond contestation, interprets the article as a mandate of separation and distinguishes between freedom of belief and religious practice.” The human rights scholars urged the international community and news media to examine these developments with close attention to due process, proportionality, and the equal protection of fundamental rights, and made further documentation available to support continued reporting.