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Commission's Major Activities
implementing MIPAA in Korea and its limitations, and presented a specific development plan.
E. Analysis of the atmospheric environment management system and
ways to promote the right to a healthy environment
The Commission commissioned a study to analyze the current status of the nation’s
atmospheric environment management system, identify problems, and propose policy
alternatives to promote the right to a healthy environment in relation to fine dust. This is based
on a survey of damages caused by air pollution and the public perception from an environmental
human rights perspective.
The report of the study analyzes the concept of human rights and the environment, identifies
legal and institutional limitations based on an analysis of the causes of air pollution from a
human rights and environment perspective, analyzes issues pertaining to information disclosure
and public engagement, and presents policy recommendations.
It also looks into how the fine dust issue is managed in the United States, the EU, Japan, and
China, and draws some lessons learned,
2. Human rights promotion programs
A. Building a foundation for the promotion of human rights
● Survey results and debates on the enlistment system
On 15 February, the Commission announced the results of a survey on the enlistment system
at the National Assembly. The survey was commissioned in 2016 to find ways to reform the
current system.
The session included a presentation of the survey results by the Korea Research Institute
for Military Affairs, the entity that conducted the survey, presentations by families of military
victims on “psychological treatments due to maladjustment and stories of families of suicide
victims,” and discussions.
The survey results shed light on the problems of enlisting men who are unfit for military