Opinions on the first National Report of Korea on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1.2 Observations of Korea’s Initial Report ① The Republic of Korea has made continuous efforts to promote the human rights of persons with disabilities, such as the effectuation of the AntiDiscrimination against and Remedies for Persons with Disabilities Act (hereinafter referred to as “Anti-Discrimination for Persons with Disabilities Act”) in April 2008, even before the Convention came into force in Korea (Jan. 10, 2009). Under Article 3 Clause 1 of the Convention, the government of Korea submitted the National Report on the implementation of the Convention to the UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the “National Report”) in June 2011. ② The significance of the National Report lies in the fact that the preparation of the National Report serves as an opportunity for the government to check on the current status and implications of domestic laws, court rulings, policies and systems related to the human rights of persons with disabilities corresponding to respective articles and clauses of the Convention, thereby laying the foundation to establish and develop policies for persons with disabilities in compliance with the Convention. ③ In particular, a number of laws have been enacted and taken effect for the promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities after the Convention came into force in Korea, such as the Pension Act for Persons with Disabilities aimed at supporting the livelihood of persons with severe disabilities (effective date: July 1, 2010), the Act on Activity Assistance for Persons with Disabilities which sets forth activity support allowance to be granted to persons with disabilities who need assistance in daily life and social activities (Oct. 5, 2011), the Act on Welfare Support for Children with Disabilities aimed at providing inclusive welfare support to children with disabilities (Aug. 5, 2012), the Act on Supporting the Housing Impaired including Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly, which supports the NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 2