Key NHRCK Activities
The study presented an analysis of the concluding observations of the United Nations Human
Rights Convention to which North Korea is a party and follow-up measures, an analysis of
relevant laws, review of UN documents and best practices of UPR and SDGs, interviews with
experts on North Korean policy or human rights policy in Korea, and new strategies of approach
and recommendations. The Commission plans to use the findings for future recommendations.
C. Study on the Right to Health of Migrants and Ways to Improve
the Health Insurance System
Based on the principle that the right to health is basic human right, the Commission examined
discriminations in medical security against migrants to shape public consensus. It also closely analyzed
as reference, searched for ways to improve the medical security programs for migrants.
system ‒ making distinction of the national health insurance, medical care system, medical
expenses support for emergency situations, and the medical assistance program for medically
vulnerable groups ‒ to understand the degree with which it applies to migrants and inherently
discriminatory factors. The review also covered private sector medical assistance for migrants
with irregular sojourn status. Second, using statistics of the National Health Insurance Service, it
analyzed the rate of medical coverage, number of subscribers to the national health insurance by
region, and status of premium arrears. Third, it reviewed the migrant sojourn management system
and looked at migrants’ sojourn status to develop rationale for why policy changes are needed to
accommodate their settlement outcomes.
In the study on migrants' right to health and their medical security conditions, the Commission
analyzed 1,060 valid survey responses to understand migrants' health status, use of medical
service, and medical security status. It also had in-depth interviews and case studies of relevant
personnel, relevant organizations, activists in support organizations, and migrants. The initiative
was designed to understand how the existing medical security system affects migrants in
vulnerable situations, and how laws, institutions, and policies are realized and play out.
Using the findings, the Commission will discuss and consult with experts ways to promote
migrants' right to health and their medical security coverage.
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In the study on laws, institutions, and policies, the Commission first looked at the health security
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institutional and structural limitations that threaten migrants’ right to health, and taking overseas cases