Crimes of Domestic Violence’ defines ‘the Crime not prosecuted against Objection of the Victim’ and
this shifts all the responsibility of decision making on punishment or non-punishment of assailants
onto the victims under the name of respecting the victims’ wishes.
Questions
31.
Please provide evidentiary materials and the rationality of the system how maintaining the
object clause in the ‘Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Crimes of Domestic
Violence’ and the introduction and enforcement of the ‘Suspension of Indictment on Condition of
Counseling’ system contributes to the decrease, prevention and eradication of crimes of domestic
violence.
32.
Please provide policy alternatives by the Government on domestic violence and measures to
address its root causes and to improve the current situation.
Issue 6: Sexual harassment in the workplace and military
Current situation
33.
According to the NHRCK, 38 cases received de facto remedy out of total 173 complaint
cases on sexual harassment.
<Table 6> Outcomes of sexual harassment cases received and investigated
by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in 2016
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