=== Militærnægtere ===
Sydkoreanske mænd, der nægter eller afviser at udføre militærtjeneste af samvittighedsgrunde, bliver typisk fængslet, idet over 600 personer normalt er fængslet til enhver tid, mere end i resten af verden til sammen.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/amnesty-international-south-korea-free-conscientious-objectors|title=Amnesty International calls on South Korea to free conscientious objectors|last=|first=|date=13. maj 2015|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=12. januar 2022|archive-date=23. juni 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033242/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/amnesty-international-south-korea-free-conscientious-objectors|url-status=live}}</ref> Langt størstedelen af disse er unge mænd fra [[Jehovas Vidner]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/world/south-korean-jehovahs-witnesses-face-stigma-of-not-serving-in-army.html|title=South Korean Jehovah’s Witnesses Face Stigma of Not Serving in Army|last=|first=|date=10. april 2015|work=New York Times|language=en|access-date=12. januar 2022|archive-date=15. juni 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615070746/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/world/south-korean-jehovahs-witnesses-face-stigma-of-not-serving-in-army.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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