In case of South Korea the authorities are obviously those in South Korea. JWs appealing to court decisions outside the jurisdiction of were people live - South Korea in this example - are not relevant because these court cases are not binding in these jurisdictions.
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Whereu, at a time when Ban Ki-Moon was Secretary- General at the UN , South Korea was found to be in violation of human rights.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/south-korea/human-rights-ruling-20130115/
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/world/jehovahs-witnesses-in-prison-2/
