Part 1 Korea’s Human Rights Status in 2021
Thoughts and opinions on human rights and experience related to human rights
show great differences based on the demographical background or socio-economic
backgrounds. According to the Korean National Human Rights Survey by the
NHRCK (Dec. 2021), younger generations tend to have more interest and knowledge
on human rights. Furthermore, the younger generations tend to think that their
human rights are being respected more. Men in their 20s and 30s had the highest
percentage of people who answered that their human rights are being respected
(84.8%), and men over the age of 60 had the lowest percentage of people who
answered that their human rights are being respected (79.2%).
On the other hand, when asked “who is most vulnerable to human rights
violations and discrimination,” people responded economically disadvantaged
(35.6%), people with disabilities (32.9%) and migrants (22.3%). This is different
from 2020, where the responses were people with disabilities (39.4%), economically
disadvantaged (34.7%) and women (20.0%).
Diagram 1-1
Group Vulnerable to Human Rights Violations and Discrimination
(Unit: %)
Note: 1) Showing the percentage of responses to the question ‘who is most vulnerable to human rights violations
and discrimination.’ Added 1st and 2nd ranks.
2) People over the age of 19.
Source: NHRCK, 「Korean National Human Rights Survey」, 2021.
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