Key NHRCK Activities
The Special Task Force for Human Rights in Sports launched in 2019 continued its second
year of operation in 2020, facilitating individual remedies on petitions filed and promoting
human rights in sports through ex officio investigations. It also planned for in-depth on-site
inspections and monitoring of sporting events, and engaged in promotional activities on human
rights in sports.
The tragic death of athlete Choi Sook-hyun in June revealed enduring violence and sexual
violence in sports, and blind spots of protection by the state and sports associations, again raising
the alarm that structural reform is urgently needed. It was shown that human rights issues in sports
require a fundamental approach for the entire sports community, rather than a topical solution, and
that it is an area where continuous efforts are needed to change perceptions both in and outside of
sports. Ultimately, not only the state but also all stakeholders must have a higher level of human
solutions are seriously and continuously put to practice on the ground.
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rights awareness, and they should understand that this problem can be resolved when various
Key NHRCK
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