National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021
Through Standards for Handling Discrimination Cases, the Commission ensured a more
systematic and consistent approach to investigation of discrimination cases. To inform its decisions
and determination on key issues, it secured reference materials by translating a case study on
overseas laws related to discrimination of gender minorities, a commissioned study on the
legitimate provision of convenience to disabled persons, and key discrimination-related precedents
of the European Court of Human Rights.4)
2) Encouraging a lifelong process of human rights learning,
and promoting a conducive environment for the enjoyment of human rights
Institutionalizing specialized human rights education
Amid the spread of the COVID-19 situation, the Commission continued to offer human rights
education in the public sector, schools, and civil society, and was engaged in stirring public
debates on key human rights issues, including the enactment of an equality law by including antidiscrimination and hate speech prevention in school curricula.
The Commission completed the basic design for the Human Rights Training Institute in Yonginsi, Gyeonggi-do Province. The facility will guarantee people’s right to human rights training
and offer training for public organizations, schools, and the society in a more systematic and
professional manner.
In view of institutionalizing professional human rights training and education, it organized
meetings of the Specialized Human Rights Education Committee, Human Rights Educational
Forum, Local Government Human Rights Education Council, Military Human Rights Education
Council, School Human Rights Education Council, and University Human Rights Center Council.
The Commission worked to increase the human rights competence of the police by
recommending improved arrangements for human rights education. It conducted a survey of
human rights education in the National Assembly, a survey of human rights education for public
officials in local governments, a survey of human rights education for schoolteachers, and a survey
4) Beizaras
and Levickas v. Lithuania, no. 41288/15, 14 January 2020, J.D. and A v. the United Kingdom, nos. 32949/17
and 34614/17, 24 October 2019, and six other precedents
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