The military human rights officer system and the amended Military Court Law, newly
implemented this year, are great progress in the area of military human rights. However,
since the two are still in their infancy, it is necessary to monitor the future trends so that they
can be implemented in accordance with the purpose of the legislation. It is necessary to make
efforts to eradicate human rights violations in the military and to establish a human
rights-friendly military culture by appropriately utilizing the various authorities granted to
military human rights officers, and at the same time, legislative responses are needed to
protect the independence of the military courts and the victims’ right to fair trials.
Meanwhile, the role of the Ministry of National Defense and the military authorities in
protecting the human rights of the soldiers is also emphasized. Cooperation and
forward-looking decisions between the Ministry of National Defense and the military
authorities are essential for independent external organizations, such as the military human
rights officer, to properly carry out the activities to protect the human rights of the soldiers.
In addition, it is also important to establish long-term plans and to improve discriminatory
laws and facilities to protect various minorities in the military. It is clear that the diversity of
soldiers constituting the military and the demand to reveal the identities that has not been
visualized will increase in the future, so it is necessary to continuously pay attention to the
development of systematic and practical policies to respond to this.
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