The reasons for the Ministry of Unification conducting office inspections of these organizations are unclear. The Ministry’s inspection of these civil society organizations is not only unprecedented, the selection standards and principles for the subject organizations lack transparency and have been unilaterally imposed. In addition, the Ministry’s officially revealed aim of strengthening control signifies that all relevant nongovernmental organizations are potential targets. It is leading to substantial reduction of activities in the civil society space. Against this, non-governmental organizations registered and unregistered alike cannot stay silent. Therefore, the undersigned organizations reject the unilateral “office inspection” of the Ministry of Unification for the following reasons: