Oral statement on the situation of Chairman Lee Man-hee in pretrial detention in the Republic of Korea General Debate under Item 3, 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council

The case of Chairman Lee Man-hee before the Human Rights CouncilOn 18 September 2026, CAP Freedom of Conscience delivered an oral statement during the general debate under Item 3 of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, devoted to the promotion and protection of all human rights.The statement raises the case of Chairman Lee Man-hee, the 95-year-old founder and leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and a veteran of the Korean War, who is currently held in pretrial detention at the Seoul Detention Center in the Republic of Korea on non-violent charges.CAP Freedom of Conscience expresses serious…