National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
of the last resort required in introducing laws which restrict fundamental human
rights are not provided and that the preventive custody, in and of itself, is no different
from criminal punishment in practice, despite its inevitable purposes of protecting
society from violent criminals.
F. Opinion on the Guideline for the Promotion of Safety and Human
Rights in Child Care Facilities
Regarding the guideline for the promotion of safety and human rights in child
care facilities, due to the fact that the Ministry of Health and Welfare asked its opinion,
on December 11, 2014 the Commission expressed that it is desirable to integrate the
following items in a self-checklist on child rights violations by child care facilities:
conducting regular announcement or education about the Commission’s complaint box;
effectively ensuring the participation of children in the facility’s operational
committee; preventing cruel and degrading disciplinary methods; taking appropriate
measures for child abuse victims; taking appropriate measures for the mental health
of children, in particular children with disabilities; and complementing the
self-checklist to include going and doing outside activities, the usage of cell phones
and computers, and other daily life activities into items that should reflect the opinions
of children while adding more items such as the implementation of regular human
rights education for children for the staff of the facility and the implementation of
self-reliance support programs individually tailored for each child in the facility to
check.
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