SouthKoreanhumanrightsactivistsandChristiansattendnexttohugeChristmastreeatacandlelightrally(燭光集會)forNorthKoreanhumanrightsatdowntownofSeoulonSaturday.SouthKoreanactivistsholdaU.S.-supportedconferenceonNorthKoreanhumanrightsthathasdrawnacoldshoulder(冷淡對待)fromtheSouthKoreangovernment,whichhasshunned(迴避)publiclycriticizingtheNorthtoembraceits"sunshine"policyofreconciliation(和解).
南韓人權分子和基督徒周六在首爾鬧市大型聖誕樹旁邊,出席一個爭取北韓人權的燭光集會。南韓人權分子舉行了一個得到美國支持的北韓人權會議,但南韓政府冷淡對待。南韓政府一直迴避公開批評北韓,以迎合兩韓和解的「陽光」政策。