bargaining applicable to the amended Criminal Code may result in forced false statements
and abuse of the right to prosecute; and the provision to acknowledge the admissibility of
evidence of video recordings and its use as evidence for impeachment applicable to the
amended Criminal Procedures Act expands the scope of admissibility of evidence of
hearsay evidence, and therefore it is not reasonable to add the provision. (March 31, 2011)
8) Opinion on Violation of the Right to Self-Determination of Private Information under the
Electronic Management System for In-home Welfare Services
The Commission expressed its opinion to the Chairman of National Health Insurance
Corporation that although using QR code-based location data to check service time is not
deemed violation of human rights, it is reasonable to come up with procedures to obtain
consent from caregivers on utilizing their private information and location information; it
should ensure that sufficient explanation has been provided and explicit consent has been
obtained in order to have recipients of in-home welfare services use RFID tag while clearly
informing the option of not consenting to the use; and it should take appropriate measures
including encrypting tag card numbers. (April 28, 2011)
9) Opinion on the Proposed Act on Surgical Treatment of Child Sex Offenders
The Commission expressed its opinion to the Chairman of the National Assembly that
adopting surgical castration applicable to the Proposed Act on Surgical Treatment of Child
Sex Offenders and the Proposed Partial Amendment to the Criminal Code not only exceeds
tolerable restriction of a person’s basic rights but also infringes a subject’s right to defend
against bodily harm and the right to self-determination. (May 13, 2011)
10) Opinion on Public Service Announcement Video Featuring Children Waiting for Adoption
The Commission expressed its opinion to the Minister of Health and Welfare and others
on a public service announcement video produced by the ‘Campaign to Find Homes for
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