In this regard, systems that support the decision-making of the persons with
developmental disabilities include the adult guardianship, the public guardianship support
program and the property management support services; however, lack of detailed
guidelines, information provision and personnel are also pointed out as problems. In 2022,
the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recommended the Korean
government to replace the alternative decision-making system, including guardianship and
wardship programs, with a decision-making support system to ensure the autonomy and
individualized support of persons with disabilities.
There were several reports of cases in which guardians killing the persons with
developmental disabilities as related to the burden on their families. In Mar. 2022, a woman
in her 50s murdered her daughter with a developmental disability and she attempted suicide.
On the same day, in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, a woman in her 40s murdered her son with a
developmental disability. In May, a woman in her 60s in Incheon killed her daughter with a
developmental disability and then tried, unsuccessfully, to commit suicide. In the same
month, a woman in her 40s committed suicide in Seoul by throwing herself, while holding
her son with a developmental disability. Other similar incidents have been continuously
reported for several years, and there, probably, are many unknown cases, as well.
Against this background, the NHRCK pointed out the realities in the recommendation of
the 4th National Human Rights Plans of Action (NAP) in Jul. 2022, that most of the families,
including parents, bear the burden of supporting the people with developmental disabilities,
and requested that the current service support system be improved. On Nov. 29, 2022, the
Ministry of Health and Welfare also announced the ‘Measures to Strengthen the Life-long
Care for the People with Developmental Disabilities.’ The key contents are the
establishment of a 24-hour support system for the most severe developmental disabilities
and the strengthening of care services that guarantee daytime activities in consideration of
the individual characteristics of the persons with developmental disabilities.
On Dec. 28, 2022, a ‘resolution for the preparation of measures for the developmental
disabilities’ was passed at the main meeting at the National Assembly. The resolution is
intended to demand fundamental support measures for the people with developmental
disabilities from the government, and it includes the implementation of the ‘Measures to
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