ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Foreword
CONTENTS
01 Introduction = 1
Chapter 1 About the National Human Rights Commission of Korea = 03
Chapter 2 Domestic and International Environment = 08
Chapter 3 Basic Directions and Major Achievements = 09
Chapter 4 Assessment and Challenges = 32
02 Key NHRCK Activities = 39
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-related Statues, Institutions,
Policies, and Practices = 41
Section 1. Overview = 41
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 42
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 42
2. Key Policy Recommendations = 43
3. Key Opinions Expressed = 46
4. Key Opinions Submitted = 50
Section 3. Surveys and Studies of Human Rights Conditions = 52
Section 4. Special Program: Combating Spread of Hate Speech = 54
Section 5. Legal and Institutional Efforts to Ensure Equality and Counter Discrimination = 58
Section 6. Activities to Promote Human Rights and Improve Conditions in Sports = 61
Section 7. Assessment = 68
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and
Discrimination = 74
Section 1. Overview = 74
Section 2. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 77
1. Human Rights Counseling = 78
2. Petitions Filed = 78
3. Face-to-Face Petitions = 79
4. Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 80
Section 3. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 81
1. Preliminary Investigations = 81
2. Mediation = 82
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 83
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 83
2. Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 85
3. Key Petitions = 88
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination = 97
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 97
2. Ex Officio Investigations = 101
3. Key Petitions = 102
Section 6. Administrative Appeal = 113
Section 7. Assessment = 114
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities to Foster
Respect for Human Rights = 119
Section 1. Overview = 119
Section 2. Major Achievements = 121
1. Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 121
2. Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Education = 123
3. Expanding Education through Human Rights Education Centers = 125
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 126
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 128
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 129
Section 3. Assessment = 132
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 135
Section 1. Overview = 135
Section 2. Major Achievements = 137
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 137
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations
and Groups = 140
3. International Conferences = 142
Section 3. Assessment = 144
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 146
Section 1. Overview = 146
Section 2. Major Activities = 147
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 147
2. Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 148
3. Petitions Processed = 149
4. Human Rights Education = 150
Section 3. Assessment = 151
03 Appendices = 157
1. Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 159
2. 2020 Business Roadmap = 165
Foreword
CONTENTS
01 Introduction = 1
Chapter 1 About the National Human Rights Commission of Korea = 03
Chapter 2 Domestic and International Environment = 08
Chapter 3 Basic Directions and Major Achievements = 09
Chapter 4 Assessment and Challenges = 32
02 Key NHRCK Activities = 39
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-related Statues, Institutions,
Policies, and Practices = 41
Section 1. Overview = 41
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 42
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 42
2. Key Policy Recommendations = 43
3. Key Opinions Expressed = 46
4. Key Opinions Submitted = 50
Section 3. Surveys and Studies of Human Rights Conditions = 52
Section 4. Special Program: Combating Spread of Hate Speech = 54
Section 5. Legal and Institutional Efforts to Ensure Equality and Counter Discrimination = 58
Section 6. Activities to Promote Human Rights and Improve Conditions in Sports = 61
Section 7. Assessment = 68
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and
Discrimination = 74
Section 1. Overview = 74
Section 2. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 77
1. Human Rights Counseling = 78
2. Petitions Filed = 78
3. Face-to-Face Petitions = 79
4. Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 80
Section 3. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 81
1. Preliminary Investigations = 81
2. Mediation = 82
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 83
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 83
2. Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 85
3. Key Petitions = 88
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination = 97
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 97
2. Ex Officio Investigations = 101
3. Key Petitions = 102
Section 6. Administrative Appeal = 113
Section 7. Assessment = 114
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities to Foster
Respect for Human Rights = 119
Section 1. Overview = 119
Section 2. Major Achievements = 121
1. Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 121
2. Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Education = 123
3. Expanding Education through Human Rights Education Centers = 125
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 126
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 128
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 129
Section 3. Assessment = 132
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 135
Section 1. Overview = 135
Section 2. Major Achievements = 137
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 137
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations
and Groups = 140
3. International Conferences = 142
Section 3. Assessment = 144
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 146
Section 1. Overview = 146
Section 2. Major Activities = 147
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 147
2. Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 148
3. Petitions Processed = 149
4. Human Rights Education = 150
Section 3. Assessment = 151
03 Appendices = 157
1. Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 159
2. 2020 Business Roadmap = 165