human rights-related content in collaboration with service contractors in charge of online
promotions. In particular, the Commission created detailed standards applicable to
reporting sexual crime and hosted the Human Rights Report Contest based on the human
rights report standards established in 2011. Consequently, the press has paid more
attention to reports on human rights, and the standard to be used in such reports was
established, both of which are great achievements.
It has been ten years since the NHRCK started to produce films talking about human
rights. The film “Juvenile Offender” in particular was praised for demonstrating the
seriousness of the problem of youth offenders who fall outside the social safety net, and
for demonstrating both cinematic quality and artistic value.
D. Domestic and International Exchange and Cooperation
The NHRCK, according to Article 19 Subparagraph 8 and Article 9 of the National
Human Rights Commission Act, strives to protect and improve human rights through
exchange and cooperation with domestic and foreign human rights bodies, people
involved in protecting human rights and international and foreign organizations in charge
of human rights.
First, the Commission, in an attempt to learn about the locations where there is a need
for the protection of human rights, continuously facilitated cooperative projects with
Korean human rights organizations, and conducted onsite visits to listen to the voices of
the people involved and to incorporate their voices into its work.
Despite limited conditions, the Commission provided financial support in the amount
of KRW 115 million for 15 projects, five of which were chosen as excellent projects.
Making these contributions allowed them to help facilitating human rights-related projects
in the private sector and spreading a human rights-friendly culture.
Also, the NHRCK played its role as a human rights watchdog, which is a request
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