Dr. Hak Ja Han has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The nomination came from a former EU special envoy for freedom of religion or belief. The reasons include interfaith dialogue, the value of the family, peace initiatives on the Korean Peninsula, and the appointment of Peace Ambassadors around the world.
In South Korea, court cases and investigations come before that record. After the first-instance verdict, both sides have appealed, and it is not yet final.
When you compare them, the face seen internationally and the face seen in Korea are different.
Internationally, she is described as someone born in North Korea who, after fleeing south during the Korean War, set out to become a nurse and entered nursing school.
She later devoted her life to broader peace work, and her name is raised as the person behind the Women’s Federation for World Peace, UPF, Peace Ambassadors, the DMZ peace park proposal, and more.
In Korea, she is easily reported only as a defendant.
It is the same person, but the information that reaches people is different. Her life story is barely shared in Korea.
If people judge or criticize the person herself, they should first know more widely who she is.
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