The advertisement commemorating the Nobel Peace Prize  

: Do you know about the Korean atomic bomb victims?

Do you remember that Korean atomic bomb victims participated in the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony alongside the Japanese atomic bomb victims' association?

To commemorate this, an advertisement has been placed on the front page of a major Korean newspaper under the joint names of SPARK and the IPT Organizing Committee. This ad aims to raise awareness of the plight of Korean atomic bomb victims and introduce the IPT initiative.

The main content of the advertisement celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Japanese victims' association, urges both domestic and international attention to the issue of Korean atomic bomb victims, and informs the public about the progress of the IPT initiative. The text of the advertisement is as follows:

Do you know about the Korean atomic bomb victims?

We extend our sincere congratulations to the Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It is a profound relief, albeit long overdue, that the Korean atomic bomb victims were able to attend the ceremony and have the opportunity to speak out about their suffering and the harsh realities of their lives before the international community.

It is estimated that around 70,000 Koreans were directly impacted by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with nearly 40,000 losing their lives. Of the 30,000 survivors, about 23,000 returned to their liberated homeland, only to face a life of unrelenting hardship, with the triple struggles of government neglect, social ostracism, and crushing poverty.

Today, only 1,650 first-generation survivors are registered with the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association. Now, it is time for the government and society to listen to the cries of these victims and actively work toward restoring their human rights and pursuing justice. Urgent tasks include a comprehensive investigation into the status of Korean atomic bomb victims, a revision of the Special Law on Support for Atomic Bomb Victims, recognition of second and third-generation victims, and the creation of a memorial park for atomic bomb victims (a nuclear-free peace park).

Korean and global nuclear victims stand as powerful symbols of peace, bearing the heavy cross of the nuclear age. They are committed to realizing a Korean Peninsula and a world free of nuclear weapons, striving to save both the Korean people and humanity from the brink of annihilation.

Several first and second-generation victims are planning to hold the International People's Tribunal on the 1945 Atomic Bombings, scheduled for the first half of 2026. Their aim is to hold the United States legally accountable, demanding compensation and a legal apology.

日本原水爆被害者団体協議会のノーベル平和賞の受賞、おめでとうございます。

韓国原爆被害者の代表として<韓国原爆被害者協会(以下、協会>会長と子孫会会長が、ノーベル平和賞の授賞式に一緒に参加し、韓国被爆者の実状を国際社会に知らせることができ、遅ればせながら幸いであったと思います。

広島と長崎への原爆投下で犠牲になった韓国人は、7万人余りと推算されています。生存被害者のうち2万3千人余りが解放した祖国に帰ってきましたが、政府の無関心と社会的冷遇、貧しき生活などの3重の苦しみに悩まされ、それこそ茨の道を歩んできました。

現在、<協会>に登録されている第1世代の生存被害者は1,650人に過ぎません。これからでも政府と社会が韓国原爆被害者の無念極まりない絶叫に耳を傾け、この方々の人権の回復と正義の実現に積極的に取り組まなければなりません。韓国原爆被害者に対する全面的な実態調査、原爆被害者の支援のための特別法の改正、2·3世代の被害者としての認定、原爆犠牲者追悼施設(非核平和公園)の造成は急を要する課題であります。

韓国の被爆者をはじめとする全世界の核被害者たちは、核のない朝鮮半島と世界を実現し、民族と人類を共倒れの危機から救援する核時代の十字架であり、平和の象徴です。

1·2世代の被害者の一部は、原爆国際民衆法廷を開催（2026年の上半期予定）し、米国の法的責任を問い、謝罪と賠償を要求する計画であります。