by NHRCK, 78.8% of the respondents experienced violence and 63.8% suffered sexual abuse,
including sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and rape (27.9% were a victim of sexual assault by
force or rape, not sexual harassment in verbal or visual terms). In this regard, NHRCK
recommended in 2007 that the Government should come up with the measures to protect and
promote the human rights of student athletes, including harsh sanctions against the violence to
student athletes. Furthermore, NHRCK recommended in 2010 that the Government should create the
guidelines for protection and promotion of human rights in the field of sports.
2) Questions
41. What measures does the Government plan to undertake to address the problem of violence
against student athletes?
4. Children with no nationality
1) Current situation
42. Concerning the nationality of a child, the Republic of Korea acknowledges both paternal and
maternal lineage and the principle of personal jurisdiction. Accordingly, the children of illegal
migrant workers become stateless and may be denied all kinds of social benefits. The children who
were adopted overseas and then were given up by the adopters also might become stateless. Indeed,
in recent years, some reports have been made to the children protection agencies on the abuse
against the children with no nationality.
2) Questions
43. Does the Government have accurate information on the status of stateless children? And, what
measures does the Government plan to undertake to prevent children from becoming stateless?
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