National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
repatriation of mothers or disorganization of families because of
run-away mothers.
As such, the Commission issued its opinion on July 25,2013. First,
the Commission asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to exert
diplomatic
efforts
to
persuade
the
Chinese
government
to
stop
repatriating North Korean defector women. Second, the Commission
asked the Minister of National Unification to grasp the situation of the
children born in China by North Korean defector mothers, and to come
up with measure to provide them with substantial support.
(3) Opinion on the revision of the Act on Compensation and Assistance to Persons
Kidnapped to North Korea after Conclusion of the Military Armistice Agreement
The Commission expressed its opinion to the Speak of the National
Assembly on August 22, 2014. With regard to the revision draft of the
Act on Compensation and Assistance to Persons Kidnapped to North
Korea after Conclusion of the Military Armistice Agreement, the
Commission said that the protection and promotion of human rights of
the kidnapped and their families are the responsibility of the nation.
The Speaker was, therefore, asked to promptly pass the revision bill to
provide those victims with the extension of period for the application for
consolation allowances by securing legal basis for such subsidies.
(4) Chairperson's statement on the establishment of the UNCOI
As for the resolution of the 22nd Meeting of the UN Human Rights
Council to establish a commission of inquiry as defined by the
resolution, the Commission expressed its opinion, on March 28, 2013,
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