National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 Through Standards for Handling Discrimination Cases, the Commission ensured a more systematic and consistent approach to investigation of discrimination cases. To inform its decisions and determination on key issues, it secured reference materials by translating a case study on overseas laws related to discrimination of gender minorities, a commissioned study on the legitimate provision of convenience to disabled persons, and key discrimination-related precedents of the European Court of Human Rights.4) 2) Encouraging a lifelong process of human rights learning, and promoting a conducive environment for the enjoyment of human rights Institutionalizing specialized human rights education Amid the spread of the COVID-19 situation, the Commission continued to offer human rights education in the public sector, schools, and civil society, and was engaged in stirring public debates on key human rights issues, including the enactment of an equality law by including antidiscrimination and hate speech prevention in school curricula. The Commission completed the basic design for the Human Rights Training Institute in Yonginsi, Gyeonggi-do Province. The facility will guarantee people’s right to human rights training and offer training for public organizations, schools, and the society in a more systematic and professional manner. In view of institutionalizing professional human rights training and education, it organized meetings of the Specialized Human Rights Education Committee, Human Rights Educational Forum, Local Government Human Rights Education Council, Military Human Rights Education Council, School Human Rights Education Council, and University Human Rights Center Council. The Commission worked to increase the human rights competence of the police by recommending improved arrangements for human rights education. It conducted a survey of human rights education in the National Assembly, a survey of human rights education for public officials in local governments, a survey of human rights education for schoolteachers, and a survey 4) Beizaras and Levickas v. Lithuania, no. 41288/15, 14 January 2020, J.D. and A v. the United Kingdom, nos. 32949/17 ‌ and 34614/17, 24 October 2019, and six other precedents 24

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