NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – July 2022 prejudice against them than 10 years ago, and they stated that resolving discrimination against persons with mental disabilities is the foremost national policy task for persons with mental disabilities. □ Recommendations ㅇ The government should enhance the implementation rate of disability- awareness raising education and revise content and methods of education on disability awareness-raising in the workplace in the Disability Employmet Act to enable systematic education of the content and purpose of the Convention. ㅇ The National Assembly should devise measures to prevent the recurrence of hate speech and degrading remarks against persons with disabilities by stipulating matters concerning the prevention of and response to hate speech in the Code of Ethics for Members of the National Assembly or Rule on Ethical Practice for Members of the National Assembly ㅇ To enhance-awareness of persons with psychosocial disabilities and bias against persons with disabilities including campaign or guideline for media and secure related budget. 14