National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 the need for institutional improvements. It also produced and distributed ‘text content,’ which is a written article of the interviews featured in the documentary. Thanks to the Commission’s continuous interest in this matter, in August 2021, the government expanded the eligibility of sojourn for undocumented migrant children who have lived in Korea for a long time. In January 2022, it announced updated measures to which the Commission expressed its welcome. ■ Discussions on improving health insurance system for migrants Based on a study conducted in 2020 on migrants’ right to health and ways to improve the healthcare security system for this population, the Commission had meetings on December 8 to discuss how the health insurance system can be improved for migrants. Active discussions were held among the participants, which included those involved in the study, representatives from the People’s Health Institute, Institute for Health and Social Affairs, National Health Insurance Service, the Ministry of Justice, and several migrants who shared their experiences. It was found that a higher percentage of migrants have health insurance, but the financial burden has significantly increased due to the regional health insurance becoming mandatory. Other challenges include increased insurance premium due to migrants not allowed to merge households, and sanctions against defaults being tied to sojourn status. The Commission discussed the limitations of the current health insurance system and ways to improve it based on the survey results and the presentation by the speakers. The results will be used to further discuss institutional improvements in the future. ■ HIV Seminar to protect the rights of HIV-infected prisoners Further to request from the Daegu Chapter of the Association for AIDS Prevention and other human rights groups, the Commission on October 19 held a seminar with personnel of the Correctional Service of the Ministry of Justice and experts from associated human rights groups to discuss about the human rights conditions of HIV-positive prisoners, protective measures taken by the Correctional Service, and ways to improve the rights of HIV-positive prisoners. Participants talked about the measures taken to follow up on the Commission’s 2019 72

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