Korea Women's Hot Line
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Korea Women¡¯s HotLine started for nonviolent world and equality of sexes in 1983.

Korea Women¡¯s HotLine works in various fields of activity such as protecting woman rights from all kinds of problems including domestic, sexual violence, the sex trade and trafficking in women, and migrant women problems.

Korea Women¡¯s HotLine brought the various women violence into relief as social problems, so it made Korean society realizing the violence as crimes, and played the role of locomotive for establishing three laws considering woman rights such as the special law on sexual violence, protection law on domestic violence, and protection law on the sex trade.
As we organized the Asia Women Network, not only domestic matters, but also we are making efforts the women violence matters to the international issues.

Now, as a nationwide organization cooperated with 25 local branches, we are doing campaigns to make a nonviolent world about women.

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Domestic Violence Counseling Center
The Domestic Violence Counseling Office provides counseling to the victims of domestic violence, and provides them with medical and legal support. To keep homes violence free, it trains future counselors on domestic violence and holds various kinds of campaigns and forums.
* Counseling: 82-2-2263-6464

Seoul Sexual Assault Counseling Center
The Seoul Sexual Assault Counseling Center provides counseling, medical and legal support to the victims of rape and sexual harassment. In order to create equal and healthy values on sex and culture, the center trains sex education instructors and organizes sex education projects.
* Counseling: 82-2-2263-6465

Temporary Protection Facility, "Shimteo"
The KWHL operates a "Shimteo", temporary protection facility, to provide the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with a place to stay, and offers not only psychological treatment through individual, group counseling and various group activities but also legal and medical support.
* Inquiry: 82-2-3156-5400

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   Herstory
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1983 Korea Women's Hotline founded
1987 Opened the shelter for the damaged women from domestic violence
1988 Dealt with the self-defense case for sexual violence for the first time
1989 Made the film which is ¡®as breaking off the yoke¡¯ relating domestic violence
1991

Held the first cultural event for the "Sexual Violence Elimination Week", entitled "A soul alive, blooms as a lotus flower"

1993 Played the role of locomotive for establishing the special law on sexual violence
A book which is ¡®He said he didn¡¯t hit¡¯ was published in book form.
1994 Organized ¡®The first weekly event aimed at doing away with domestic violence¡¯
1997 The prevention law for domestic violence was established
1999 ¡®The movement history of Korean women¡¯s rights¡¯ was published for celebrating of the 15th anniversary
2000 Received the commemorative presidential prize for Woman¡¯s week, and received the grand prize for citizens¢¥ campaign selected by the citizens¢¥ campaign supporting fund
2003 ¡®Rewriting about sexual violence¡¯ was published to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Korea Women¡¯s HotLine
2004 Published ¡®The movement history of Korean women¡¯s rights(Japanese edition)¡¯, and opened the symposium on Korean-Japanese women¡¯s rights
2005

Opened Women's Worlds 2005 : 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women - Domestic Violence and the Women's Movement in Asia : Moving Towards Regional Networking and Strategies
Published the book about consultation of woman's principle - ¡°Why it is a consultation of woman's principle?¡±  

2006

The 1st film festival for woman rights which is ¡°FIWOM¡± was opened in 2006.

2007

The international symposium for the 20th anniversary of opening the shelter ? ¡®The life after the shelter¡¯ ? was opened
Managed the supporting project which is ¡®going home to mother for immigrant women¡¯ - ¡®NalJa¡¯.

2008 Published ¡®Woman, did all the way¡¯ to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Korea Women¡¯s HotLine
Published the monograph about domestic violence ? ¡®Domestic violence from a point of woman right¡¯s view¡¯.
Opened the international symposium on the governmental responsibility about domestic violence, and the role of women¡¯s rights movement.

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Korea Women's Hot Line 1F, 1-15, Nokbeon-dong ,Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Korea, 122-824
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