Key Activities
pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 25 of the NHRCK Act, even for petitions that were rejected or
dismissed in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 32 or paragraph 1 or Article 39 of the same
Act. This number was 49 in 2019, which represents an increase of 30 from the previous year.
Looking at some key recommendations made in 2019 in relation to human rights infringements,
with respect to the police, the Commission made recommendations regarding seizure of smart
phones in violation of the procedures for search and confiscation, search and seizure conducted in
the presence of an ordinary person, suppression and dispersion of a rally without consideration of
terrain features, excessive use of Taser guns, unjustified arrest without a warrant, and unjustified
use of handcuffs during interrogation in an interview room where attorney was present.
As to the prosecution, the Commission made recommendations regarding the practice of using
handcuffs and other tools during interrogation, a victim made to re-enact the scene of sexual
violence, leakage of personal information of a person convicted to a fine, and the practice of
sending decision notices to suspects’ home contrary to their expressed wish.
For the courts, the Commission made recommendations with respect to a court’s issuing copies
of trial documents without protecting the anonymity of sexual assault victims. In this regard, it
recommended the Minister of Court Administration to modify the relevant rules and regulations so
that the personal information of sexual violence victims can be included in the list of information
to be made anonymous.
As to migrant rights, the relevant ministries establish and execute annual implementation plans
in relation to the 3rd Basic Alien Policy Plan and the Multi-cultural Family Policy Plan (2018-2022).
However, amid a surge in the number of foreigners staying in Korea and the various forms of
residence adopted by migrants, new migrant policy tasks have failed to find a place in government
policies, and such limitations prompted the Commission to identify new policy tasks to protect the
migrant population.
The Commission’s 2nd Guidelines on the Human Rights of Migrants was established in close
consultation with relevant ministries, migrant associations, and experts to present more effective
policy recommendations on migrant rights in general. The guidelines present directions for future
government migrant policies. Also, with a view to promoting migrant rights and counter racial
discrimination, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
and other international organizations have reached out to the Commission for collaboration, and
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