7 Articles 2, 26 3. Anti-Discrimination Legislation The NHRCK recommended the then Korean Prime Minister legislating against discrimination on July 25th, 2006. The Ministry of Justice presented a general and comprehensive anti-discrimination bill, which prescribes the principle of equality in the Constitution, to the 17th session of National Assembly in December 2007. However, some rose to oppose the bill as it included prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation. In consideration of the opposition, seven grounds of discrimination including sexual orientation were deleted before the bill was submitted to the Ministry of Government Legislation for deliberation. The bill, however, failed due to termination of the 17th National Assembly (para. 48, 376, 377). In November 2012, ten lawmakers from the Unified Progressive Party and the Democratic United Party proposed another anti-discrimination bill which is pending at the 19th session of the National Assembly and has not seen any progress in its deliberation since April 2013. In February 2013 some lawmakers from the opposition parties re-proposed an antidiscrimination bill, (also stipulating prohibition of discrimination on grounds at sexual orientation, sexual identifications) which revived the opposition from some religious groups, leading to the withdrawal of the bill in April 2013. Question What stance does the Government have on legislation against discrimination stipulating grounds of discrimination such as sexual orientation, and what efforts does the Government exert for anti-discrimination legislation?