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A Powerful Conversation on Human Rights: Special Lecture in Busan

July 21, 2025 No Comments
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Lecture Series Update – UN Human Rights Academy

July 21, 2025 No Comments
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2023 | “The One-Eyed Warrior Fighting Injustice”

June 6, 2025 No Comments
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2022 | “The Path Already Exists Within Me”

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2018 | “Is it okay to breastfeed during a trial?” – “I don’t have time to worry about that.”

June 6, 2025 No Comments
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2023 | Public Interest Lawyer Award

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2021 | Presidential Commendation

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2020 | Youth Ilga Award

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A Solo Defender for Disability Rights: How One Lawyer Turns Court Wins into Social Change

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2019.04.30.10:04 Kim Ye-won is a one-person public-interest lawyer running the Disability Rights Law Center, who provides free representation to people with disabilities across criminal, administrative and civil cases. She…

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There Are No ‘Fake Rights’: How Lawyer Kim Ye-won Fights for Disability Justice from Courtroom to Church

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2018.11.21 19:45Kim Ye-won is a South Korean public-interest lawyer who devotes her long, demanding days to representing people with disabilities. A medical accident left her blind in one…

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“I Didn’t Know It Would Hurt”: A Lawyer’s Call to Name Wrong and Nudge Society Forward

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2022.07.31 07:12 Anecdotes in the piece—like confronting a stranger in an elevator over an unreturned tumbler—illustrate how small, uncomfortable acts of calling out wrongdoing can nudge conscience and…

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One‑Eyed Warrior Against Injustice: A Lawyer’s Fight for Abused Children and Disability Rights

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2022.10.29. 03:00Kim Ye‑won is a visually impaired human-rights lawyer who has spent more than a decade providing pro bono legal aid to children, people with disabilities, and other…

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After ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’: Public Interest in Autism Rises — but Korea’s Disability Support Budget Still Lags

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2022-09-16 00:05Public awareness of autism and developmental disabilities in South Korea has grown since the hit drama ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo,’ but advocacy groups warn that attention alone cannot…

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Meet the Real-Life ‘Woo Young-woo’: The Visually Impaired Lawyer Fighting for Korea’s Disabled

April 17, 2026 No Comments

2022.07.26 10:54Korean attorney Kim Ye-won, often compared to the hit drama character Woo Young-woo, has turned personal hardship into a career defending disabled victims. Born with vision loss…

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