NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA ANNUAL REPORT 2021
CONTENTS
01 Introduction
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 = 10
02 Key NHRCK Activities
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 35
Section 1. Overview = 35
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 36
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 36
2. Key Policy Recommendations = 40
3. Key Opinions Expressed = 50
4. Key Content of Plenary Committee Statement = 63
Section 3. Surveys and Studies of Human Rights Conditions = 65
1. Surveys and Commissioned Studies = 65
2. Major Programs to Promote Human Rights = 70
Section 4. Activities to Promote and Improve Human Rights in Sports = 77
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 86
Section 1. Overview = 86
Section 2. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 91
1. Human Rights Counseling = 92
2. Petitions Filed = 92
3. Face-to-Face Petitions = 93
4. Civil Complaints = 94
Section 3. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 95
1. Preliminary Investigations = 95
2. Mediation = 96
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination·· 97
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 97
2. Ex officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 100
3. Key Petitions = 102
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination = 112
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 112
2. Key Petitions = 117
Section 6. Administrative Appeal = 124
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities to Foster
Respect for Human Rights = 126
Section 1. Overview = 126
Section 2. Major Achievements = 129
1. Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 129
2. Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Education = 131
3. Expanding Education through Human Rights Education Centers = 133
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 134
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 136
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 137
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 141
Section 1. Overview = 141
Section 2. Major Achievements = 143
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 143
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Groups = 146
3. Hosting of International Conferences = 150
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 151
Section 1. Overview = 151
Section 2. Major Activities = 152
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 152
2. Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 153
3. Petitions Processed = 154
4. Human Rights Education = 156
03 Appendices
1. Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 159
2. 2021 Business Roadmap = 165
CONTENTS
01 Introduction
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 = 10
02 Key NHRCK Activities
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 35
Section 1. Overview = 35
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 36
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 36
2. Key Policy Recommendations = 40
3. Key Opinions Expressed = 50
4. Key Content of Plenary Committee Statement = 63
Section 3. Surveys and Studies of Human Rights Conditions = 65
1. Surveys and Commissioned Studies = 65
2. Major Programs to Promote Human Rights = 70
Section 4. Activities to Promote and Improve Human Rights in Sports = 77
Chapter 2 Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination = 86
Section 1. Overview = 86
Section 2. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 91
1. Human Rights Counseling = 92
2. Petitions Filed = 92
3. Face-to-Face Petitions = 93
4. Civil Complaints = 94
Section 3. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 95
1. Preliminary Investigations = 95
2. Mediation = 96
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination·· 97
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 97
2. Ex officio Investigations and On-site Inspections = 100
3. Key Petitions = 102
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination = 112
1. Petitions Filed and Processed = 112
2. Key Petitions = 117
Section 6. Administrative Appeal = 124
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities to Foster
Respect for Human Rights = 126
Section 1. Overview = 126
Section 2. Major Achievements = 129
1. Institutionalizing and Shaping Conditions for Human Rights Education = 129
2. Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Education = 131
3. Expanding Education through Human Rights Education Centers = 133
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 134
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 136
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 137
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 141
Section 1. Overview = 141
Section 2. Major Achievements = 143
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 143
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Groups = 146
3. Hosting of International Conferences = 150
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 151
Section 1. Overview = 151
Section 2. Major Activities = 152
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries Filed = 152
2. Face-to-face Petitions Filed and Processed = 153
3. Petitions Processed = 154
4. Human Rights Education = 156
03 Appendices
1. Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 159
2. 2021 Business Roadmap = 165