2022 National Human Rights Commission of Korea
The Report on Human Rights Situation
in the Republic of Korea
2) Safe Abortion and Reproductive Rights for Women
41
3) Implementation and Abolition of COVID-19
Related Quarantine Pass Policies
45
3. Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration
A. Human Rights Status 2022
51
B. Main Topics
1) Controversy Related to Reports on the Satirical Works of
the Bucheon International Comics Festival and Overseas Travel
53
2) Unconstitutionality of Article 103(3) of the Public
Official Election Act and Freedom of Expression of Voters
57
3) No Assembly Zone and the Current Status of the Amendment to
the “Assembly and Demonstration Act”
62
II. Respecting the Dignity and Value of Diverse Members of Society
1. Persons with Disabilities
A. Human Rights Status 2022
68
B. Main Topics
1) Protests to Secure Budget for the Rights of the Persons
with Disabilities and Deinstitutionalization
70
2) Issues with the System that Protects the Rights of
the People with Developmental Disabilities
74
3) Providing Voting Assistance for the Persons with
Developmental Disabilities and Suffrage
4) Status and Challenges of Abuse of the Persons with Disabilities
79
83