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recommendations (for strict management of medical history to prevent disclosure, and
dissemination of revised guidelines) and the need to address human rights infringements of HIVpositive prisoners.
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B. Promoting information rights
■ Information Rights Forum
The Commission hosted the Information Rights Forum in response to rapid development of
AI, big data, and other new information processing technologies, as well as newly emerging
information rights-related agenda in an intelligence information society. In 2021, the forum
new technologies and the role of national human rights institutions, and human rights criteria
in the development and application of AI. The second forum (May 28) discussed legislation of
Personal Information Protection Act to guarantee the rights of information subjects and the general
principles to guarantee those same rights. The third forum (August 10), which was held virtually to
prevent the spread of COVID-19, discussed the United Nations Resolution on new and emerging
technologies and human rights, and the related tasks proposed in the Fourth Human Rights NAP.
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comprised 15 commissioners and was held four times. The first forum (March 29) discussed
The fourth forum (December 2) discussed the proposed information rights report and the proposed
Rights Forum as a venue to discuss new information rights issues and seek ways to play an active
role in protecting and promoting information rights.
C. Promoting North Korean Human Rights
■ International Symposium on North Korean Human Rights
As part of efforts to find ways to improve the human rights situation in North Korea, the
Commission hosted the International Symposium on North Korean Human Rights from
November 29 to 30 in Seoul. Session 1 on Day 1, which was held under the topic of “Tasks and
directions to improve the Fourth NAP in relation to North Korean human rights,” held discussions
on key policy tasks that need to be included in the 4th Human Rights NAP in order to promote
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2022 information rights business plan. In 2022, the Commission plans to continue the Information