NATIONAL
HUMAN
RIGHTS
COMMISSION
OFAnnual
KOREAReport 2022
National
Human
Rights
Commission
of Korea
Key Press Releases
No.
Distribution date
Title
1
Mar. 7
Statement from the Chairperson regarding the situation in Ukraine
2
Apr. 4
Statement from the Chairperson on welcoming the application of
health insurance coverage for Kymriah
3
May. 17
Development of "Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Development
and Utilization in relation to Human Rights"
4
Jul. 12
Recommendation for institutional improvement to ensure the right
to medical access and health rights of correctional facility residents
5
Jul. 25
Non-payment of COVID-19 allowance to indirectly employed
workers in similar or related occupations is discrimination
6
Aug. 4
Key recommendations for the 4th National Action Plan for the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
7
Aug. 18
Emergency relief recommendation to protect a sexual violence
victim in the Air Force
8
Sep. 26
Statement from the Chairperson regarding the movement to repeal
local human rights ordinances
9
Nov. 4
Requirement for visually impaired individuals to have a companion
when riding amusement park rides is discriminatory
10
Nov. 28
Statement from the Chairperson regarding the preliminary notice of
the revised 2022 curriculum
※ A total of 288 press releases distributed in 2022
Presentation of the 2022 Annual Human Rights Reporting Awards
- Six media articles awarded for their contribution to the voluntary production and
dissemination of materials for the protection and promotion of human rights
• Human Rights and Climate Crisis, Employment Situation of Refugees in Gyeonggi-do Province,
Series of reports on the long-term accommodation of individuals with developmental
disabilities at a treatment and protection facility, Special coverage on 22-year-old Kang Doyoung who was charged with the murder of his father while caring for him, Investigative
Report on ‘Gangneung Story’ (related to migrant workers), Daughter of a Stigmatized Prisoner
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