Key Activities
B. Petitions by Reason
Looking at the discrimination-related petitions by reason, 14,662 petitions (46.7%) were
related to disabilities, accounting for nearly half of all petitions filed. This was followed by sexual
harassment at 3,050 (9.7%), social status at 2,686 (8.6%), age at 1,820 (5.8%), and gender,
pregnancy, and childbirth at 1,536 (4.9%).
In 2019, the number of petitions related to discrimination based on disabilities remained the
largest at 1,094 (41.9%). There was a larger proportion of petitions related to social status at 364
(13.9%), and gender, pregnancy, and childbirth at 255 (9.8%). Compared to the previous year,
the number of petitions related to sexual harassment was higher at 302 (11.6%). The number of
petitions filed for a reason not specified in the NHRCK Act stood at 299 (11.4%), showing that
petitions are driven by a variety of reasons.
[Table 2-2-5] Discrimination Petitions Submitted in the Last Five Years by Reason
(Unit : cases)
Others
Academic background
Medical history
Sexual orientation
Criminal record
Religion
Ideology
Race
Skin color
Ethnicity
Place of origin
Country of origin
Social status
Age
Disability
Appearance
2018
7
Sexual harrassment
2,613 225
Family situation
2019
Pregnancy and childbirth
Marital status
Gender
Total
Year
Cumula31,379 1,199 148
tive sum
337 244 3,050 376 14,662 1,820 2,686 179 466 18 120 18 222 64 244 376 485 667 3,998
30 22 302 17 1,094 101 364
8 36
-
2
1 13
4 17 20 33 18 299
2,197 100 10
41 22 259 18 1,132 106 183 16 29
1
6
1 22
8 12 11 28 19 173
2017
3,159 136 19
40 31 297 34 1,428 109 234 20 25
2
5
- 25
9 16 261 33 45 390
2016
2,429
96 16
-
8
1 15
7 10
2015
2,188
65
8 19 205 20 1,511 101
6 1,147 98 117
8
23
-
89
8 28
23
2 10 21 12 10
5 32 23 227
4 10 11 17 23 203 378
* The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2019.
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