or childbirth, family situation, race, skin color, ideology or political opinion, criminal record
history.
Third, we deal with sexual harassment committed in the workplace by employees of public
institutions, employers, or colleagues and are responsible for investigating and remedying cases
of sexual discrimination and for rectifying discrimination under the Act on the Prohibition of
Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, Remedy against Infringement of Their Rights,
Etc. (hereinafter referred to as the Disability Discrimination Prohibition Act) and the Act on the
Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment and Elderly Employment Promotion.
Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities
We offer human rights education and engage in promotional activities to raise public
awareness on human rights. We organize a variety of educational programs for different groups
from public officials to facility workers, media professionals, and the general public. We seek
to develop, distribute, and standardize educational programs pertaining to human rights in a
systematic manner.
We also develop and distribute promotional content such as webtoons, web dramas, videos
of the Commission's precedents, magazines and operate the Human Rights Experience Center.
Our promotional activities clearly stand apart from those of other institutions in that they are an
extension of the Commission's efforts to raise public awareness on human rights, rather than to
bring attention to the institution itself.
Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation
We cooperate with various human rights and civil society organizations and individuals
within Korea, while also engaging in exchanges and cooperation with relevant international
organizations and human rights institutions abroad.
In 2018, we declared our plan to closely cooperate with human rights and civil society
organizations and form the Human Rights Advocates' Coalition, as their rich experience
and information obtained on the ground are essential for the successful implementation of
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with effect of punishment extinguished, sexual orientation, academic background, and medical