New York City: Human rights advocates, religious leaders and media gather in memory of coercive conversion victim Ji-In Gu. The international awareness campaign aims to combat violent practices associated with coercive conversion in South Korea.

New York Times advertisement titled 'Ban Coercive Conversion' was released in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the death of Ji-in Gu of Hwasun, Jeonnam in South Korea. She was kidnapped and forced to give up her vested rights due to the demands of a church determined to change her religion. The ad brings this serious issue back into focus.