message to Korean society that hatred and racism towards foreigners are serious criminal acts that shall not be tolerated. Issue 5. Enactment of a Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act 25. The South Korean NGOs’ Coalition for Enactment of Anti-Discrimination Law, active since 2010, was re-launched in March 2017 as the number of civic groups under the alliance has sharply increased from 25 to 105 organizations, indicating that demands for the enactment of anti-discrimination act is high, however, there are also strong objections to the idea as it might promote homosexuality and bring about social chaos. 26. The enactment of Anti-Discrimination Act is necessary in improving the quality of the lives of disadvantaged and minority groups who are experiencing discrimination, actively addressing unreasonable practices and policies, and realizing the principle of equality, which is the core principle of the Constitution. In particular, the idea of enacting a comprehensive AntiDiscrimination Act that includes discrimination in all its forms was suggested as discrimination is getting diversified and intensified in modern society. 27. In this regard, a comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act should be enacted as soon as and the government should come up with a roadmap that would encourage the participation from the society members. V. Equality before the Law in the Enjoyment of the Rights and Prohibition of Discrimination Issue 6. The Right to Receive Equal Treatment before the Law 28. Article 2 of the Constitution of the Republic Korea uses the term “nationality” and “citizen”. The Constitutional Court of Korea stipulates that a "foreigner" has a status similar to that of a "national," and therefore a foreigner is entitled to the basic rights in principle. On the other hand, there are those who deny the basic rights in principle of foreigners, claiming that in accordance with the Constitution, a foreigner is not entitled to the basic rights in principle. 5 5 Decision by the Constitutional Court of Korea, September 29, 2001. Case NO. 2007Hun-Ma1083 7