National human rights commission of Korea annual report 2019
Contents
Part01 : Introduction
Chapter 1.About the National Rights Commission of Korea = 3
Chapter 2.Domestic and International Environment = 8
Chapter 3.Basic Directions and Major Achievements in 2019 = 9
Chapter 4.Assessment and Challenges = 23
Part02 : Key Activities
Chapter 1 : Improvement of Human Rights-related Statues, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 29
Section 1.Overview = 29
Section 2.Policy Recommendations and Opininons = 30
1.Status of Recommendations and Opininons = 30
2.Key Policy Recommendations = 31
3.Key Opinions Expressed = 41
4.Key Opinions Submitted = 46
Section 3.Surveys and Research of Human Rights Conditions = 48
Section 4.Special Program : Active Response to the Spread of Hate Speech = 54
Section 5.Activities to Promote and Improve Human Rights in Sports = 58
Section 6.Assessment = 62
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 66
Section 1.Overview = 66
Section 2.Investigations and Remedies : Human Rights Violations = 70
1.Petitions Filed and Processed = 70
2.Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 72
3.Key Petitions = 76
Section 3.Investigations and Remedies : Discrimination = 92
1.Petitions Filed and Processed = 92
2.Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 96
3.Key Petitions = 98
Section 4.Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 111
1.Human Rights Counseling = 111
2.Petitions Filed = 112
3.Face-to-Face Petitions = 113
4.Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 114
Section 5.Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 115
1.Preliminary Investigations = 115
2.Mediation Petitions =116
Section 6.Assessment = 117
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities for Public Awareness = 122
Section 1.Overview = 122
Section 2.Major Achievements = 124
1.Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 124
2.Establishing Domestic and International Networks of Cooperation for Education & Training = 125
3.Expanding Education throught Human Rights Education Centers = 129
4.Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 130
5.Operation of the Human Rights Library = 131
6.Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 132
Section 3.Assessment = 136
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 138
Section 1.Overview = 138
Section 2.Magor Achievements = 139
1.Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestics Human Rights Organizations = 139
2.Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Groups = 142
3.International Conferences = 147
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 150
1.Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 151
2.Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 152
3.Petitions Processed = 153
4.Human Rights Education and Training = 154
Section 3.Assessment = 155
Part03 : Appendices = 161
1.Commissioners and Senior Exwcutive Officers = 163
2.2019 Business Roadmap = 169
Contents
Part01 : Introduction
Chapter 1.About the National Rights Commission of Korea = 3
Chapter 2.Domestic and International Environment = 8
Chapter 3.Basic Directions and Major Achievements in 2019 = 9
Chapter 4.Assessment and Challenges = 23
Part02 : Key Activities
Chapter 1 : Improvement of Human Rights-related Statues, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 29
Section 1.Overview = 29
Section 2.Policy Recommendations and Opininons = 30
1.Status of Recommendations and Opininons = 30
2.Key Policy Recommendations = 31
3.Key Opinions Expressed = 41
4.Key Opinions Submitted = 46
Section 3.Surveys and Research of Human Rights Conditions = 48
Section 4.Special Program : Active Response to the Spread of Hate Speech = 54
Section 5.Activities to Promote and Improve Human Rights in Sports = 58
Section 6.Assessment = 62
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 66
Section 1.Overview = 66
Section 2.Investigations and Remedies : Human Rights Violations = 70
1.Petitions Filed and Processed = 70
2.Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 72
3.Key Petitions = 76
Section 3.Investigations and Remedies : Discrimination = 92
1.Petitions Filed and Processed = 92
2.Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 96
3.Key Petitions = 98
Section 4.Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 111
1.Human Rights Counseling = 111
2.Petitions Filed = 112
3.Face-to-Face Petitions = 113
4.Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 114
Section 5.Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 115
1.Preliminary Investigations = 115
2.Mediation Petitions =116
Section 6.Assessment = 117
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities for Public Awareness = 122
Section 1.Overview = 122
Section 2.Major Achievements = 124
1.Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 124
2.Establishing Domestic and International Networks of Cooperation for Education & Training = 125
3.Expanding Education throught Human Rights Education Centers = 129
4.Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 130
5.Operation of the Human Rights Library = 131
6.Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 132
Section 3.Assessment = 136
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 138
Section 1.Overview = 138
Section 2.Magor Achievements = 139
1.Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestics Human Rights Organizations = 139
2.Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Groups = 142
3.International Conferences = 147
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 150
1.Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 151
2.Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 152
3.Petitions Processed = 153
4.Human Rights Education and Training = 154
Section 3.Assessment = 155
Part03 : Appendices = 161
1.Commissioners and Senior Exwcutive Officers = 163
2.2019 Business Roadmap = 169