Key NHRCK Activities
Section 6. Activities to Promote Human Rights and
Improve Conditions in Sports
A. Overview
1) Background
In January 2019, the seriousness of violence and sexual violence in sports was revealed
through an incident in ice sport, stirring a public debate for more fundamental and comprehensive
solutions, and not perfunctory changes or temporary remedies. In February 2019, the Commission
and Tourism, Ministry of Gender Equality & Family, and other key related ministries.
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launched a special task force comprising the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Sports,
Between 2019 and 2020, the special task force surveyed all students at every level of school
to understand human rights conditions in sports, made policy recommendations based on the
findings, and helped victims find remedies through petitions or ex officio investigations.
In its policy recommendations to the President, the relevant ministries within the central
government, and sports associations at various levels, the Commission raised the need for
fundamental changes instead of piecemeal solutions. To ensure that it develops enough organic
competence in dealing with this issue, the Commission extended the mission of the task force to
February 2022.
2) Purpose
The purpose is to enable more accurate surveys and diagnosis of violence and sexual violence
in sports, find fundamental and comprehensive solutions to the problem, ensure effective
implementation of proposed solutions, and take appropriate remedial actions based on quick
investigations of reports received.
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and certain sports associations, had a survey into key areas, monitored sports competitions