2005 defines sexual harassment as one of the discriminatory acts violating equal rights.
Sexual harassment refers to a sexually-suggestive comment or act made by employees of
public institutions, employers or workers that causes sexually-related humiliation or
degradation in business, employment or other relations in or outside the workplace by
using his or her position or in relation to business or sexual conduct that results in
disadvantage in employment by reasons of refusal to respond to sexually suggestive
language, act or demand.
The Commission proactively responded to discrimination-related pending issues and
problems, actively engaging it in campaigns to improve and promote awareness to prevent
sexual harassment, submitting its opinions to the Constitutional Court on the
constitutionality of Article 92 of the Military Penal Code and on a constitutional petition
case on the restriction of age when applying for police and fire public officers.
Furthermore, the Commission formed social consensus on the conditions of teenage
single mothers' infringement of their right to education and the need for ensuring their right
to education. Concerning discrimination against persons with disabilities, it conducted
status surveys on the phased implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act among
relevant organizations mainly focusing on cultural, arts and sports activities, status surveys
on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in
the country, status surveys on adaption to local communities by persons with mental
disabilities, while performing a suo moto investigation into human rights violations by
violence against residents at residential facilities for persons with disabilities.
In addition, the Commission actively promoted campaigns to improve the public
awareness of discrimination. It made concerted efforts to carry out preventive measures to
rectify discrimination by publishing and distributing some 10 booklets and promotional
materials, including a booklet on the prevention of discrimination in employment, a leaflet
promoting the Age Discrimination Act, posters, brochures and stickers aimed at preventing
sexual harassment, a booklet on human rights conditions of female entertainers, a book
introducing major cases of sexual harassment cases, and a booklet promoting the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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