2) Questions 20. What measures does the Government envision to promote human rights education, including incorporation of human rights in the school curriculum? Ⅱ. Definition of the Child (Article 1) 1. Age of children with criminal responsibility 1) Current situation 21. The Government, despite the expressed disagreement from NHRCK, amended the Juvenile Act in 2007 to lower the age of children with criminal responsibility from the existing '12 or above and under 14' to '10 or above and under 14'. 22. NHRCK determines that the statistical data presented by the Government to support its argument that a growing number of serious crimes are committed by younger children are hardly justifiable for the revision of the age of children with criminal responsibility and that the revision is not only in violation of CRC and but also goes against the international tendency of raising the ages of responsible children. In this light, NHRCK recommended the Minister of Justice in 2006 not to revise downward the age of children with criminal responsibility. 2) Questions 23. What are the justifiable reasons for having lowered the age of children with criminal responsibility from the existing '12 or above' to '10 or above'? Does the Government have any plan to amend the Juvenile Act to raise the age of children with criminal responsibility? Ⅲ. General Principles (Articles 2, 3, 6 and 12) 1. Prohibition of discrimination Discrimination against immigrant children 1) Current situation 24. According to the database of the Ministry of Justice, there are 19,659 foreigners in Korea who - 6 -