Forward
A recommendation made by the NHRCK = 12
1 Welcome, human rights!
1 Why the National Human Rights Commission of Korea was established = 18
2 Human rights are inalienable under any circumstances = 20
3 “A hungry child knows no politics” = 22
4 A mountain to climb over = 26
5 Ending the death penalty = 28
6 Penalty Legislation without Legitimacy = 30
7 Freedom from violations of conscience = 32
8 Why a National Human Rights Commission for Labor Issues? = 34
9 Sport is a Human Right = 36
10 “There are People in There!” = 38
11 Human Rights ? Everyday Vocabulary = 40
2 State power on the precipice
1 The State’s ethical responsibilities and obligations concerning the use of its powers = 44
2 Excessive use of police power causes many problems = 46
3 Rights of minorities are a cornerstone of democracy = 50
4 Prosecutors sued = 52
5 Bitter memory of the torture of suspects in the 21st century = 54
6 The police inflicting additional pain on victims = 56
7 Police investigations and court procedures should be improved = 58
8 Need to abolish police serving as part of military service = 60
9 Marine Corps’ bad behavior as standard military practice = 62
10 Judges speaking harsh language = 64
3 The way police officers treat people
1 Are uniforms enough as police officers’ IDs? = 68
2 A police officer’s request that a person accompany him to the police station must be willingly accepted = 70
3 Police interrogations after midnight = 72
4 Requirement that information about a detainee be given to family or counsel in writing = 74
5 Those in detention can communicate with the outside = 76
6 The police and a search of naked cleaning maids = 78
7 Lines that should not be crossed in police investigations = 80
8 When someone accused of being a criminal is found not guiltyˇ = 82
9 Property-related fines should be better managed before giving freedom-depriving penalties = 84
4 They are not different from us
1 Should prison inmates be prevented from reading certain newspaper articles? = 88
2 A country where even prison inmates’ human rights are respected = 90
3 The personal dignity and honor of criminals = 92
4 Suppose you are forced into hospitalization = 94
5 Quality of life for patients under round-the-clock surveillance? = 96
6 Human rights-friendly mental treatment and patients’ return to normal life = 98
7 “Apologies for discrimination, prejudice and indifference” = 100
8 The incumbent government’s responsibility for the criminal actions of authoritarian predecessors = 102
9 fact that we are humans does not change even under threat from an enemy. = 104
10 A right to health = 106
11 The supply of water and power is essential for life = 108
12 Actress Kim Yeo-jin took to the streets to advocate for the rights of street cleaners = 110
5 Children, are you happy?
1 Prohibiting the corporal punishment of children = 114
2 Inherent human rights should not be undermined = 116
3 Hairstyle is a way of expressing personality = 118
4 Personal diaries should be strictly protected = 120
5 We should protect the human rights of all children = 122
6 “My name is important.” = 124
7 “Don’t take teachers from us.” = 126
8 Are only students human? = 128
9 Male students first = 130
10 Part-timers’ human rights = 132
6 Cry for freedom
1 Popularization of the concept of “information-related human rights” = 136
2 How many surveillance cameras should be allowed? = 138
3 Review of broadcast content in the information era = 140
4 No restrictions on the freedom of expression = 142
5 Do those in the Defense Ministry live in the past? = 144
6 No restrictions on basic rights beyond the law = 146
7 Students’ activities restrained by outdated regulations = 148
8 Public squares are directly linked to democracy and communication = 150
9 The highest barrier in the world? = 152
10 Full-body scan of air passengers? = 154
7 At the threshold of a multicultural society
1 The term “human flesh color” is no longer used = 158
2 Need to respect the human rights of migrant workers = 160
3 We should help refugees = 162
4 A bitter scene that occurred on the very day the Seoul Guideline was adopted for = 164
5 A place for temporary custody is not a jail = 166
6 Freedom for a 3 month-old baby = 168
7 Foreigners in this country should also be allowed to enjoy basic rights = 170
8 How we should treat those who chose Korea as second home = 172
8 Let’s not aggravate their misery
1 Need to revise job entry requirements for person with disabilities = 176
2 Consideration should be given to the hearing-impaired during election campaigns = 180
3 Business freedom in a risk society? = 182
4 Need to consider people with mobility restrictions = 184
5 School rooms with no doorsills = 186
6 An assistive device is part of the body for person with disabilities = 188
7 Who has the right to restrict freedom? = 190
8 Uncomfortable truth that should be disclosed = 192
9 ‘Difference’ and ‘Discrimination’
