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The Report on Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Korea(2021)
담당부서 : 인권정책과 등록일 : 2022-11-08 조회 : 2658

Part 1

Status of Korea’s Human Rights in 2021 1

. Introduction 3

. Korea’s Human Rights Status 2021: Focusing on People’s Awareness 5

 

Part 2

Main Human Rights Status and Assessment 2021 10

. Guaranteeing the Fundamental Human Freedoms 13

1. Right to Life and Personal Liberty 13

A. Human Rights Status 2021 13

B. Main Topics 15

1) Discussion on the Abolition of the Death Penalty 15

2) Problems with the Use of Protective Gear at

Immigration Detention Center and Long-Term

Detention 20

3) Police’s Insufficient Crime Prevention and Victim Protection 24

4) Court Ruling on Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’

and Controversy over Distorting History 28

5) Controversy of School Violence in Sports and

‘Violent Control’ 32

2. Freedom of Expression 36

A. Human Rights Status 2021 36

B. Main Topics 38

1) Discussion of the Abolition of Article 7 of

the National Security Act 38

2) Fake News and Controversy on the Proposed

Amendment to the Act on Press Arbitration and

Remedies for Damage Caused by Press Reports 42

3) Controversy on the Decriminalization of Contempt 46

3. Privacy and the Right to the Self-Determination of Personal Information 50

A. Human Rights Status 2021 50

B. Main Topics 52

1) Controversy over Providing Communications Data by the Investigation Agencies Under

the Telecommunications Business Act 52

2) Human Rights Violations Controversy on

the Facial Recognition of CCTV in Public Locations 56

3) Controversy Over Using the Right to Data Portability 60

 

. Respecting the Dignity and Value of Diverse Members of Society 63

1. Efforts in Responding to Hatred and Discrimination 63

A. Human Rights Status 2021 63

B. Efforts to Resolve Discrimination Against LGBTQ 65

C. Main Topics 68

1) Efforts to Enact the Comprehensive

Anti-Discrimination Act 68

2) Hate Speech Towards LGBTQ 72

3) Opposition and Hatred of Islam Mosques and

Residential Facilities for the Disabled People 76

2. Persons with Disabilities 81

A. Human Rights Status 2021 81

B. Main Topics 82

1) Repeated Cases of the Abuse of Persons with

Disabilities within Facilities 82

2) Process of Implementing the Deinstitutionalization of

Persons with Disabilities 86

3) Discussion on Expanding the Abolition of Medical Benefits

for the Obligatory Providers and de Facto Abolition of the Disabilities Grading System 89

4) Right to Mobility and Right to the Digital Access of Persons with Disabilities 93

5) Human Rights Violations and Discrimination in

the Case of the Labor Exploitation of Persons with Developmental Disabilities 96

3. Migrants and Refugees 99

A. Human Rights Status 2021 99

B. Main Topics 101

1) Entry of Afghan Refugees and Limitations

on the Supporting Process 101

2) Issues with the Employment Permit System and

Restricting the Migrant Workers from the

Changing Workplace 105

3) Unstable Status of the Undocumented Migrant

Children and Granting of the Sojourn Status 109

4. Women 113

A. Human Rights Status 2021 113

B. Main Topics 114

1) Stigma of Being a Feminist and the Decline

in Women’s Rights 114

2) Implementation of the Act on the Punishment

of Stalking Crimes 117

3) Workplace Sexual Harassment and

Sexist Hiring Practices 121

5. Children and Adolescents 124

A. Human Rights Status 2021 124

B. Main Topics 126

1) Child Abuse Cases and the Immediate Separation

System 126

2) Death of a Student During Practical Training and the Practical Training System 130

3) Law Breaching Minors and the Juvenile Justice System 134

4) Decision to Not Recognize the Admissibility of

Evidence for the Recorded Statements Made by

a Sexual Violence Victim Under the Age of 19 137

6. Elderly 140

A. Human Rights Status 2021 140

B. Main Topics 141

1) Elderly Poverty and Elderly Employment Programs 141

2) Public Nature of Caring for the Elderly 145

3) Sharp Increase of Elderly Abuse 148

7. Soldiers 152

A. Human Rights Status 2021 152

B. Main Topics 153

1) Death of Soldiers Who Were Victims of

Sexual Crimes 153

2) Dismissal and the Death of a Transgender Soldier 157

3) Providing Inadequate Meals at Army Training

Centers and Excessive Restrictions on Daily Lives 161

4) Amendment of the Military Court Act and

Modification of the Jurisdiction 165

5) Establishing the Military Human Rights Protector 169

 

. A World That Protects Labor 173

1. Changes and Limitations of Labor Laws 173

A. Human Rights Status 2021 173

B. Main Topics 175

1) Enactment and Limitations of Serious Accidents Punishment Act 175

2) Ratification of the ILO’s Core Conventions and

Limitations on Amending the Labor Laws 180

3) Platform Workers and Legal Blind Spots 183

4) Outsourcing the Risks and Repeated Industrial

Accidents of Contract Workers 187

2. Human Rights Violations Within Workplaces 191

A. Human Rights Status 2021 191

B. Main Topics 192

1) Ignoring Safety at Workplaces 192

2) Long Working Hours and the Problems of Death

Caused by Overwork 195

3) Workplace Harassment 199

4) Problem of the Electronic Surveillance of Workplaces 203

. Establishing a Foundation for a Better Society

in the Future 207

1. Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights 207

A. Human Rights Status 2021 207

B. Main Topics 209

1) Actualization of Discrimination and Hatred by

Artificial Intelligence, Such as the Chatbot ‘Lee

Luda Incident’ 209

2) Controversy on the Fairness and Transparency of

Using AI for Interviews 213

3) Artificial Intelligence Related Laws, Regulations

and Guidelines 216

2. Corporations and Human Rights 219

A. Human Rights Status 2021 219

B. Main Topics 220

1) Expanding the Introduction of ESG and Limitations 220

2) Human Rights Violations of Korean Companies

Overseas 223

3. Local Governments and Human Rights Organizations 227

4. Human Rights Education 230

 

. COVID-19 and Human Rights 235

1. Human Rights Status 2021 235

2. Main Topics 237

A. K-Quarantine and Personal Information Protection 237

B. Controversy Over Discrimination and Coercion in

PCR Tests and Vaccination 241

C. Overload of the Public Medical System and

Medical Vacuum 245

D. Restricting the Assemblies on the Grounds of

Disease Control 249

E. Isolation of Vulnerable Classes Under COVID-19 253

F. Human Rights of COVID-19 Decedents and

Their Families 258

G. Damages to Small Business Owners From the Measures Restricting Business Operations 262

H. Issues of Overcrowding and Crisis Responses from

the Mass Infections at Detention Facilities 266

I. Cohort Isolation of Social Welfare Facilities and

Mental Health Institutions 271

J. Restricting the Rights Within Social Welfare Facilities

and Mental Health Institutions for Disease Control

Reasons 276

 

Ⅵpacing: 0pt; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(30, 45, 91);">. Human Rights in North Korea 280

1. The Concept of Human Rights in North Korea

and the Approaches 280

2. Main Topics 282

A. COVID-19 and the Human Rights Status of North Korean Residents 282

B. Regulating the Distribution of Propaganda Leaflets to

North Korea and the Collision of Perspectives 285

C. North Korean Human Rights Act and Laws and Systems Related to North Korean Human Rights 289

D. Status and limitations of the North Korean Defectors Support Programs 292

 

Part 3


Looking Back to the Principles of Human Rights

in 2021 296

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