Opinions on the first National Report of
Korea on the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
voting shall install a polling booth within the facility.
② In relation to that, the violation of voting rights of persons with disabilities
residing in such facilities by coerced or proxy voting by the head or employees
of the facilities has continuously been criticized. During the parliamentary audit
in 2012, suspicions were raised against proxy voting at facilities for persons
with disabilities. No concrete measures have been established to prevent the
violation of voting rights of persons with disabilities residing in facilities.
2) Recommendation
It is important for the government to come up with detailed measures for
management and supervision so that the rights of persons with disabilities
residing in facilities are not violated through coerced or proxy voting by facility
staff.
17. Article 31. Statistics and Data Collection
17.1 Statistics on human rights of persons with disabilities.
1) Current status and problems
① The National Report mentions various statistics as basic evidence to indicate
progress on the implementation of government’s disability policies. However,
more specific statistical data are required in order to confirm issues under
controversies.
② For instance, Clause 68 of the National Report does not suggest statistics
broken down by type of disabilities in relation to persons with disabilities who
are detained in custody or under arrest. Also no statistics are presented in
Clause 98 on broadcasting programs put on air by local broadcasters, cable
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