1 Age discrimination against wannabe comedians = 196
2 Age Should Not Be a Barrier = 200
3 Take Your Eyes off a Person’s Age and You Can Truly See That Person = 202
4 A Spouse’s Stepparents Are Also Family = 204
5 Marital Status Cannot be a Yardstick for Health Insurance = 206
6 A Bullet Train Rife with Discrimination = 208
7 There’s No Men’s Work or Women’s Work = 210
8 A Stay-at-home Dad is Also a Full-time Homemaker = 212
9 A Scene from 2005 ? “Give Women Suffrage!” = 214
10 the Identity of Transsexuals = 216
11 Shouldn’t Homosexuals Donate Blood? = 218
12 Because You Are Not a Full-time Instructor = 220
10 Toward the era of equality
1 Dreams dashed due to 0.2 centimeters and 0.5 centimeters = 224
2 Can’t fat people work? = 226
3 Hoping that schools do not give up on their students = 228
4 Accepting ex-prisons as part of community = 230
5 Because university is not religious organization = 232
6 Is Education Level in proportion to ability? = 234
7 Misunderstanding and prejudice against hepatitis B sufferers = 236
8 Don’t trample down a second chance = 238
9 Harassment stemming from power property = 240
10 Stop discrimination = 242
A recommendation made by the NHRCK = 12
1 Welcome, human rights!
1 Why the National Human Rights Commission of Korea was established = 18
2 Human rights are inalienable under any circumstances = 20
3 “A hungry child knows no politics” = 22
4 A mountain to climb over = 26
5 Ending the death penalty = 28
6 Penalty Legislation without Legitimacy = 30
7 Freedom from violations of conscience = 32
8 Why a National Human Rights Commission for Labor Issues? = 34
9 Sport is a Human Right = 36
10 “There are People in There!” = 38
11 Human Rights ? Everyday Vocabulary = 40
2 State power on the precipice
1 The State’s ethical responsibilities and obligations concerning the use of its powers = 44
2 Excessive use of police power causes many problems = 46
3 Rights of minorities are a cornerstone of democracy = 50
4 Prosecutors sued = 52
5 Bitter memory of the torture of suspects in the 21st century = 54
6 The police inflicting additional pain on victims = 56
7 Police investigations and court procedures should be improved = 58
8 Need to abolish police serving as part of military service = 60
9 Marine Corps’ bad behavior as standard military practice = 62
10 Judges speaking harsh language = 64
3 The way police officers treat people
1 Are uniforms enough as police officers’ IDs? = 68
2 A police officer’s request that a person accompany him to the police station must be willingly accepted = 70
3 Police interrogations after midnight = 72
4 Requirement that information about a detainee be given to family or counsel in writing = 74
5 Those in detention can communicate with the outside = 76
6 The police and a search of naked cleaning maids = 78
7 Lines that should not be crossed in police investigations = 80
8 When someone accused of being a criminal is found not guiltyˇ = 82
9 Property-related fines should be better managed before giving freedom-depriving penalties = 84
4 They are not different from us
1 Should prison inmates be prevented from reading certain newspaper articles? = 88
2 A country where even prison inmates’ human rights are respected = 90
3 The personal dignity and honor of criminals = 92
4 Suppose you are forced into hospitalization = 94
5 Quality of life for patients under round-the-clock surveillance? = 96
6 Human rights-friendly mental treatment and patients’ return to normal life = 98
7 “Apologies for discrimination, prejudice and indifference” = 100
8 The incumbent government’s responsibility for the criminal actions of authoritarian predecessors = 102
9 fact that we are humans does not change even under threat from an enemy. = 104
10 A right to health = 106
11 The supply of water and power is essential for life = 108
12 Actress Kim Yeo-jin took to the streets to advocate for the rights of street cleaners = 110
5 Children, are you happy?
1 Prohibiting the corporal punishment of children = 114
2 Inherent human rights should not be undermined = 116
3 Hairstyle is a way of expressing personality = 118
4 Personal diaries should be strictly protected = 120
5 We should protect the human rights of all children = 122
6 “My name is important.” = 124
7 “Don’t take teachers from us.” = 126
8 Are only students human? = 128
9 Male students first = 130
10 Part-timers’ human rights = 132
6 Cry for freedom
1 Popularization of the concept of “information-related human rights” = 136
2 How many surveillance cameras should be allowed? = 138
3 Review of broadcast content in the information era = 140
4 No restrictions on the freedom of expression = 142
5 Do those in the Defense Ministry live in the past? = 144
6 No restrictions on basic rights beyond the law = 146
7 Students’ activities restrained by outdated regulations = 148
8 Public squares are directly linked to democracy and communication = 150
9 The highest barrier in the world? = 152
10 Full-body scan of air passengers? = 154
7 At the threshold of a multicultural society
1 The term “human flesh color” is no longer used = 158
2 Need to respect the human rights of migrant workers = 160
3 We should help refugees = 162
4 A bitter scene that occurred on the very day the Seoul Guideline was adopted for = 164
5 A place for temporary custody is not a jail = 166
6 Freedom for a 3 month-old baby = 168
7 Foreigners in this country should also be allowed to enjoy basic rights = 170
8 How we should treat those who chose Korea as second home = 172
8 Let’s not aggravate their misery
1 Need to revise job entry requirements for person with disabilities = 176
2 Consideration should be given to the hearing-impaired during election campaigns = 180
3 Business freedom in a risk society? = 182
4 Need to consider people with mobility restrictions = 184
5 School rooms with no doorsills = 186
6 An assistive device is part of the body for person with disabilities = 188
7 Who has the right to restrict freedom? = 190
8 Uncomfortable truth that should be disclosed = 192
9 ‘Difference’ and ‘Discrimination’
1 Age discrimination against wannabe comedians = 196
2 Age Should Not Be a Barrier = 200
3 Take Your Eyes off a Person’s Age and You Can Truly See That Person = 202
4 A Spouse’s Stepparents Are Also Family = 204
5 Marital Status Cannot be a Yardstick for Health Insurance = 206
6 A Bullet Train Rife with Discrimination = 208
7 There’s No Men’s Work or Women’s Work = 210
8 A Stay-at-home Dad is Also a Full-time Homemaker = 212
9 A Scene from 2005 ? “Give Women Suffrage!” = 214
10 the Identity of Transsexuals = 216
11 Shouldn’t Homosexuals Donate Blood? = 218
12 Because You Are Not a Full-time Instructor = 220
10 Toward the era of equality
1 Dreams dashed due to 0.2 centimeters and 0.5 centimeters = 224
2 Can’t fat people work? = 226
3 Hoping that schools do not give up on their students = 228
4 Accepting ex-prisons as part of community = 230
5 Because university is not religious organization = 232
6 Is Education Level in proportion to ability? = 234
7 Misunderstanding and prejudice against hepatitis B sufferers = 236
8 Don’t trample down a second chance = 238
9 Harassment stemming from power property = 240
10 Stop discrimination = 242